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Over 1,500 cases disposed of in Lok Adalats

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Press Trust of India Chandigarh

"A total of 6,077 cases were taken up in these Lok Adalats," a spokesman of Haryana State Legal Services Authority said.

Out of the total cases settled in these Lok Adalats, 43 Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) cases were of death or injury arising out of vehicular accidents wherein an amount of Rs 70,03,500 was awarded as compensation to the accident victims.

Also, 1,490 cases of civil and petty criminal, revenue and pending bank loan and those at pre-litigative stage were also settled.

People interested in getting their cases settled in the Lok Adalats, may move an application to the concerned District and Sessions Judge-cum-Chairman or Chief Judicial Magistrate-cum-Secretary, District Legal Services Authority or Additional Civil Judge (senior division) or senior most Civil Judge-cum-Chairman of Sub-Divisional Legal Services Committee under whose jurisdiction the case falls, he said.

 

  

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First Published: Nov 17 2012 | 7:45 PM IST

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