National Lok Adalat on November 12
The National Lok Adalat will be conducted in the state on November 12 next. Court work will start at 10 am. Apart from Tripura High Court and courts will be set up in all district and sub-divisional court premises of the state.
A total of 6,557 cases will be taken up for disposal in 54 benches. This includes 5,229 cases related to pre-litigation disputes and 1,328 cases pending in court. National Lok Adalat has 4,229 cases relating to repayment of bank loans, 202 motor accident compensation cases, 4 cases relating to land acquisition, 1,000 cases relating to unpaid bills of telecom corporations, 859 cases relating to arbitrary criminal disputes, 98 cases relating to matrimonial disputes, 91 relating to cheque bounce. 51 lawsuits and other civil cases will be taken up for disposal. Meanwhile, a single bench will sit in Tripura High Court. 27 cases will be taken up for disposal in this bench. Maximum 12 benches of Lok Adalat will sit in Agartala court premises. Notice has already been given to both parties, opposites of the case. There will be a help desk for citizens in the court premises. Paralegal volunteers will assist people who have been served notices at the court premises.
Member Secretary of Tripura State Legal Services Authority, Sanjay Bhattacharya requested all concerned to take advantage of case settlement quickly without any legal expenses.