39,24,107 Cases Disposed Off in National Lok Adalat

HYDERABAD: During the National Lok Adalat held on Saturday in Telangana, 39,24,107 cases were amicably settled as the litigants involved reached agreements.

S. Goverdhan Reddy, member secretary of the Telangana State Legal Services
Authority, reported the resolution of 32,65,220 pre-litigation cases and
6,58,887 pending cases of various categories across the state.

At the Telangana High Court, Justice J. Sreenivas Rao and former judge
Justice G. Sri Devi presided over Lok Adalat Benches, successfully settling
285 cases, including civil revision petitions and writ petitions related to
services and other matters. M. Santhi Vardhan, secretary of the High Court
Legal Services Committee, disclosed that approximately Rs 16 crore were
ordered for compensation, benefiting around 1,100 people in various cases,
including accident claim cases.

Justice P. Sam Koshy, executive chairman of the Telangana State Legal
Service Authority, inaugurated and distributed the compensation amount to
the beneficiaries during the Lok Adalat held at the Medchal-Malkajgiri
District Court complex.