Telangana’s Special Lok Adalat Settles 74,782 Pending Cases Statewide
Officials credit coordinated outreach by courts, legal services, police units for a sharp drop in compoundable case backlog.
Overview
- The exercise ran from October 27 to November 15 under the High Court of Telangana and the Telangana State Legal Services Authority.
- CID identified eligible matters statewide and served advance notices to both parties to enable compounding.
- Disposals included 14,642 FIRs, 31,189 Motor Vehicles Act cases, 23,400 e‑petty matters, 5,397 cybercrime cases, and 154 Disaster Management Act cases.
- Hyderabad led case closures with 11,226, followed by Ramagundam (8,108), Nalgonda (6,410), Khammam (6,090) and Warangal (5,064).
- Officials say the drive cut pendency for Under Investigation and Pending Trial compoundable cases while reducing court visits and costs for litigants.