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Over 800 cases settled in Lok Adalat
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The two-day Lok Adalat organised by the Karnataka Legal Services Authority (KLSA), in association with the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP),  saw a total of 808 cases solved against the target of 2,000 cases. DH photo
The two-day Lok Adalat organised by the Karnataka Legal Services Authority (KLSA), in association with the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), saw a total of 808 cases solved against the target of 2,000 cases. DH photo

The two-day Lok Adalat organised by the Karnataka Legal Services Authority (KLSA), in association with the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), saw a total of 808 cases solved against the target of 2,000 cases.

On the inaugural day on Thursday, 265 cases were settled while 543 cases were solved on the concluding day. Most of the cases pertained to khata and revenue-related disputes.

Zone-wise tally

East zone topped the list of disposals. A good 131 cases were settled followed by 129 cases of Rajarajeshwarinagar zone .

Here’s the list of zones and number of cases settled. Yelahanka: 104, Dasarahalli: 104, Bommanahalli: 97, West zone: 87, Mahadevapura: 85, South zone: 47 and 12 miscellaneous issues were settled during the two-day Lok Adalat that was inaugurated by Chairman of Karnataka Legal Services Authority, Justice N K Patil.

Public Relations Officer of Palike, S S Khandre, said that the grievances pertaining to khata, revenue-related issues and other disputes of all the eight zones were heard at IPP Centre, Malleswaram and the response from public was good.

“Last year, about 2,450 cases were solved. Compared to last year, this time the number of grievances we received were less, which is a good development,” he added.

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(Published 05 December 2014, 23:28 IST)