The National Lok Adalat, held across all 22 districts and 38 subdivisions of Haryana, disposed of 4.26 lakh cases and awarded compensation worth Rs 108.98 crore.
A heartening settlement was achieved between parents and sons at a Panchkula court. A maintenance petition was filed by senior citizens against their sons under Section 144 of the BNSS Act.
The matter was taken up before the Principal Judge of the Family Court. During the amicable proceedings, both parties were given an opportunity to resolve their dispute through dialogue and mutual understanding. One son agreed to pay Rs 11,000 per month along with medical expenses, while the other agreed to pay Rs 9,000 per month to the parents from the date of filing of the petition.
In view of the settlement reached in the Lok Adalat, the parents withdrew the petition.
Justice Deepak Sibal, Executive Chairman, Haryana Legal Services Authority (HALSA), reviewed and monitored the functioning of the National Lok Adalat across the state and emphasized upon ensuring a litigant-friendly, efficient and result-oriented approach by all Lok Adalat Benches so that maximum disputes could be resolved through consensus and reconciliation. He reiterated that National Lok Adalat serves as an effective platform for providing inexpensive, expeditious and harmonious resolution of disputes while strengthening public confidence in the justice delivery system.
The continuous monitoring of the proceedings of Lok Adalats was done throughout the State through video conferencing.
The National Lok Adalat, including pre-Lok Adalat sittings, witnessed disposal of 4,25,746 cases involving a wide variety of disputes.
“The massive response received from litigants reflected growing public faith in the mechanism of Lok Adalat as an effective mode of alternative dispute resolution. The settlements arrived at during the Lok Adalat not only saved valuable time and litigation expenses of the parties but also substantially contributed towards reducing pendency of cases in courts across Haryana,” said a HALSA spokesperson.
An amount of Rs.108.98 crore was also awarded during the National Lok Adalat.
A total of 182 Benches were constituted across the State to take up both pre-litigation and pending matters, including civil disputes, matrimonial cases, motor accident claim cases, bank recovery matters, cheque bounce cases under the Negotiable Instruments Act, traffic challans, compoundable criminal offences and matters pending before Permanent Lok Adalats (Public Utility Services), Debt Recovery Tribunal and State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission.
