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National Lok Adalat Organized In State Of Haryana
LIVELAW NEWS NETWORK
14 Dec 2020 3:49 AM GMT
On 12th December, 2020, the National Lok Adalat was organized across the State of Haryana under the aegis of National Legal Services Authority, New Delhi. The National Lok Adalat was organized in 22 District and33 sub-divisions of Haryana and cases were settled pertaining to "Civil, Criminal, Matrimonial, Bank Recovery, etc". The purpose of holding National Lok Adalat is to facilitate...
On 12th December, 2020, the National Lok Adalat was organized across the State of Haryana under the aegis of National Legal Services Authority, New Delhi. The National Lok Adalat was organized in 22 District and33 sub-divisions of Haryana and cases were settled pertaining to "Civil, Criminal, Matrimonial, Bank Recovery, etc". The purpose of holding National Lok Adalat is to facilitate a platform to the litigants to settle their disputes at pre-litigative stage.
In 2020, the 1st National Lok Adalat was organized in the month of February, 2020. Due to outbreak of Covid-19, it restricted the working of Courts at all level which led to shifting of working towards the virtual modes.
During pandemic, Haryana State Legal Services Authority organized its 1st E-Lok Adalat on 18th September, 2020 through video conferencing across the State of Haryana with an aim to resolve the cases/disputes of parties through one of the effective mechanism of alternate disputes. After a successful conduct of E-Lok Adalat, the HALSA moved its step towards Daily E-Lok Adalat in Haryana which aim to help the litigants for amicable settlement of disputes.
Lok Adalat is an effective alternative dispute resolution method for ensuring quick and final consensual disposal of cases binding on the parties without incurring any extra cost or fees. During Lok Adalats, pre-litigative and court pending cases of all nature are taken up by different lok adalat benches presided by Judicial Officers and members. Lok Adalats have proved to be very successful particularity with regard to MACT cases.
Today, the 2nd National Lok Adalat was organized, in which 30,210 cases were taken up and 15,100 cases were settled at pre-litigative stage and pending in the regular Courts. The Total amount of settlement is Rs. 45,40,59,550/- .
