As many as 188 cases, including pending and pre-litigation matters were disposed of during the third National lokAdalat on Saturday through four benches at civil court premises. District and Sessions Judge Dinesh Kumar Singh said that the lok Adalat had greatly helped in decreasing the workload of courts and was also less time-consuming.
He said following the orders of the Supreme Court, such lok Adalat would be organised every month to dispose of cases lying pending in courts. National lok Adalat also saw disbursal of Rs1,37,64,985 as claims towards final settlement in bank recovery and cheques bounce cases.
According to District legal Services Authority (DlSA), several banks, financial institutions and others participated in the lok Adalat which was organised nationwide.
AK Arya, chairman of Permanent lok Adalat said “The lok Adalat has greatly benefited the common man and it has been achieved not only because of the legal services authorities/committees but also because of the cooperation extended by the judges, lawyers and various authorities including banks and financial institutions".
Sangita Kumari, Superintendent of Police said, “lokAdalat is a system of alternative dispute resolution. It roughly means ‘people's court’.” India has had a long history of resolving disputes through the mediation of village elders. The system of lok Adalats is based on the principles of the Panch Parmeshwar of Gram Panchayats,“ she added.
The formed four benches for the third National lok Adalat were headed by Ramjit Yadav CJM, Rajiv Anand ACJM cum secretary District legal services Authority, Anil Kumar Arya chairman of permanent lok Adalat and Kusum Kumari JM.
Arun Kumar Singh ADJ 1st, Alok Kumar SDJM, Arvind Kumar Judge Incharge, Divya Mishra JM, NaushadAlam ASP and officers from different departments along with lawers and court staffs were present at lok Adalat.