A whopping number of 83,196 cases were settled and ₹465.44 crore was passed as award amount by 433 benches of Lok Adalat conducted across the State on Sunday. This disposal figures were achieved as part of the second national lok adalat programme conducted this year as per directions issued by the National Legal Services Authority.
In a press release, the Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority, led by Justice M. Duraiswamy, the senior most judge of the Madras High Court, said 62,944 pending cases and 20,252 cases in pre-litigation stage were identified and disposed of during the lok adalat conducted by district level and taluk level legal services authorities in the State.
Providing a break up, the TNSLSA stated that 3,181 cheque dishonour cases and 3,882 motor accident compensation cases were disposed of Rs. 76.22 crore and Rs. 180.08 crore of award amount was passed in those cases respectively. Apart from these, 1170 civil cases ere also settled and an award amount of Rs. 73.05 crore was passed.
