National Legal Services Authority: 2nd National Lok Adalat Of 2024

NALSA has made significant strides in turning the wheels of justice and upholding the rule of law by disposing of 7.71 lakhs of cases.

The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) successfully organized the 2nd National Lok Adalat of the year 2024 in the Taluks, Districts and High Courts in the 20 States/UTs on 11th May 2024, – Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chandigarh, Delhi, Goa, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Sikkim, Tripura and Uttarakhand, towards a justice system that fosters affordability, accessibility and inclusivity.

Under the leadership of the Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Judge, Supreme Court of India and Executive Chairman NALSA, this Lok Adalat provided a platform for dispute resolution encouraging conciliation and promoting amicable settlements. In other states, Lok Adalats will be scheduled following the conclusion of the Lok Sabha elections.

 A significant number of 7,71,187 cases have been settled at the 2nd National Lok Adalat on 11.05.2024 including 3,21,959 pre-litigation cases and 4,49,228 pending cases of criminal compoundable offences, traffic challans, revenue cases, bank recovery cases, motor accident claims, cheque dishonour cases, labour disputes, matrimonial disputes (excluding divorce cases), land acquisition cases, IPR or consumer matters, and other civil cases. The approximate value of the total settlement amount in these cases was Rs. 2733.79 crores. 

The successful disposal of these cases reflects the success of the National Lok Adalat upholding NALSA's commitment to provide comprehensive legal remedies that is not only equitable and just but also easily accessible to all sections of society.