The first National Lok Adalat of 2025, organised by the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) on Saturday across taluks, districts and High Courts in 34 States and Union Territories, solved more than 1.58 crore cases, having settlement value of around Rs 5,473 crore.
As per a statement issued by NALSA, reports received from the State Legal Services Authorities, as of 06:00 pm on March 8, confirmed that total of 1,57,55,783 cases have been successfully settled, comprising 1,34,93,613 pre-litigation cases and 22,62,170 pending cases.
These figures are expected to rise as final reports are awaited from various State Legal Services Authorities.
Organised under the leadership of Chief Justice of India and Chief-of-Patron Sanjiv Khanna, along with Executive Chairman and Supreme Court judge Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, the initiative marked a significant step towards enhancing access to justice through alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.
The first National Lok Adalat of 2025 addressed a broad spectrum of disputes,
including pre-litigation and pending cases related to criminal compoundable
offences, traffic challans, plea bargaining, revenue cases, bank recovery
matters, motor accident claims, cheque dishonour cases, labour disputes,
matrimonial disputes (excluding divorce cases), land acquisition cases, IPR
matters and consumer matters, among others.
The success of the first National Lok Adalat of 2025 underscored the
effectiveness of alternative dispute resolution in reducing the burden on the
judiciary and ensuring timely justice for all.
The National Lok Adalat will be organised in Maharashtra, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu on March 22, 2025.
NALSA remained steadfast in its
commitment to organising more Lok Adalats and strengthening the legal aid
framework across the country, making justice more accessible to the
marginalised and economically weaker sections of society.