Overview
- The three-day Special Lok Adalat run by the Supreme Court ended on August 23, resolving a total of 1,712 matters according to the court’s August 24 statement.
- A total of 3,285 cases were listed for the sittings, of which 1,664 were settled through the Lok Adalat process and 48 were resolved by mediation.
- The court said roughly Rs 240.94 crore was disbursed to parties during the three days to deliver monetary relief from settled claims.
- SAMADHAN began on April 21 as a structured pre-settlement drive that engaged litigants and counsel ahead of the Lok Adalat and put benches led by Chief Justice Surya Kant and other senior judges to work with senior advocates and registry officials.
- The court says the exercise aims to cut litigation time, give finality to parties and free judicial time for contested cases, and observers will watch whether the model is repeated or scaled to reduce overall pendency.