The national-level Lok Adalat organised by the Karnataka State Legal Services Authority (KSLSA) on March 16 witnessed amicable settlement of total 29 lakh cases, including 2.52 lakh cases pending in various courts and 26.48 lakh pre-litigation cases in the State.
Justice K. Somashekar, a judge of the High Court of Karnataka and the Executive Chairperson of the KSLSA, told mediapersons in Bengaluru on Tuesday that a total of 3,76,599 cases pending in various courts were referred for settlement in the Lok Adalat and of these, 2,52,277 had been amicably settled resulting in reducing the number of pending cases across courts in Karnataka.
He said 281 couples, who were in matrimonial dispute, were reunited due to the conciliation process in the Lok Adalat, which saw a total of 771 matrimonial cases resolved amicably between spouses leaving behind their differences.
