More than three lakh cases were settled in Punjab during the National lok Adalats held across the State. “A total 4,02,382 cases were taken up during the National lok Adalat in Punjab, out of which 3,11,374 cases were disposed wherein an amount of more than `398 crore (`398,20,13,410) was settled,” said the spokesperson of Punjab State legal Services Authority.
Chief Justice of India PS Sathasivam and the Supreme Court judge-cum-Executive Chairman of National legal Services Authority Justice GS Singhvi had asked all the states and the High Courts to conduct National lok Adalat on November 23. The same was inaugurated by Chief Justice P Sathasivam in all the courts simultaneously through web telecast in 600 districts and all the High Courts.
Punjab and Haryana High Court Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul had also held meetings with the senior government officials and the district judges with the objective to sensitise them to disposed maximum number of cases in the National lok Adalats.
Over 1.80 lakh cases settled in Haryana
Chandigarh: Over 1.80 lakh cases have been settled by National lok Adalats held in Haryana. In all, 2.72 lakh cases were taken up by these lok Adalats. Punjab and Haryana High Court Judge and working chairperson of Haryana State legal Services Authority, SK Mittal said that `18.13 crore has been given to the people as compensation for accident cases and 923 cases of Motor Vehicle Act were taken up. Other cases included 1,378 of Hindu Marriage Act, 13,079 civil cases, 11,530 criminal cases, 3,492 petty criminal cases, 471 cases related to labour, 5,889 cases related to bank loans, 57,546 summary cases, 708 cases of 125 CrPC, 44,660 inteqal cases, 3,641 cases related to revenue, 10,080 cases of pre-litigation stage, 2,124 cases of banks and over 24,000 other cases were taken up by National lok Adalat. He said during lok Adalat, a maximum number of 18,614 cases of district Gurgaon were settled followed by 17,680 cases of Faridabad and 16,793 cases of Hisar. He said that 9,524 cases of Ambala, 7,386 cases of Bhiwani, 6,131 cases of Fatehabad, 1,206 cases of Nuh Mewat, 6,692 cases of Jhajjar, 8,821 cases of Jind, 4,168 cases of Kaithal, 7,979 cases of Kurukshetra, 5,928 cases of Karnal, 8,409 cases of Narnaul, 2,341 cases of Panipat, 8,527 cases of Panchkula, 1,641 cases of Palwal, 9,752 cases of Rewari, 8,468 cases of Sirsa, 6,219 cases of Sonepat and 13,625 cases of Jagadhri were settled during the lok Adalat.