This year’s second national Lok Adalat conducted in Tamil Nadu on Saturday ended up settling 80,655 cases and awarded ₹421.70 crore, according to a press communique issued by Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority (TNSLSA). The fete was achieved by constituting 442 Lok Adalat benches across the State.
Acting on the directions of the National Legal Services Authority which had fixed dates for conduct of four national-level Lok Adalat this year, TNSLSA constituted 434 benches at the district and taluk level to take up motor accident claims, cheque dishonour cases, civil cases, matrimonial disputes and labour disputes for settlement.
Similarly, the Madras High Court Legal Services Committee led by its chairman Justice R. Mahadevan constituted four benches at the principal seat of the High Court in Chennai and three more Lok Adalat benches at the Madurai Bench of the High Court. One additional bench was constituted at the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission.
