Surat district tops in disposal of cases at Lok Adalat
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The district topped in disposal of cases at the Lok Adalat by disposing of the highest number of cases in the state.
At the Lok Adalat, 1,05,554 cases were taken up, of which 1,01,559 cases were disposed of and settlements totalling Rs 96 crore were reached. The disputes were settled between parties and permanently resolved. A total of 174 cases, which were older than 10 years or more, civil and criminal, were disposed of in the Lok Adalat.
Rahul Trivedi, chairman of the DLSA and principal district judge, Surat, requested all litigants to seize the opportunity to settle disputes in the Lok Adalat and resolve them amicably.
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