The District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) organised a National Lok Adalat at the district court complex here on Saturday. District Judge and DLSA legal Chairman Ananda Chandra Behera inaugurated the one -day camp.
As many as 897 cases relating to civil, criminal, bank, insurance, accident claim, family dispute, divorce were taken up by the Lok Adalat. As many as 101 cases were settled and disposed of and fine and fines worth Rs 36.8 lakh were collected.
Moreover, 69 bank dispute cases were disposed of and Rs 10.68 lakh was collected from the borrowers. Judicial officers from different civil and criminal courts conducted the Lok Adalat. DLSA secretary KK Rout, Registrar civil court, Maheswata Parija, Government lawyer Salil Ghose, and social activist Nirupama Misra coordinated.