Summary:
Officials said 214 judicial Benches were constituted in the entire state where 44,981 cases were taken up for settlement. As many as 2,709 cases involving an amount of Rs 38.16 crore were settled. All kind of cases except non-compoundable criminal cases were taken up at the Lok Adalat. Justice Jain said no appeal can be filed against the cases settled at the Lok Adalat, while the court fee was also refunded to parties. He said the primary objective of the Lok Adalat was to settle disputes amicably to save time and money of opposite parties..