Lok Sabha Question No. 3934 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-18
Subject: Lok Adalats
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Hemant Patil, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 3934 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 18 th  MARCH, 2020

## LOK SABHA Lok Adalats

3934.DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE: SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE: DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL: SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL:

SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Government has proposed to set up more Lok Adalats in the country to clear pending cases in High Courts and Lower Courts;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  number  of  Lok  Adalats  presently functioning in various States;
- (c)  the  number  of  cases  cleared  by  the  Lok  Adalats  during  the  last  three  years, State-wise; and
- (d)  the  extent  to  which  it  has  reduced  the  number  of  pending  cases  in  High Courts and Lower Courts?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF LAW & JUSTICE, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

- (a) to  (c)  Lok  Adalat  is  an  important  Alternative  Disputes  Resolution  Mechanism available to common people. It is a forum where the disputes/cases pending in the  court  of  law  or  at  pre-litigation  stage  are  settled/compromised  amicably. Under the Legal Services Authorities (LSA) Act, 1987, an award made by a Lok Adalat is deemed to be a decree of a civil court and is final and binding on all parties and no appeal lies against thereto before any court. In order to reduce the pendency of cases in courts and also to settle the disputes at pre-litigation stage,

Lok Adalats are organized by Legal Services Institutions at such intervals as it deems fit. Lok Adalat is not a permanent establishment. However, as per Section 19 of the LSA Act, Lok Adalats are organized by Legal Services Institutions as per requirement. National Lok Adalats are organized simultaneously in all Taluks, Districts and High Courts on a pre-fixed date. In addition, Section 22B of the LSA Act also provides for establishment of Permanent Lok Adalat by every State Authority to deal with cases of public utility services  at  pre-litigation  stage.  337  Permanent  Lok  Adalats  are  functioning  in various States & UTs. State-wise Permanent Lok Adalats and cases settled is at Annexure-A.  State-wise  cases  settled  (both  at  pre-litigative  stage  and  pending cases)  by  Regular  Lok  Adalats  and  National  Lok  Adalats  during  the  last  three years is at Annexure B and C respectively. (d) During last three years, Regular Lok Adalats have settled 20,00,437 cases and National Lok Adalats have settled 81,55,052 cases pending in High Courts and Lower Courts.

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| Statement as referred to in reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3934 for 18.03.2020 raised by Dr. Shrikant Eknath Shinde & Ors. -Lok Adalats A statement containing the number of cases settled in Permanent Lok Adalats (Public Utility Services) during the last three financial years 2017-18, 2018-19 and   | Statement as referred to in reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3934 for 18.03.2020 raised by Dr. Shrikant Eknath Shinde & Ors. -Lok Adalats A statement containing the number of cases settled in Permanent Lok Adalats (Public Utility Services) during the last three financial years 2017-18, 2018-19 and   | Statement as referred to in reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3934 for 18.03.2020 raised by Dr. Shrikant Eknath Shinde & Ors. -Lok Adalats A statement containing the number of cases settled in Permanent Lok Adalats (Public Utility Services) during the last three financial years 2017-18, 2018-19 and   | Statement as referred to in reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3934 for 18.03.2020 raised by Dr. Shrikant Eknath Shinde & Ors. -Lok Adalats A statement containing the number of cases settled in Permanent Lok Adalats (Public Utility Services) during the last three financial years 2017-18, 2018-19 and   | Statement as referred to in reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3934 for 18.03.2020 raised by Dr. Shrikant Eknath Shinde & Ors. -Lok Adalats A statement containing the number of cases settled in Permanent Lok Adalats (Public Utility Services) during the last three financial years 2017-18, 2018-19 and   | Statement as referred to in reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3934 for 18.03.2020 raised by Dr. Shrikant Eknath Shinde & Ors. -Lok Adalats A statement containing the number of cases settled in Permanent Lok Adalats (Public Utility Services) during the last three financial years 2017-18, 2018-19 and   |
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| S. No                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | SLSA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | PLAs Functioning                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Cases Settled                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Cases Settled                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Cases Settled                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| S. No                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | SLSA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | PLAs Functioning                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 2017-18                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 2018-19                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 2019-20 (upto Dec., 2019)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Andaman & Nicobar Islands                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 9                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 1404                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1805                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1317                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Assam                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 20                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 312                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 99                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 34                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 9                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 78                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 491                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 521                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 163                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 122                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 67                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Daman & Diu                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 11922                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 18897                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 14376                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Goa                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 93                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 107                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 57                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 439                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 365                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 110                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Haryana                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 21                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 40966                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 39930                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 37213                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 75                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 70                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 95                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 24                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 3137                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 6414                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 8649                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 8673                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 4014                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 4547                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Kerala                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 818                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 544                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 298                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 50                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 12094                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 951                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 378                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 10089                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2981                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 2848                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Manipur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Nagaland                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Odisha                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 18                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 1583                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1352                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1424                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Puducherry                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Punjab                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 22                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 19626                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 9427                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 6723                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 28                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 35                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 3208                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 4423                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 4095                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 29                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 30                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 32                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 20                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 31                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Telengana                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 4856                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 6243                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 2128                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 32                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Tripura                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 49                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 245                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 177                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 33                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 3205                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1653                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 514                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 34                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 47                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 1663                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 2340                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1007                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 35                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 151                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 282                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 36                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Grand Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 337                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 124459                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 102625                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 86880                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |

Statement as referred to in reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3934 for 18.03.2020 raised by Dr. Shrikant Eknath Shinde & Ors. - Lok Adalats.

| State-wise number of cases setted in Regular Lok Adalats during the financial years 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 (upto December,2020)   | State-wise number of cases setted in Regular Lok Adalats during the financial years 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 (upto December,2020)   | State-wise number of cases setted in Regular Lok Adalats during the financial years 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 (upto December,2020)   | State-wise number of cases setted in Regular Lok Adalats during the financial years 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 (upto December,2020)   | State-wise number of cases setted in Regular Lok Adalats during the financial years 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 (upto December,2020)   | State-wise number of cases setted in Regular Lok Adalats during the financial years 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 (upto December,2020)   | State-wise number of cases setted in Regular Lok Adalats during the financial years 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 (upto December,2020)   |
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| S.No.                                                                                                                                   | Name of the State Authority (1)                                                                                                         | 2017-18                                                                                                                                 | 2017-18                                                                                                                                 | 2018-19                                                                                                                                 | 2018-19                                                                                                                                 | 2019-20 (upto Dec., 2019)                                                                                                               |
| S.No.                                                                                                                                   | Name of the State Authority (1)                                                                                                         | Disposal of Pre- litigation Cases (2)                                                                                                   | Disposal of Pending Cases (3)                                                                                                           | Disposal of Pre- litigation Cases (4)                                                                                                   | Disposal of Pending Cases (5) Disposal of litigation Cases (6)                                                                          | Pre- Disposal of Pending Cases (7)                                                                                                      |
| 1                                                                                                                                       | Andaman & Nicobar Islands                                                                                                               | 114                                                                                                                                     | 318                                                                                                                                     | 75                                                                                                                                      | 0 99                                                                                                                                    | 191                                                                                                                                     |
| 2                                                                                                                                       | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                          | 2969                                                                                                                                    | 13243                                                                                                                                   | 2605                                                                                                                                    | 11126 1489                                                                                                                              | 7547                                                                                                                                    |
| 3                                                                                                                                       | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                       | 23                                                                                                                                      | 25                                                                                                                                      | 13                                                                                                                                      | 13 69                                                                                                                                   | 49                                                                                                                                      |
| 4                                                                                                                                       | Assam                                                                                                                                   | 4072                                                                                                                                    | 105079                                                                                                                                  | 605                                                                                                                                     | 57673 644                                                                                                                               | 32185                                                                                                                                   |
| 5                                                                                                                                       | Bihar                                                                                                                                   | 2089                                                                                                                                    | 194                                                                                                                                     | 1171 190                                                                                                                                | 810                                                                                                                                     | 122                                                                                                                                     |
| 6                                                                                                                                       | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                            | 435                                                                                                                                     | 11013                                                                                                                                   | 602                                                                                                                                     | 5085 376                                                                                                                                | 1119                                                                                                                                    |
| 7                                                                                                                                       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                       | 10                                                                                                                                      | 2                                                                                                                                       | 3 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                       |
| 8                                                                                                                                       | Daman & Diu                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                       | 0 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                       |
| 9                                                                                                                                       | Delhi                                                                                                                                   | 3685                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                       | 4393                                                                                                                                    | 0 12893                                                                                                                                 | 2333                                                                                                                                    |
| 10                                                                                                                                      | Goa                                                                                                                                     | 226                                                                                                                                     | 397                                                                                                                                     | 21                                                                                                                                      | 111 51                                                                                                                                  | 29                                                                                                                                      |
| 11                                                                                                                                      | Gujarat                                                                                                                                 | 3324                                                                                                                                    | 15750                                                                                                                                   | 843                                                                                                                                     | 17819 1099                                                                                                                              | 15473                                                                                                                                   |
| 12                                                                                                                                      | Haryana                                                                                                                                 | 20679                                                                                                                                   | 128849                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                       | 143703 0                                                                                                                                | 99466                                                                                                                                   |
| 13                                                                                                                                      | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                        | 99                                                                                                                                      | 52800                                                                                                                                   | 73                                                                                                                                      | 75107 0                                                                                                                                 | 60385                                                                                                                                   |
| 14                                                                                                                                      | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                                                         | 1509                                                                                                                                    | 2976                                                                                                                                    | 3615 6996                                                                                                                               | 1933                                                                                                                                    | 13189                                                                                                                                   |
| 15                                                                                                                                      | Jharkhand                                                                                                                               | 1592                                                                                                                                    | 6314                                                                                                                                    | 3563 8905                                                                                                                               | 1574                                                                                                                                    | 4735                                                                                                                                    |
| 16                                                                                                                                      | Karnataka                                                                                                                               | 8426                                                                                                                                    | 105846                                                                                                                                  | 6335                                                                                                                                    | 83281 1870                                                                                                                              | 28888                                                                                                                                   |
| 17                                                                                                                                      | Kerala                                                                                                                                  | 18896                                                                                                                                   | 8142                                                                                                                                    | 25667                                                                                                                                   | 6065 12931                                                                                                                              | 3594                                                                                                                                    |
| 18                                                                                                                                      | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                             | 13                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                       | 198                                                                                                                                     | 0 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                       |
| 19                                                                                                                                      | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                          | 2795                                                                                                                                    | 5082                                                                                                                                    | 603                                                                                                                                     | 2958 908                                                                                                                                | 7561                                                                                                                                    |
| 20                                                                                                                                      | Maharashtra                                                                                                                             | 21                                                                                                                                      | 1096                                                                                                                                    | 9                                                                                                                                       | 789 1300                                                                                                                                | 6592                                                                                                                                    |
| 21                                                                                                                                      | Manipur                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                       | 28                                                                                                                                      | 0 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                       |
| 22                                                                                                                                      | Meghalaya                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                       | 10                                                                                                                                      | 86                                                                                                                                      | 80 0                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                       |
| 23                                                                                                                                      | Mizoram                                                                                                                                 | 498                                                                                                                                     | 28                                                                                                                                      | 411                                                                                                                                     | 66 288                                                                                                                                  | 110                                                                                                                                     |
| 24                                                                                                                                      | Nagaland                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                       | 0 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                       |
| 25                                                                                                                                      | Odisha                                                                                                                                  | 176                                                                                                                                     | 267148                                                                                                                                  | 62                                                                                                                                      | 82655 22                                                                                                                                | 36617                                                                                                                                   |
| 26                                                                                                                                      | Puducherry                                                                                                                              | 774                                                                                                                                     | 337                                                                                                                                     | 846                                                                                                                                     | 165 378                                                                                                                                 | 143                                                                                                                                     |
| 27                                                                                                                                      | Punjab                                                                                                                                  | 871                                                                                                                                     | 6109                                                                                                                                    | 6216                                                                                                                                    | 23050 274                                                                                                                               | 3572                                                                                                                                    |
| 28                                                                                                                                      | Rajasthan                                                                                                                               | 2462                                                                                                                                    | 70815                                                                                                                                   | 2373                                                                                                                                    | 8300 907                                                                                                                                | 4322                                                                                                                                    |

| 29   | Sikkim        | 292      | 385      | 577      | 152      | 313    | 123      |
|------|---------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|--------|----------|
| 30   | Tamil Nadu    | 12666    | 6358     | 9413     | 7731     | 6030   | 5396     |
| 31   | Telengana     | 3052     | 11383    | 3973     | 9059     | 4228   | 5597     |
| 32   | Tripura       | 206      | 73676    | 331      | 56738    | 612    | 6475     |
| 33   | Chandigarh    | 39       | 4        | 88       | 0        | 21     | 0        |
| 34   | Uttar Pradesh | 3639     | 5930     | 14437    | 27139    | 1467   | 1802     |
| 35   | Uttarakhand   | 0        | 16868    | 4        | 7804     | 26     | 26001    |
| 36   | West Bengal   | 888870   | 27985    | 285892   | 29762    | 7494   | 10126    |
|      | Grand Total   | 9,84,512 | 9,44,170 | 3,75,130 | 6,72,525 | 60,106 | 3,83,742 |

Pending Cases settled = Col (3) + Col (5) + Col (7) = 20,00,437

| Statement as referred to in reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3934 for 18.03.2020 raised by Dr. Shrikant Eknath Shinde & Ors. - Lok Adalats.   | Statement as referred to in reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3934 for 18.03.2020 raised by Dr. Shrikant Eknath Shinde & Ors. - Lok Adalats.   | Statement as referred to in reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3934 for 18.03.2020 raised by Dr. Shrikant Eknath Shinde & Ors. - Lok Adalats.   | Statement as referred to in reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3934 for 18.03.2020 raised by Dr. Shrikant Eknath Shinde & Ors. - Lok Adalats.   | Statement as referred to in reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3934 for 18.03.2020 raised by Dr. Shrikant Eknath Shinde & Ors. - Lok Adalats.   | Statement as referred to in reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3934 for 18.03.2020 raised by Dr. Shrikant Eknath Shinde & Ors. - Lok Adalats.   | Statement as referred to in reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3934 for 18.03.2020 raised by Dr. Shrikant Eknath Shinde & Ors. - Lok Adalats.   | Statement as referred to in reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3934 for 18.03.2020 raised by Dr. Shrikant Eknath Shinde & Ors. - Lok Adalats.   |
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| State-wise number of cases                                                                                                                                 | State-wise number of cases                                                                                                                                 | 2017                                                                                                                                                       | 2017                                                                                                                                                       | 2018                                                                                                                                                       | 2018                                                                                                                                                       | 2019                                                                                                                                                       | 2019                                                                                                                                                       |
| S.No.                                                                                                                                                      | Name of the State Authority (1)                                                                                                                            | Disposal of Pre- litigation Cases (2)                                                                                                                      | Disposed of Pending cases (3)                                                                                                                              | Disposal of Pre- litigation Cases (4)                                                                                                                      | Disposed of Pending cases (5)                                                                                                                              | Disposal of Pre- litigation Cases (6)                                                                                                                      | Disposed of Pending cases (7)                                                                                                                              |
| 1                                                                                                                                                          | Andaman & Nicobar Islands                                                                                                                                  | 288                                                                                                                                                        | 825                                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                                                          |
| 2                                                                                                                                                          | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                             | 28616                                                                                                                                                      | 118949                                                                                                                                                     | 28996                                                                                                                                                      | 66021                                                                                                                                                      | 8224                                                                                                                                                       | 89191                                                                                                                                                      |
| 3                                                                                                                                                          | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                          | 386                                                                                                                                                        | 595                                                                                                                                                        | 947                                                                                                                                                        | 391                                                                                                                                                        | 399                                                                                                                                                        | 189                                                                                                                                                        |
| 4                                                                                                                                                          | Assam                                                                                                                                                      | 23521                                                                                                                                                      | 35143                                                                                                                                                      | 19841                                                                                                                                                      | 11351                                                                                                                                                      | 16434                                                                                                                                                      | 5162                                                                                                                                                       |
| 5                                                                                                                                                          | Bihar                                                                                                                                                      | 190786                                                                                                                                                     | 26614                                                                                                                                                      | 151050                                                                                                                                                     | 19933                                                                                                                                                      | 144071                                                                                                                                                     | 20913                                                                                                                                                      |
| 6                                                                                                                                                          | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                               | 28971                                                                                                                                                      | 17159                                                                                                                                                      | 36340                                                                                                                                                      | 34022                                                                                                                                                      | 20762                                                                                                                                                      | 36886                                                                                                                                                      |
| 7                                                                                                                                                          | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                                                                                                                       | 14                                                                                                                                                         | 83                                                                                                                                                         | 10                                                                                                                                                         | 160                                                                                                                                                        | 1860                                                                                                                                                       | 161                                                                                                                                                        |
| 8                                                                                                                                                          | Daman & Diu                                                                                                                                                | 45                                                                                                                                                         | 82                                                                                                                                                         | 37                                                                                                                                                         | 70                                                                                                                                                         | 198                                                                                                                                                        | 51                                                                                                                                                         |
| 9                                                                                                                                                          | Delhi                                                                                                                                                      | 6884                                                                                                                                                       | 24514                                                                                                                                                      | 12022                                                                                                                                                      | 63524                                                                                                                                                      | 28065                                                                                                                                                      | 43312                                                                                                                                                      |
| 10                                                                                                                                                         | Goa                                                                                                                                                        | 1147                                                                                                                                                       | 1319                                                                                                                                                       | 1438                                                                                                                                                       | 1266                                                                                                                                                       | 456                                                                                                                                                        | 1109                                                                                                                                                       |
| 11                                                                                                                                                         | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                    | 63637                                                                                                                                                      | 132205                                                                                                                                                     | 41818                                                                                                                                                      | 95287                                                                                                                                                      | 43469                                                                                                                                                      | 149681                                                                                                                                                     |
| 12                                                                                                                                                         | Haryana                                                                                                                                                    | 29739                                                                                                                                                      | 44326                                                                                                                                                      | 32984                                                                                                                                                      | 58157                                                                                                                                                      | 40633                                                                                                                                                      | 62665                                                                                                                                                      |
| 13                                                                                                                                                         | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                           | 2413                                                                                                                                                       | 21183                                                                                                                                                      | 4943                                                                                                                                                       | 15355                                                                                                                                                      | 10695                                                                                                                                                      | 14737                                                                                                                                                      |
| 14                                                                                                                                                         | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                                                                            | 43631                                                                                                                                                      | 31214                                                                                                                                                      | 19312                                                                                                                                                      | 40018                                                                                                                                                      | 8944                                                                                                                                                       | 23233                                                                                                                                                      |
| 15                                                                                                                                                         | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                  | 51003                                                                                                                                                      | 33084                                                                                                                                                      | 47385                                                                                                                                                      | 24673                                                                                                                                                      | 33098                                                                                                                                                      | 16130                                                                                                                                                      |
| 16                                                                                                                                                         | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                  | 26588                                                                                                                                                      | 58682                                                                                                                                                      | 14830                                                                                                                                                      | 85127                                                                                                                                                      | 32020                                                                                                                                                      | 249829                                                                                                                                                     |
| 17                                                                                                                                                         | Kerala                                                                                                                                                     | 17510                                                                                                                                                      | 21683                                                                                                                                                      | 66208                                                                                                                                                      | 39805                                                                                                                                                      | 83528                                                                                                                                                      | 45201                                                                                                                                                      |
| 18                                                                                                                                                         | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                                | 98                                                                                                                                                         | 36                                                                                                                                                         | 103                                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                                                                          | 3                                                                                                                                                          |
| 19                                                                                                                                                         | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                             | 212237                                                                                                                                                     | 121574                                                                                                                                                     | 191949                                                                                                                                                     | 118620                                                                                                                                                     | 157676                                                                                                                                                     | 76757                                                                                                                                                      |
| 20                                                                                                                                                         | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                | 356795                                                                                                                                                     | 154554                                                                                                                                                     | 660134                                                                                                                                                     | 148491                                                                                                                                                     | 334306                                                                                                                                                     | 94070                                                                                                                                                      |
| 21                                                                                                                                                         | Manipur                                                                                                                                                    | 1802                                                                                                                                                       | 167                                                                                                                                                        | 1600                                                                                                                                                       | 89                                                                                                                                                         | 1917                                                                                                                                                       | 77                                                                                                                                                         |
| 22                                                                                                                                                         | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                  | 941                                                                                                                                                        | 962                                                                                                                                                        | 447                                                                                                                                                        | 489                                                                                                                                                        | 409                                                                                                                                                        | 286                                                                                                                                                        |
| 23                                                                                                                                                         | Mizoram                                                                                                                                                    | 977                                                                                                                                                        | 22                                                                                                                                                         | 1056                                                                                                                                                       | 20                                                                                                                                                         | 470                                                                                                                                                        | 25                                                                                                                                                         |
| 24                                                                                                                                                         | Nagaland                                                                                                                                                   | 283                                                                                                                                                        | 182                                                                                                                                                        | 2061                                                                                                                                                       | 267                                                                                                                                                        | 829                                                                                                                                                        | 144                                                                                                                                                        |
| 25                                                                                                                                                         | Odisha                                                                                                                                                     | 30701                                                                                                                                                      | 118564                                                                                                                                                     | 13371                                                                                                                                                      | 27917                                                                                                                                                      | 13394                                                                                                                                                      | 29803                                                                                                                                                      |
| 26                                                                                                                                                         | Puducherry                                                                                                                                                 | 977                                                                                                                                                        | 4016                                                                                                                                                       | 670                                                                                                                                                        | 4075                                                                                                                                                       | 872                                                                                                                                                        | 3322                                                                                                                                                       |
| 27                                                                                                                                                         | Punjab                                                                                                                                                     | 27122                                                                                                                                                      | 78084                                                                                                                                                      | 37627                                                                                                                                                      | 74144                                                                                                                                                      | 20307                                                                                                                                                      | 68709                                                                                                                                                      |
| 28                                                                                                                                                         | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                  | 76287                                                                                                                                                      | 103326                                                                                                                                                     | 47754                                                                                                                                                      | 117867                                                                                                                                                     | 49890                                                                                                                                                      | 169208                                                                                                                                                     |
| 29                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                            | 50                                                                                                                                                         |
| 30                                                                                                                                                         | Sikkim Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                          | 164 167404                                                                                                                                                 | 114 373314                                                                                                                                                 | 141 106217                                                                                                                                                 | 92 369536                                                                                                                                                  | 115 29909                                                                                                                                                  | 310685                                                                                                                                                     |

| 31   | Telengana     | 79806     | 93117     | 45114     | 43021     | 56241     | 54597     |
|------|---------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 32   | Tripura       | 2049      | 3200      | 2526      | 319       | 3112      | 242       |
| 33   | Chandigarh    | 332       | 12227     | 326       | 11457     | 907       | 10281     |
| 34   | Uttar Pradesh | 660803    | 1194296   | 1656280   | 1068336   | 1498268   | 986137    |
| 35   | Uttarakhand   | 3976      | 13014     | 7851      | 26636     | 9113      | 16945     |
| 36   | West Bengal   | 339595    | 89910     | 19250     | 43387     | 25891     | 36999     |
|      | Grand Total   | 24,77,528 | 29,28,339 | 32,72,638 | 26,09,923 | 26,76,483 | 26,16,790 |

Pending Cases settled = Col (3) + Col (5) + Col (7) = 81,55,052