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Lok Adalat settles over 40k cases in tricity
Lok Adalat activities across Chandigarh and SAS Nagar (Mohali) settled over 40,000 cases. Chandigarh’s District Courts Complex, with 13 benches, settled more than 19,000 cases, while SAS Nagar saw 19,169 cases resolved across 27 benches with substantial compensation. The exercise aimed to reduce pendency and promote out-of-court settlements.
Why It Matters
The broader effort demonstrates active use of alternative dispute resolution to reduce court pendency and provide faster relief to litigants.
Timeline
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SAS Nagar Lok Adalat settles 19,169 cases across 27 benches
May 10, 2026
In SAS Nagar, 19,169 cases were settled through mutual compromise with compensation and settlement awards worth over ₹283.21 crore. District and sessions judge Atul Kasana said the district took up 21,410 pending and pre-litigation matters. A total of 27 benches functioned across SAS Nagar, Kharar and Dera Bassi, with participation from judicial officers, revenue authorities, consumer commission members and industrial tribunal representatives to reduce pendency and encourage out-of-court settlements.
Chandigarh Lok Adalat at District Courts Complex, Sector 43 settles over 19,000 cases
May 10, 2026
Thirteen benches were set up under the National Legal Services Authority and settled over 19,000 cases, with the settlement amount standing at over ₹14.25 crore. Among the settled matters were 10,595 pre-litigation cases, 17 labour disputes, 63 consumer commission matters and 26 cases before the Debt Recovery Tribunal-II. In addition, 2,102 mutation cases were settled by the UT revenue department. Four matrimonial disputes were resolved after reconciliation, and one case pending for more than a decade was settled.