MANGAT RAM vs THE JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE FIRST CLASS CUM PRESIDING OFFICER, DAILY LOK ADALAT, KURUKSHETRA

110 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.20527-2025(O&M) Date of Decision: 04.05.2026 Mangat Ram ….Petitioner vs. The Judicial Magistrate First Class-cum-Presiding Officer, Daily Lok Adalat, Kurukshetra ….Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JAGMOHAN BANSAL Present: Mr.Ivneet Singh Pabla, Advocate for the petitioner *** JAGMOHAN BANSAL, J. (ORAL) 1. The petitioner through instant petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India is seeking setting aside of Award dated 07.01.2019 to the extent respondent No.1-Judicial Magistrate First Class-cum-Presiding Officer, Daily Lok Adalat, Kurukshetra has imposed condition of payment of double of cheque amount along with 10% of cheque amount as costs in case petitioner fails to make payment of Rs.15,00,000/- as per the compromise effected between parties. He is further seeking stay of execution proceedings. 2. As per pleadings, father of respondent No. 3 instituted a complaint against the petitioner under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. Daily Lok Adalat vide Award dated 07.01.2019 disposed of the complaint in view of compromise arrived between parties. It imposed an additional conditio