Chhattisgarh National Lok Adalat Resolves Over 9 Lakh Cases, Settles Rs 230 Crore

The National Lok Adalat held across Chhattisgarh resolved over 9 lakh cases and settled more than Rs 230 crore. Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha virtually connected with district courts to support judicial officers. The event covered various legal disputes, including labour issues, motor accidents, and matrimonial cases.

More than 9 lakh cases involving settlements of over Rs 230 crore were disposed of at the National Lok Adalat in Chhattisgarh, officials announced on Sunday.

The third National Lok Adalat of the year in Chhattisgarh took place on Saturday, spanning taluka courts to the high court, aiming to make justice swifter and more accessible, according to the Chhattisgarh State Legal Services Authority (CGSLSA).

Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court and patron-in-chief of CGSLSA Ramesh Sinha was virtually connected with all 23 district courts from the high court premises in Bilaspur to boost the morale of judicial officers, it was stated.

Chief Justice Sinha interacted with principal district judges and judicial officers and visited two benches constituted for the National Lok Adalat at the high court, the release added.

According to the release, at least 10,10,095 cases were heard at the Lok Adalat, of which 9,00,513 matters, comprising both pre-litigation and pending cases, were resolved, with settlements exceeding Rs 230 crore.

The resolved cases included labour disputes, motor accident claims, cheque dishonour cases, civil matters, land acquisition, plea bargains, criminal compoundable offences, arbitration and matrimonial cases, and issues related to electricity and water bills, it was mentioned. In Sukma district, where floods hindered access to court premises, cases were settled via video conferencing.

The maximum number of 1,93,203 cases was resolved in Bilaspur district, while Bemetara district saw the highest settlement amount of over Rs 59 crore.

(With inputs from agencies.)