Bhubaneswar

2,427 cases settled in lok Adalat at B'pur

PNS

 A national and district-level lok Adalat was held at the Brahmapur District and Sessions Court premises here on Sunday.

The lok Adalat chaired by District and Sessions Judge Malaya Ranjan Dash, a total of 2,427 cases, including 76 marital cases, five labour cases, 15 civil cases, 472 criminal cases and 1859 revenue cases were disposed off. Besides, total Rs 21, 15,941 was collected as fine.

Besides, many other cases were settled at lok Adalat held at Aska, Bhanjanagar, Chatrapur, Khallikote, Buguda, Soroda, Patrapur, Hinjilicut, Purussotampur, Digapahandi, Kodala and Sana Khemundi.

Family Court Judge Debajani Dash,  Additional District Judge     Pradeep Patnaik, Chief Judicial Magistrate Srinivas Pratihari, District legal Service Authority (DlSA) Secretary Pravat Rajguru conducted the cases.    

The next national and district level lok Adalat would be held at all courts of the district on March 14, said the DlSA Secretary.