Nearly 7,000 litigants, who were running to various courts and legal forums for years to get justice, heaved a sigh of relief on Saturday as their cases were amicably settled by the National lok Adalat here. The cases were related to old revenue, bank, motor accident and petty criminal incidents.
District Judge Aswini Kumar Mahapatra informed that judicial officers and other staffs were engaged in reconciliation work for the last three days. Claimants in 166 motor accident cases were awarded about `3.40 crore as compensation. District legal Aid secretary P Biswal coordinated the Adalat proceedings.