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With Assistance of the State, Socially Vulnerable Pensioner Won Case in the Court

The single, socially vulnerable pensioner Luba T. who applied for the state provided free legal aid service, could win the dispute in court.

Luba T. who needed to prepare a lawsuit against Shengeli M. as he refused to return the debt to the pensioner for several years. According to Luba T. in 2012, Shengeli M. offered her assistance in selling of the land for summer resort, but after receiving 7 thousand US dollars from the buyer, he gave to Luba M. only 100 US dollars and promised to give the rest of the money after several days, but he did not.

In 2013, Shengeli M. confessed at the police station that he really owed money to Luba T. and made written commitment that he would pay her 1000 US dollars at first and then, after 2 months, 6000 US dollars. But he broke his promise this time too.

The LAS Tbilisi Legal Aid Bureau consultant, Levan Tsalugelashvili studied the case of Luba T. and drafted the civil action to present at the court. Finally, the court satisfied the demand and obliged Shengeli M. to pay 6900 US dollars and 444 GEL as a state fee in the favor of Luba T.