Fourth National Lok Adalat of year resolves 1.17 crore cases

New Delhi: A total of 1,17,43,465 cases were resolved on Saturday at the 4th National Lok Adalat held across the country.

Of the total cases, 11,98,278 were pending ones and 1,05,45,187 were resolved as pre-litigation cases.

The approximate value of the total settlement amount in these cases was Rs 20,510 crores.

The fourth national Lok Adalat was held under the aegis of the National Legal Services Authority.

"The resolution of cases at Lok Adalats allows litigants to avoid costs and delays associated with the court based justice system and reduces case pendency of the courts," a statement by member secretary, NALSA Santosh Snehi Mann said.

Due to administrative reasons, the 4th National Lok Adalat of 2023 will be held in Delhi on Sunday, in Chhattisgarh on December 16, 2023, and in Telangana on December 30, 2023, it said.

In the Lok Adalat, cases involving compoundable offences, revenue cases, bank recovery cases, motor accident claims, cheque bounce cases, labour disputes, matrimonial disputes (except divorce cases), and other civil cases were taken up.

A large number of recovery matters related to financial institutions, banks, government bodies and private service providers were also taken up as pre-litigation cases and were settled.

Supreme Court judge, and Executive Chairman of NALSA, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, highlighted that swift resolution of cases at Lok Adalats will alleviate the immense pressure on the court system, allowing judges to dedicate their valuable time and resources to more complex and urgent issues.