National Lok Adalat held across Punjab, Haryana; settles over 10 lakh cases

Chandigarh, The fourth National Lok Adalat of the year was held across Haryana and Punjab on Saturday, settling more than 10 lakh cases, officials said.

A total of 429 Lok Adalats were set up across all districts and sub-divisions of Punjab, which settled 4,54,466 cases, the officials said, adding that awards worth ₹ 665 crore were passed.

In Haryana, 192 benches were constituted, which settled 5,53,741 cases, including pre-Lok Adalat sittings, they said.

Lok Adalat is a statutory body set up under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987. They provide an informal and expeditious mechanism to settle disputes pending in courts or at the pre-litigation stage through mutual compromise and conciliation.

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