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Final National Lok Adalat Of 2024 In Gujarat Disposes About 2.5 Lakh Pending Cases With ₹1270.6 Cr Settlement; Over 3 Lakh Pre-Litigation Cases
6 days, 13 hours ago

Final National Lok Adalat Of 2024 In Gujarat Disposes About 2.5 Lakh Pending Cases With ₹1270.6 Cr Settlement; Over 3 Lakh Pre-Litigation Cases

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The Last and the final National Lok Adalat of 2024 was successfully organised on December 14, 2024, across the state of Gujarat under the aegis of the National Legal Services Authority. The Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court and Patron-in-Chief of the Gujarat State Legal Services Authority, Justice Sunita Agarwal, along with the senior-most judge of the Gujarat High …

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Final National Lok Adalat Of 2024 In Gujarat Disposes About 2.5 Lakh Pending Cases With ₹1270.6 Cr Settlement; Over 3 Lakh Pre-Litigation Cases
6 days, 13 hours ago

Final National Lok Adalat Of 2024 In Gujarat Disposes About 2.5 Lakh Pending Cases With ₹1270.6 Cr Settlement; Over 3 Lakh Pre-Litigation Cases

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The Last and the final National Lok Adalat of 2024 was successfully organised on December 14, 2024, across the state of Gujarat under the aegis of the National Legal Services Authority. The Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court and Patron-in-Chief of the Gujarat State Legal Services Authority, Justice Sunita Agarwal, along with the senior-most judge of the Gujarat High …

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Madhya Pradesh National Lok Adalat Resolves Over 1.4 Lakh Cases, Awards ₹597 Crore
1 week ago

Madhya Pradesh National Lok Adalat Resolves Over 1.4 Lakh Cases, Awards ₹597 Crore

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Madhya Pradesh State Legal Services Authority-Jabalpur organized National Lok Adalat across the State on 14th December, 2024 under the directions of National Legal Services Authority, New Delhi and guidance of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait, the Chief Justice & Patron-in-Chief, Madhya Pradesh State Legal Services Authority & Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, Executive Chairman, Madhya Pradesh State Legal Services Authority-Jabalpur. The Chief Justice …

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National Legal Services Authority: 4th National Lok Adalat Of 2024 Resolves 1.45 Crores Cases
1 week ago

National Legal Services Authority: 4th National Lok Adalat Of 2024 Resolves 1.45 Crores Cases

Live Law  

Lok Adalat serves as a mechanism for facilitating amicable settlements between parties, outside the formal judicial framework. The National Legal Services Authority remains steadfast in its commitment to ensuring access to justice for all, through a range of initiatives, including the organization of Lok Adalats. Gavai, Judge, Supreme Court of India, successfully conducted the 4th National Lok Adalat of 2024 …

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Ludhiana: Lok adalats resolve over 60k cases in city
1 week, 2 days ago

Ludhiana: Lok adalats resolve over 60k cases in city

Hindustan Times  

The District Legal Services Authority, Ludhiana, organised a national lok adalats at district courts in Ludhiana and civil courts in Jagraon, Khanna, Samrala, and Payal. The event was conducted under the guidance of Harwinder Singh, secretary of Punjab State Legal Services Authority, SAS Nagar, and led by district and sessions judge-cum-chairperson of DLSA, Ludhiana, Harpreet Kaur Randhawa. Harwinder Singh explained …

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Lok Adalat Has Power To Pass Compromise Award, Cannot Adjudicate In Absence Of Settlement: Telangana High Court
1 month, 1 week ago

Lok Adalat Has Power To Pass Compromise Award, Cannot Adjudicate In Absence Of Settlement: Telangana High Court

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While quashing an order of a Mandal Legal Services Committee after noting that it was not a compromise/settlement award but in the nature of an execution petition pertaining to a property dispute suit, Telangana High Court said that the committee had exceeded its jurisdiction. The Mandal Legal Services Committee or for that matter the Lok Adalats do not have the …

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Homebuyers’ body writes to Centre, objects to MahaRERA setting up conciliation forum to settle buyers-builders disputes
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Homebuyers’ body writes to Centre, objects to MahaRERA setting up conciliation forum to settle buyers-builders disputes

Hindustan Times  

Raising objections to Maharashtra real estate regulator MahaRERA’s decision to constitute and be part of a conciliation forum to settle disputes between homebuyers and builders, a pan-India homebuyers’ body, Forum for Peoples’ Collective Efforts, has said that the law does not empower the regulatory authority to set up such a forum and the move can lead to a possible ‘conflict …

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Lok Adalat Has No Power To Dismiss Cases for Non-Appearance Of Party: Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court
4 months, 1 week ago

Lok Adalat Has No Power To Dismiss Cases for Non-Appearance Of Party: Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court

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Reinforcing the role and limitations of Lok Adalats, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that Lok Adalats do not possess the authority to dismiss a case for non-appearance of a party. The petitioner, Syed Tajamul Bashir, had approached the High Court challenging an order dated September 11, 2021, passed by a Lok Adalat constituted under the …

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Why did SC launch a ‘special Lok Adalat’ today? How long will it last?
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Why did SC launch a ‘special Lok Adalat’ today? How long will it last?

Hindustan Times  

In a historic move, the Supreme Court began a special Lok Adalat on Monday to facilitate amicable dispute resolutions. Supreme Court began its first-ever special Lok Adalat to bring down the backlog of cases pending. The week-long special Lok Adalat, marking 75 years of the Supreme Court, aims to “facilitate amicable settlements of suitable pending cases” with “elements of settlement.” …

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Lok Adalat 'Awards' Not Independent Verdict, Should Resist Temptation To Play Role Of Regular Judges: Orissa High Court
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Adalat 'Awards' Not Independent Verdict, Should Resist Temptation To Play Role Of Regular Judges: Orissa High Court

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The Orissa High Court has reiterated that 'awards' passed by Lok Adalats are not independent adjudicatory verdicts, rather an administrative act of incorporating terms of settlement or compromise agreed upon by the parties in the form an 'executable order'. The endeavour and effort of the Lok Adalats should be to guide and persuade the parties, with reference to principles of …

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Lok Adalat Means Swift & Affordable Justice: Calcutta High Court Chief Justice Inaugurates National Lok Adalat At Port Blair
6 months, 1 week ago

Lok Adalat Means Swift & Affordable Justice: Calcutta High Court Chief Justice Inaugurates National Lok Adalat At Port Blair

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Calcutta High Court Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam recently inaugurated the National Lok Adalat at Port Blair, Mayabunder and Diglipur in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.The Chief Justice pointed out that Lok Adalats are the key to swift and affordable justice. He stated that the figures forwarded regrading the number of benches and cases of the National Lok Adalat showed that …

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4.47 lakh traffic challans among 24.36 lakh cases settled in Lok Adalats in Karnataka
1 year, 3 months ago

4.47 lakh traffic challans among 24.36 lakh cases settled in Lok Adalats in Karnataka

The Hindu  

Around 4.47 lakh traffic rule violations were among the 24.36 lakh cases to be amicably settled in the national-level Lok Adalats organised by the Karnataka State Legal Services Authority across the State on September 9. Speaking to mediapersons in Bengaluru on September 12, Justice K. Somashekar, a judge of the High Court and Chairman of High Court Legal Services Committee, …

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1.9 Lakh Pending Cases Settled In National Lok Adalat Held In Haryana
1 year, 3 months ago

1.9 Lakh Pending Cases Settled In National Lok Adalat Held In Haryana

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On 9th September, 2023, Haryana State Legal Services Authority organized its 3rd National Lok Adalat for the year 2023 across the State of Haryana. On the day of National Lok Adalat, Mr. Justice Arun Palli, Judge, Punjab & Haryana High Court and Executive Chairman, HALSA alongwith Sh. Best wishes were conveyed to the benches for conducting the National Lok Adalat …

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Lok Adalats Have No Adjudicatory Power, Can Only Pass Award Based On Compromise Between Parties: Rajasthan High Court
1 year, 9 months ago

Lok Adalats Have No Adjudicatory Power, Can Only Pass Award Based On Compromise Between Parties: Rajasthan High Court

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The Rajasthan High Court has held that Lok Adalats have no adjudicatory power and can only make awards on the basis of a compromise between the parties. The Court, while allowing a writ Ppetition, quashed the Lok Adalat’s decision permitting Public Prosecutor to withdraw prosecution, and ordered for restoration of the criminal matter, granting the parties the liberty to proceed …

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Special Lok Adalats Organised Throughout State Of UP: Over 2000 Pending Arbitration Cases Disposed
2 years, 4 months ago

Special Lok Adalats Organised Throughout State Of UP: Over 2000 Pending Arbitration Cases Disposed

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Special Lok Adalats were organized on August 6, 2022, & August 7, 2022, in all the districts of Uttar Pradesh, and over 2000 pending arbitration matters were disposed of. It was organized under the direction of Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal who is also the Patron-in-Chief of the Uttar Pradesh State Legal Services Authority.The Special Lok Adalats were organized under the …

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Record Disposals At 2nd National Lok Adalat Of 2022 Despite Scorching Summer In North India
2 years, 7 months ago

Record Disposals At 2nd National Lok Adalat Of 2022 Despite Scorching Summer In North India

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The Second National Lok Adalat for current calendar year was held on 14th May 2022 by NALSA in 24 States/UTs across the country, under the aegis of National Legal Services Authority in both physical and virtual or hybrid mode. Mr.Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, judge of the Supreme Court and the Executive Chairman, NALSA, inaugurated the National Lok Adalat in the …

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Fourth National Lok Adalat, 2021: Over 29 Lakhs Cases Disposed In A Single Day
3 years ago

Fourth National Lok Adalat, 2021: Over 29 Lakhs Cases Disposed In A Single Day

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The Legal Services Authorities across the country, under the aegis of National Legal Services Authority and the leadership of Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, Executive Chairman, NALSA, organised the fourth National Lok Adalat of the year 2021. In the press note by National Legal Services Authority, it was remarked that the outcomes have positively reflected up on the disposal figures recorded …

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‘Good quality legal aid possible only if senior lawyers join outreach drive’: SC judge justice Uday U Lalit
3 years, 1 month ago

‘Good quality legal aid possible only if senior lawyers join outreach drive’: SC judge justice Uday U Lalit

Hindustan Times  

The National Legal Services Authority has been in a power-drive mode ever since justice Uday U Lalit took over as its executive chairperson in June this year. In his interview to Hindi Hindustan’s Shashi Shekhar and Shyam Suman, the judge, who is in line to become the Chief Justice of India in August 2022, highlights the achievements of NALSA and …

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Haryana State Legal Services Authority Organizes National Lok Adalat
3 years, 3 months ago

Haryana State Legal Services Authority Organizes National Lok Adalat

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On 11th September, 2021, Haryana State Legal Services Authority organized National Lok Adalat under the guidance of Mr. Justice Rajan Gupta, Judge, Punjab & Haryana High Court and Executive Chairman, Haryana State Legal Services Authority across the State of Haryana. Lalit, Judge, Supreme Court of India and Executive Chairman, National Legal Services Authority and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajan Gupta, Executive …

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Third National Lok Adalat: Over 15 Lakh Cases Settled In A Day
3 years, 3 months ago

Third National Lok Adalat: Over 15 Lakh Cases Settled In A Day

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The Legal Services Authorities across the country, under the aegis of National Legal Services Authority and the leadership of Mr. Justice U.U. Lalit, Executive Chairman, NALSA, organized the third National Lok Adalat of 2021 in 33 States/UTs yesterday in virtual and hybrid mode. Appreciating the work done at the ground level by the Presiding Officers, Justice Lalit emphasized that National …

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Over 24,000 Disputes Settled During National Lok Adalat Organized By Haryana State Legal Services Authority On July 10
3 years, 5 months ago

Over 24,000 Disputes Settled During National Lok Adalat Organized By Haryana State Legal Services Authority On July 10

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The Haryana State Legal Services Authority organized National Lok Adalat across 22 districts and 33 sub-divisions of Haryana on July 10, 2021, under the guidance of Justice Rajan Gupta, Judge, Punjab & Haryana High Court and Executive Chairman, Haryana State Legal Services Authority.The Judge monitored the event through video conferencing and and discussed working of Lok Adalats with. The Haryana …

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"Lok Adalats Essential To Shed Unwanted Burden On Courts With Respect To Cases That Can Easily Be Disposed Of" : Justice UU Lalit
3 years, 5 months ago

"Lok Adalats Essential To Shed Unwanted Burden On Courts With Respect To Cases That Can Easily Be Disposed Of" : Justice UU Lalit

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While stressing on the tremendous amount of burden on Courts caused due to the Covid Pandemic, Supreme Court Judge, Justice UU Lalit on Saturday stated that Lok Adalats are essential to shed such unwanted burden on Courts with respect to cases that can be easily disposed of. Lalit during a National-level webinar on "National Lok Adalat: Challenges and way forward", …

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Punjab and Haryana High Court Directs Lok Adalats To Pass Awards In Compliance With Regulation 17 Of NALSA Regulations
3 years, 11 months ago

Punjab and Haryana High Court Directs Lok Adalats To Pass Awards In Compliance With Regulation 17 Of NALSA Regulations

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While stating that "during long experience as a member of judiciary, I have not come across even a single case where the Lok Adalat has passed an award in compliance of provisions of Regulation 17 and specimen annexed thereto", Justice Rekha Mittal of the Punjab & Haryana High Court recently directed, "The Lok Adalats in the States of Punjab, Haryana …

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Justice NV Ramana Congratulates Legal Aid Authorities On 25th National Legal Services Day
4 years, 1 month ago

Justice NV Ramana Congratulates Legal Aid Authorities On 25th National Legal Services Day

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Congratulating the legal aid functionaries for their sincere dedication on the 25th National Legal Services Day, Justice N.V Ramana, Judge, Supreme Court of India and Executive Chairman said, "Today is a historic day in the legal aid movement of India. The Legal Services Act of 1987 entitles women, children, SCs & STs, and Persons with Disabilities with free legal aid, …

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