The National Lok Adalat, organised by the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) along with the respective state legal services authorities, dealt with 7.5 lakh pending and 11.1 lakh pre-litigation cases.
Twenty two pending cases in the Supreme Court have also been settled for an amount of Rs 60.75 lakh, NALSA said in its release.
"Approximately 18.7 lakh cases as per the figures received till 4.30 PM which include 7.5 lakh pending and 11.1 lakh pre-litigation cases, have been settled. The total value of the settlement amount reached today is Rs 640 crore," it said.
The Lok Adalats which were organised in all the 11 district courts of Delhi were presidedover by the judges of the trial courts, DSLSA said.
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"Total 63 benches were constituted in which 3,95,495 cases weredisposed of pertaining to different jurisdiction of pre-litigative and pending nature at district courts of Delhi in which settlement amount was nearly Rs 8.2 crore," it added.
It also said that Debt Recovery Tribunals settled eight cases for an approximate amount of Rs 5.82 crore.
NALSA said that the National Lok Adalat has benefited the common man and has been achieved not only because of the legal services authorities/committees but also because of the cooperation extended by judges, lawyers and other concerned authorities.
The National Lok Adalat was organized under the patronage of Chief Justice of India T S Thakur, and Justice Anil R Dave, who is also the Executive Chairman of NALSA across the nation.