The second National lok Adalat was held in the district courts and lower courts in Ganjam district under the auspices of the District legal Services Authority on Sunday.
At Brahmapur, a total of 356 cases were settled. There were four benches. As many as 84 motor vehicle accident cases were settled and compensation payment of Rs 2,64,7,500 was ordered. The bench was run by District Judge Malaya Ranjan Dash, MACT Judge Anand Chandra Behera, Additional District Judge-I Rekha Basad and Additional District Judge-II Nilagiri Jewna.
Similarly 89 criminal cases were adjudged and fine of Rs 2, 82,693 was collected. 14 civil cases and 115 pre-litigation cases were settled and fine of 46, 63,615 was collected. Civil cases were adjudicated by Senior Civil Judge Gyanedra Kumar Barik, Additiona Civil Judge Bidyadhan Prusty, Additional Civil Judge-II Kamalakanta Nayak, Junior Civil Judge Biuswajit Nayak, while the criminal cases were settled by the JMFCs.