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All India | Indo-Asian News Service | Updated: November 23, 2013 23:59 IST

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New Delhi: A National Lok Adalat, held

simultaneously in the Supreme Court and
courts across the country, on Saturday
settled over 35 lakh of the 39 lakh pending
cases concerning accident claims,
matrimonial disputes, dud cheques and
traffic fines, among others.

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Lok Adalats in the Supreme Court premises in New Delhi on November 23,
2013.

country for settlement.

The mammoth exercise was undertaken in

the day-long Adalat, inaugurated by Chief
Justice P. Sathasivam, to deal with
pending cases relating to motor accident
claims, matrimonial disputes, labour
disputes, dud cheques, bank recovery cases,
civil suits and traffic tickets.
This was the first time that cases were
taken up simultaneously all over the

Organised by the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) and the Supreme Court Legal Services
Committee, the Lok Adalats took place in the apex court, all 24 high courts and all the district and subdistrict courts of the country.

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As many as 35,10,390 cases had been settled, according to figures from the apex court.
In the Supreme Court, out of the 107 cases that were taken up for amicable settlement by three courts,
51 cases were settled.
Inaugurating the National Lok Adalat, Chief Justice Sathasivam had said that the main object of the
adalat was to ensure speedy justice to litigants and make sure that there were no further appeals.
He described the resolution of disputes through the Lok Adalat as cost-effective, and also providing
easy access to justice.

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The chief justice urged the presiding judges to ensure that parties to the settlement of the cases are not
intimidated or compromised while arriving at a settlement. He cautioned that Lok Adalats should not be
allowed to be used by unscrupulous elements, who defraud people.
Of the 39 lakh cases that were taken up by different Lok Adalats all over the country, 7,94,484 were in
Madhya Pradesh, 5,66,102 in Maharashtra, and about four lakh cases each in Uttar Pradesh and Tamil
Nadu.
Three lakh cases were before the courts in Delhi, of which 273,000 were related to dud cheques.
NALSA chairman Justice G.S. Singhvi, who had initiated the move for the convening of the National Lok

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Adalat, said: "Lok Adalats or mediation is one of the most powerful instruments in speedy justice, which
conforms to the goals of the preamble of the constitution."
Justice Singhvi, who took over as NALSA's executive chairman in September, has also expressed the
need for nurturing awareness of the benefits of amicable resolution of disputes through forums like Lok
Adalats or mediation.
He had expressed hope that about 20 lakh cases would be settled Saturday.
Pointing to the need for efficient justice delivery, he said the award of enhanced insurance
compensation or settlement of a matrimonial dispute after litigation spanning a decade or more is
meaningless. He wondered what the value of the money was, if enhanced compensation was decided
after 15 years.
Justice Singhvi favoured early resolution of matrimonial disputes either way, so that people could start
their lives afresh.
Justice A.K.Patnaik, chairman of the Supreme Court Legal Services Authority, said the poor litigants,
who cannot afford lengthy and expensive litigation, could get relief in Lok Adalats.
R.S.Gujral, secretary in the department of expenditure and NALSA member, said that the ratio of judges
per million population in India, compared to developed countries, was very poor, and needed
improvement.
He stressed that mutual settlement of cases was the only way to reduce the pendency of cases.

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9 months ago

Great! Way to go, courts of India! The Lok Adalat should be kept open and be active as a permanent
extension of the courts and justice system, resolving cases as an amicable settlements and out-of-court
resolutions. As long as these are run by qualified lawyers and voluntary/retired judges, their authority should
be regarded as good as the courts'. Please, let this Lok Adalat operation be not an one time event, let it meet
at least once a week, if not every day. If the CJ and NALSA could do this now, why didn't they do it, for
several decades? Good show, Indian courts, please continue to build confidence among the people on you.
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Amanda Dallas

10 months ago

Wow, that is a lot.

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AR

10 months ago

awesome, finally common sense prevails

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