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A State-level Lok Adalat conducted crossed each courts successful the State by the Karnataka State Legal Services Authority (KSLSA) connected March 14 has reported settling implicit 55.85 lakh cases successful a azygous day.
The Lok Adalat disposed of 2.61 lakh cases, which were among the cases pending successful assorted courts, and 53.23 lakh pre-litigation cases.
The full colony magnitude reached done amicable solution of the litigations is ₹3,248 crore, with large contributions from the settlements of cheque dishonour cases, centrifugal mishap claims, and execution matters. Notably, implicit ₹1,029 crore was settled successful cheque bounce cases alone.
Also, 2,626 cases that were pending for implicit 5 years, including an 18-year-old partition suit involving a 93-year-old litigant, were amicably settled successful the Lok Adalat. 3,330 cases involving elder citizens were besides resolved.
While resolving 2,321 matrimonial disputes, the Lok Adalat succeeded successful reuniting 328 estranged couples done the efforts of mediation.
Justice Anu Sivaraman, a justice of the High Court of Karnataka and Executive Chairperson of KSLSA, lauded the coordinated efforts of judicial officers, advocates, and stakeholders.
