The third of the four national-level Lok Adalats, planned for this year by the National Legal Services Authority led by the Chief Justice of India designate, U.U. Lalit, held in Tamil Nadu on Saturday settled around 78,000 cases and awarded over ₹440 crore in settlements.
According to a press release by the Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority (TNSLSA), 439 benches were established across the State to conduct the Lok Adalats in which more than 61,000 cases pending litigation and over 16,000 pre-litigation matters were settled.
A Lok Adalat conducted by the Madras High Court Legal Services Committee (MHCLSC), as part of the national-level event, at the principal seat in Chennai as well as the Madurai Bench on Saturday disposed of 108 cases and settled ₹13.24 crore.
