National Lok Adalat
Source: The Sangai Express
Bishnupur, February 10 2018:
District Legal Service Authority, Bishnupur district today organised National Lok Adalat at the District Court Complex, Bishnupur.
A total of 76 cases were settled today.
Two benches with District and Session Judge Bishnupur Ch Brajachand Singh and secretary of Bishnupur District Legal Services Authority Masana E Panmei settled the 76 cases including loan defaulters of UCO Bank, SBI and MRB Nambol and other cases.
29 cases were bank related with a total settlement amount of Rs 19,52,009 while 47 cases involving BSNL was settled with a total amount of Rs 1,39,700 .
Lok Adalat is one of the alternative dispute redressal mechanisms.
It is a forum where disputes/cases pending in the Court of law or at pre-litigation stages are settled/ compromised amicably.
Lok Adalats have been given statutory status under the Legal Services Authority Act, 1987 .