The fourth National Lok Adalat for the year 2023 organized on Saturday across the state to resolve 16,988 pending cases and among the pending cases 8,752 cases resolved with collection of settlement amount of Rs. 2.71 crore.

During the Lok Adalat held across 67 courts, among the pending cases, a total of 69.6% percent cases were disposed of and 12.05 percent more pre-litigative cases were also disposed of.

The Member secretary Tripura State Legal Services Authority (TSLSA), Smt Juma Datta Chowdhury said that based on the directives of National Legal Service Authority, a total of 67 courts of Tripura including High Court has set up across the state to resolve the pending cases like MACT, matrimonial, NI Act, many other civil cases and criminal compoundable cases, MV Act, TP Act, Excise cases, service matter and pre-litigation bank loan recovery cases etc.

Smt Juma Datta Chowdhury added that altogether 16,988 pending cases have been taken up in courts for disposal including 11,761 pending cases and 5,227 pre-litigative cases taken up in the 67 courts across eight districts of the state including in Agartala.

Among the pending cases, a total of 8,752  including 8,122 pending cases and 630 are pre-litigative cases were disposed  in the Lok Adalat, said Smt Datta Chowdhury and added that total amount of Rs. 2,71,67,827 has also collected as settlement amount.