The national-level Lok Adalat held in all the courts across the State on July 8 has resulted in amicable settlement of 34.76 lakh cases, including 2,54,344 cases pending in the courts and the 32,25,887 pre-litigation cases.
A 63-year-old civil dispute pending in the court of principal civil judge, Hubballi, and a 41-year-old suit pending in Gadag district court were among the oldest cases in which the litigants settled their prolonged civil disputes amicably in the Lok Adalat.
Addressing media persons here on Monday, Justice G. Narendar, a judge of the Karnataka High Court and the Executive-Chairperson of the Karnataka State Legal Services Authority (KSLSA), said that the settlement of various disputes resulted in settlement a total amount of ₹1,911 crore to the satisfaction of the litigants.
