National Lok Adalat Settles 12,776 Cases With Awards of Rs 97 Crore

Bringing smiles and hopes to many families

- Our Staff Reporter

The National Lok Adalat organized on Saturday witnessed a massive settlement drive. A whopping 12,776 cases were settled across district headquarters, family court, labour court, District Consumer Forum and outlying courts in Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, Depalpur, Sanwer and Hatod.

Secretary of the District Legal Services Authority, Shivraj Singh Gavli informed that out of the total number of cases, 3,683 pending cases were settled, including 961 motor accident claims, 1,094 cheque bounce cases, 254 compoundable criminal cases, 178 family disputes, 259 electricity cases, 111 civil disputes, 25 labour cases, 33 consumer cases, 7 bank recovery matters and 761 other compromise-based disputes. These led to awards worth Rs 97 crore.

Along with this, 95,043 pre-litigation cases of banks, BSNL, electricity and the municipal corporation were taken up, of which 9,093 cases were resolved, ensuring a recovery of nearly Rs 18 crore.