Continental firm's license canceled by ADC in Mohali

Saturday 23rd March 2024 at 7:14 PM

The license expired on 14 November 2022

Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar: 23 March 2024: (Kartika Kalyani Singh//The Mohali Screen Desk)::

Nowadays, almost all work is done only after obtaining necessary government permission and official license. Violating this rule is inviting trouble. A specific time frame is also fixed for such license and such approval. The administration also gets angry if the permission is not renewed on time after the expiry date or later. Due to this situation, the license of another firm in Mohali was cancelled. The license of Continental Education Guidelines firm has been canceled by the Additional District Magistrate Viraj Shyamkaran Tidke using the powers under Section 6 (1) (e) of the Punjab Travel Professional Regulation Act-2012.

The license of Continental Education Guidelines Firm has been canceled by Additional District Magistrate Viraj Shyamkaran Tidke in exercise of powers under Section 6 (1) (e) of the Punjab Travel Professional Regulation Act-2012.

Additional District Magistrate Viraj Shyamkaran Tidke informed that Mr. Gurpreet Singh (Proprietor) son of Mr. Ravel, owner of Continental Education Guidelines Firm, SCF 10 Top Floor, Phase-2, Mohali, District-Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar. Singh Vasi Village and Post Office - Jora Singhan, Tehsil-Batala, District Gurdaspur-1435051 Hal Vasi House No: 477, Phase-3 B2 Mohali, District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar was issued a license for consultancy work with a validity of 14 Expires on November 2022. It was not renewed despite the expiry of the period.

The monthly report to be sent to the clients in Rule No: 04 of Government Notification dated 16-09-2014 and Item No: 13 of Advisory Memo dated 14-05-2018 regarding Rules 4(6) made under the said Act and its amendments Written to send. Apart from this, the complete information regarding the advertisement etc. given by the firm/company regarding the business is also to be given under Section 7 of the said Act. In this regard, the firm was instructed through the letter dated 26-06-2020 of this office and under the Act Rules by the firm through letter dated 03-12-2020, No. 128-129 dated 19-01-2021 and letter dated 21-05-2021. Notice was issued to send monthly progress report information in the prescribed proforma. But no report has been sent by the licensee yet.

Tehsildar, Mohali sent his report and wrote that he went to the given address SCF No: 10, Top Floor, Phase-2, Mohali and after checking with the neighbors it was found that the office named Continental Education Guidelines has already been closed and as per residential address report no one in this name (Mr. Gurpreet Singh son of Mr. Ravel Singh) resides at this address.

According to section 5(2) of the rules made under the Punjab Travel Professional Regulation Act-2012, the application has to be made 2 months before the date of expiry of the license. But in case of non-renewal of the license, a notice was issued to the license by this office vide letter dated 25-11-2022 and letter dated 25-05-2023. In this regard, the letter of Mohali Residence has been returned by registered post with the comment No Such Persons.

Even after a long time, no response was received from the licensee. On the basis of the above-mentioned situation regarding the firm, the licensee did not send the information regarding the clients and advertisement/seminars etc. as per the Act/Rule and Advisory and neither informed the government about the half-yearly information sent, for not renewing the license. The firm and the licensee have been found to have violated the provisions of Section 6(1)(e) of the Punjab Travel Professional Regulation Act-2012 by not complying with the terms of the licence.

Therefore in view of the said facts Mr. Viraj Shyamkaran Tidke, IAS, Additional District Magistrate, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar under the provisions of Section 6(1)(e) of the Punjab Travel Professional Regulation Act-2012; Continental Education Guidelines, Registered Office: SCF License No. 118/MC-2 dated 15-11-2017 issued to No. 10, Top Floor, Phase-2, Mohali, District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar is cancelled/revoked with immediate effect. Apart from this, as per the Act/Rules, if any complaint etc. is received against the said company/firm/partnership or its licensees/directors/partners of the firm in future, then the said company/director/partner will be responsible in all respects and its will also be responsible for reimbursement.

Now it has to be seen how many more such cases are in Mohali and other cities and what strict steps need to be taken to prevent such incidents.

Lok Adalat showed the path of love to 9 angry couples

Saturday 9th March 2024 at 6:22 PM

In this National Lok Adalat Total 21 benches were constituted

Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar: 9th March 2024: (Kartika Kalyani Singh-Media Link//Mohali Screen Desk)::

As per schedule of National Legal Services Authority, New Delhi and under the guidance of Mr Justice Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia, Judge, Punjab and Haryana High Court and Executive Chairman, Punjab State Legal Services Authority and Mr Justice Anupinder Singh Grewal, Judge, Punjab and Haryana High Court and Administrative Judge, Sessions Division, SAS Nagar, National Lok Adalat was organized at SAS Nagat under the leadership of Harpal Singh, District & Sessions Judge-cum-Chairman, District Legal Services Authority, SAS Nagar. 

In this Lok Adalat, a total of 17043 pre-litigative and pending Criminal Compoundable Offences, NI Act cases under Section-138, Bank Recovery Cases, MACT Cases, Matrimonial Disputes, Labour disputes, Land Acquisition cases, Electricity and Water Bills (Excluding non-compoundable theft cases), Service matters relating to pay and allowances and Retiral benefits, Revenue Cases and other Civil Cases (Rent, Easmentary Rights, injunction Suits, specific performance suits) were taken up.

In this National Lok Adalat, 13 benches were constituted at District Headquarter which were being presided over by Sh. Krishan Kumar Singla, Additional District & Sessions Judge; Sh. Barjinder Pal Singh, Principal Judge, Family Court; Sh. Anish Goyal, Chief Judicial Magistrate; Sh. Mukesh Kumar Singla, Judicial Magistrate 1st Class; Sh. Devnoor Singh, Civil Judge (Junior Division); Ms. Vishavjyoti, Civil Judge (Jr.Divn.); Ms. Vaishnavi Sikka, Civil Judge (Jr. Divn.); Ms. Neha Jindal, Civil Judge (Junior Division); Sh. K.S. Sullar, Presiding Officer, Industrial Tribunal; Ms. Gurmeet Kaur, Chairman, Permanent Lok Adalat (PUS); Sh. S.K. Aggarwal, President, District Consumer Commission; Sh. Arjun Grewal, Tehsildar, SAS Nagar and Sh. Darshan Singh, Naib Tehsildar, Banur.

Besides this, 4 benches at Sub-Division, Kharar of Sh. Karun Garg, Civil Judge (Jr. Divn.); Ms. Manzra Dutta, Civil Judge (Jr. Divn.); Sh. Manish Kumar, Tehsildar and Mrs. Jasbir Kaur, Naib Tehsildar, Majri and 4 benches at Sub-Division, Derabassi of Ms. Pavleen Singh, Additional Civil Judge (Sr. Divn.); Ms. Manjot Kaur, Civil Judge (Jr. Divn.); Sh. Kuldeep Singh, Tehsildar, Zirakpur and Sh. Harinderjit Singh, Naib Tehsildar had been constituted for National Lok Adalat.

For the successful organization of this National Lok Adalat, Sh. Harpal Singh, District & Sessions Judge had called various meetings of judicial officers, Presidents and Secretaries of the Bar Associations SAS Nagar, Derabassi and Kharar, officials of other Departments i.e. Banks, Electricity Department, Labour Department, Insurance Companies etc. to sensitize them about the National Lok Adalat. They were also motivated and instructed to identify maximum number of cases which could be taken up in the National Lok Adalat and to make maximum efforts for disposal of the same in the Pre-Lok Adalats and National Lok Adalat.  

Ms. Surabhi Prashar, Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, SAS Nagar informed that in this National Lok Adalat, 17043 cases were taken up out of which 14021 cases were disposed of by virtue of compromise and awards of an amount of Rs.41,72,45,289/- were passed by the different Lok Adalat benches. 

She also informed that nine couples who were living separately and litigating against each other were reunited in the National Lok Adalat with the efforts of the Presiding Officers and their Members. 

The counseling sessions for their settlement were organized in the pre-Lok Adalats and after such counseling, they finally agreed to live together by resolving their all disputes and differences. They were felicitated with one sapling each and were motivated to grow the plant and maintain good relationship.

National Lok Adalat 2024 will be held in Mohali on March 9

 Thursday 7th March 2024 at 6:23PM

The weaker sections are also beginning to understand its benefits

SAS Nagar: 7th March 2024: (Kartika Kalyani Singh-Media Link//Mohali Screen Desk)::

This is from a time when education was less and technical facilities were also less, so disputes were resolved on the basis of Panchayat. A concept was born from the same justice system so that people could be given a process of getting justice which was both accessible and easy. The embodiment of the same concept is today called Lok Adalat with great love and respect.

This history of Lok Adalat in its latest form is not very old. As part of these efforts to make justice fast and affordable, the first Lok Adalat was organized on 14 March 1982 in Junagadh, Gujarat. Soon after, Maharashtra introduced Lok Nyayalaya in 1984. This process gained some momentum and the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 also provided statutory status to Lok Adalats.

Due to this, according to the constitutional mandate in Article 39-A of the Constitution of India. It also constituted the Legal Services Authority to provide free and competent legal services. Its popularity also started increasing rapidly. The weaker sections of the society also started understanding its benefits.

Many dispute cases started reaching Lok Adalats. Most of these cases are motor accident claim cases, matrimonial/family disputes, labor disputes, disputes related to public services like telephone, electricity, bank recovery cases, land acquisition disputes.

At Sessions Division, SAS Nagar, Rashtriya Lok Adalat will be held on 09th March 2024 under the leadership of Shri. Harpal Singh, District and Sessions Judge, in which 9613 cases including 4092 pre-litigative and 5521 pending cases will be heard by 20 benches. 12 Lok Adalat benches at SAS Nagar, the district headquarters, will function to adjudicate the cases, while 4 benches at Kharar and 04 benches at Dera Bassi will function to adjudicate the cases.

Criminal compoundable offences, NI Act cases under Section 138, Bank recovery cases, MACT cases, matrimonial disputes, labor disputes, land acquisition cases, electricity and water bills (except non-compoundable theft cases), salaries And service matters relating to allowances and retirement benefits, revenue matters and other civil matters (rent, easement rights, injunction suits, specific performance suits) etc. will be considered for settlement between the parties.

Ms. Surbhi Parashar, Chief Judicial Magistrate-cum-Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, SAS Nagar urged the public to settle their cases through Lok Adalat for win-win situation for both parties.

He further revealed that the decision of the case settled in Lok Adalat will be final and there will be no appeal or revision against it. On disposal of their case in Lok Adalat, the parties are refunded the court fees incurred by them.