Chhattisgarh Organizes India's First E-Lok Adalat; Settles 2270 Cases Via Video Conferencing
LIVELAW NEWS NETWORK
12 July 2020 8:53 AM GMT
The Chhattisgarh High Court and the State Legal Services Authority organized country's first ever e-Lok Adalat on Saturday, amid the restricted judicial functioning owing to Covid-19 outbreak.The session was inaugurated by Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court, Justice P R Ramachandra Menon. The e-Lok Adalat is cited as the first such attempt in the country.About 195 benches were...
The Chhattisgarh High Court and the State Legal Services Authority organized country's first ever e-Lok Adalat on Saturday, amid the restricted judicial functioning owing to Covid-19 outbreak.
The session was inaugurated by Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court, Justice P R Ramachandra Menon.
The e-Lok Adalat is cited as the first such attempt in the country.
About 195 benches were constituted at different places of the state, including remote areas like Sarguja, Kanker, Bastar, Surajpur etc., via video conferencing and 3135 cases were identified for compromise. 2270 cases were settled in a single day through virtual mode.
The inaugural ceremony was presided over by Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra, Executive Chairman of SLSA, Chhattisgarh. High Court judges Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastav (Chairman computerization committee) and Goutam Bhaduri(Chairman of HCLSC) were also present during the ceremony..
The e-Lok Adalat was held with the joint efforts of Mr. Shabuddin Queshi CPC, High court, Mr. Siddharth Aggarwal, Member secretary, SLSA and entire team of DLSAs across Chhattisgarh.
