Tribune News Service Patiala August 21 The District and Sessions Judge-cum-Chairman District Legal Services Authority Rajinder Aggarwal said 33 Benches were constituted at monthly Lok Adalat on Saturday. In all 526 cases were taken up in the monthly Lok Adalat out of which 171 cases were settled and an amount of Rs33609810 was awarded he added. All types of cases including pre-litigation cases under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act money recovery cases labour and employment disputes electricity water and other bill payment cases (excluding non-compoundable) and maintenance cases were taken up in the monthly Lok Adalat he said. On the occasion Parminder Kaur Secretary District Legal Services Authority Patiala said the primary objective of Lok Adalats was to settle disputes amicably through compromise so as to save time and money of the parties concerned and reduce personal enmity between them. “When a case is settled in Lok Adalat its award becomes final and no appeal lies against it” she added. Another National Lok Adalat would be held on September 11 she said.

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