Mohali/Panchkula, Dec 14: The year’s fourth and final National Lok Adalat led to the disposal of more than 42,000 cases across Mohali and Panchkula on Saturday, with awards exceeding ₹76 crore, officials said.
In Mohali, 23,731 cases out of 24,764 taken up were disposed of through compromise, district and sessions judge Atul Kasana said. Lok Adalat benches passed awards amounting to ₹74.86 crore.
“The response from litigants was encouraging, and most matters were settled amicably,” Kasana said.
He added that the member secretary of the Punjab State Legal Services Authority inspected the proceedings and also participated in family court-related matters.
In Panchkula, the National Lok Adalat was held at the district courts and the sub-division at Kalka. According to Ajay Kumar Ghanghas, chief judicial magistrate-cum-secretary of the District Legal Services Authority, 19,142 cases were taken up, of which 18,339 were decided.
“The total settlement amount in Panchkula stood at ₹1.21 crore,” Ghanghas said.
Cases across categories such as civil disputes, cheque bounce matters, motor accident claims and traffic challans were included in the Lok Adalat proceedings, officials said.
