Revenue to transport, Lok Adalat clears 10.7L cases in a day | Noida News
Noida: More than 10.7 lakh disputes — from traffic challans and revenue matters to labour claims, cheque bounce cases, consumer complaints and accident compensation — were settled in a single day at the second National Lok Adalat on Saturday.According to District Legal Services Authority, district courts disposed of 3,03,925 cases, while revenue courts settled 7,66,447 matters at the pre-litigation stage. The total settlement value stood at Rs 93.8 crore.DLSA secretary Shivani Rawat said the Lok Adalat was inaugurated by district judge Atul Srivastava and attended by all judicial officers.The biggest share of the settlement amount came from the labour court, which disposed of 1,045 cases involving Rs 69.2 crore. By sheer volume, however, the transport department topped the list, settling 5 lakh cases in a day.Among other departments, Noida Authority disposed of 6,123 cases. The civil administration — including the district magistrate, additional district magistrate, sub-divisional magistrates and tehsildars — settled 1.08 lakh revenue cases.Within the district courts, chief judicial magistrate Harikesh Pandey disposed of 79,368 cases, collecting fines worth Rs 61 lakh. In higher-value settlements, Additional court, NI Act-I judge Munawar Jahan settled 310 cheque bounce cases involving Rs 3 crore, while district consumer court presiding officer Anil Kumar Pundir disposed of 25 cases worth Rs 2.9 crore.The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal settled 22 cases involving Rs 2.3 crore. Permanent Lok Adalat president Pramod Kumar Sharma handled 26 cases with settlements of Rs 3.4 crore.GN Nagar Bar Association president Manoj Kumar Bhati said the one-day figures reflect days of groundwork. “Most of these are pre-litigation matters resolved during the National Lok Adalat, so the impact on overall case pendency is not necessarily significant,” he said.
