Lok Sabha Question No. 2150 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-10
Subject: e-Lok Adalats
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Rajan Baburao  Vichare

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-2150 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY THE 10/12/2021

## e-LOK ADALATS

2150. SHRI RAJAN VICHARE: Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state: (a) whether e-Lok Adalats were organized during 2020 in various States; (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including Maharashtra; and

- (c) the funds allocated for such Adalats during the current financial year?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF LAW & JUSTICE (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

- (a) and (b) Yes Sir. The Legal Services Authorities under the aegis of National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) moved Lok Adalat to the virtual platform known as ELok Adalat. The first E-Lok Adalat was held in Madhya Pradesh on 27.06.2020. The detail of E-Lok Adalats organized during the year 2020 in various States/UTs including Maharashtra is at Annexure - A. (c) Allocation of funds to State/UT State Legal Services Authorities is made for all Lok Adalat. During the current financial year, Rs. 100 crore has been allocated to NALSA  at  BE  stage  for  conduct  of  their  various  activities  including  for  Lok
- activities including expenses to be incurred in organization of Lok Adalat and ELok Adalat. Separate fund is not allocated for organization of Lok Adalat and EAdalats.
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| S.                                                                                                                                                       | Name of the State Authority                                                                                                                              | Date of Organization of E-Lok Adalat                                                                                                                     | Pre-Litigation Cases                                                                                                                                     | Pre-Litigation Cases                                                                                                                                     | Pending Cases in Courts                                                                                                                                  | Pending Cases in Courts                                                                                                                                  | Total                                                                                                                                                    | Total                                                                                                                                                    |
| No.                                                                                                                                                      | Name of the State Authority                                                                                                                              | Date of Organization of E-Lok Adalat                                                                                                                     | Taken Up                                                                                                                                                 | Disposed                                                                                                                                                 | Taken Up                                                                                                                                                 | Disposed                                                                                                                                                 | Taken Up                                                                                                                                                 | Disposed                                                                                                                                                 |
| 1                                                                                                                                                        | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                           | 27.06.2020                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                                        | 94                                                                                                                                                       | 91                                                                                                                                                       | 94                                                                                                                                                       | 91                                                                                                                                                       |
| 2                                                                                                                                                        | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                             | 11.07.2020                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                                        | 5067                                                                                                                                                     | 2270                                                                                                                                                     | 5067                                                                                                                                                     | 2270                                                                                                                                                     |
| 3                                                                                                                                                        | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                           | 25.07.2020                                                                                                                                               | 2529                                                                                                                                                     | 148                                                                                                                                                      | 14893                                                                                                                                                    | 2085                                                                                                                                                     | 17422                                                                                                                                                    | 2233                                                                                                                                                     |
| 4                                                                                                                                                        | Delhi                                                                                                                                                    | 08.08.2020                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                                        | 8112                                                                                                                                                     | 5838                                                                                                                                                     | 8112                                                                                                                                                     | 5838                                                                                                                                                     |
| 5                                                                                                                                                        | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                | 22.08.2020                                                                                                                                               | 17724                                                                                                                                                    | 4395                                                                                                                                                     | 54366                                                                                                                                                    | 29151                                                                                                                                                    | 72090                                                                                                                                                    | 33546                                                                                                                                                    |
| 6                                                                                                                                                        | Jammu &Kashmir and Ladakh                                                                                                                                | 22.08.2020                                                                                                                                               | 502                                                                                                                                                      | 395                                                                                                                                                      | 5255                                                                                                                                                     | 3878                                                                                                                                                     | 5757                                                                                                                                                     | 4273                                                                                                                                                     |
| 7                                                                                                                                                        | West Bengal                                                                                                                                              | 22.08.2020                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                                        | 120                                                                                                                                                      | 59                                                                                                                                                       | 120                                                                                                                                                      | 59                                                                                                                                                       |
| 8                                                                                                                                                        | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                           | 08.08.2020& 29.08.2020                                                                                                                                   | 694                                                                                                                                                      | 52                                                                                                                                                       | 6122                                                                                                                                                     | 1841                                                                                                                                                     | 6816                                                                                                                                                     | 1893                                                                                                                                                     |
| 9                                                                                                                                                        | Manipur                                                                                                                                                  | 02.09.2020                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                                        | 12                                                                                                                                                       | 7                                                                                                                                                        | 12                                                                                                                                                       | 7                                                                                                                                                        |
| 10                                                                                                                                                       | Odisha                                                                                                                                                   | 12.09.2020                                                                                                                                               | 3870                                                                                                                                                     | 171                                                                                                                                                      | 16910                                                                                                                                                    | 2061                                                                                                                                                     | 20780                                                                                                                                                    | 2232                                                                                                                                                     |
| 11                                                                                                                                                       | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                              | 12.09.2020                                                                                                                                               | 398                                                                                                                                                      | 217                                                                                                                                                      | 5067                                                                                                                                                     | 1787                                                                                                                                                     | 5465                                                                                                                                                     | 2004                                                                                                                                                     |
| 12                                                                                                                                                       | Haryana                                                                                                                                                  | 18.09.2020                                                                                                                                               | 3755                                                                                                                                                     | 3625                                                                                                                                                     | 9412                                                                                                                                                     | 4913                                                                                                                                                     | 13167                                                                                                                                                    | 8538                                                                                                                                                     |
| 13                                                                                                                                                       | West Bengal                                                                                                                                              | 19.09.2020                                                                                                                                               | 5577                                                                                                                                                     | 1363                                                                                                                                                     | 6890                                                                                                                                                     | 5911                                                                                                                                                     | 12467                                                                                                                                                    | 7274                                                                                                                                                     |
| 14                                                                                                                                                       | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                | 19.09.2020                                                                                                                                               | 12613                                                                                                                                                    | 7383                                                                                                                                                     | 218752                                                                                                                                                   | 108555                                                                                                                                                   | 231365                                                                                                                                                   | 115938                                                                                                                                                   |
| 15                                                                                                                                                       | Delhi                                                                                                                                                    | 20.09.2020                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                                        | 14856                                                                                                                                                    | 13491                                                                                                                                                    | 14856                                                                                                                                                    | 13491                                                                                                                                                    |
| 16                                                                                                                                                       | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                  | 26.09.2020                                                                                                                                               | 881                                                                                                                                                      | 803                                                                                                                                                      | 16169                                                                                                                                                    | 10142                                                                                                                                                    | 17050                                                                                                                                                    | 10945                                                                                                                                                    |
| 17                                                                                                                                                       | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                           | 26.09.2020                                                                                                                                               | 130                                                                                                                                                      | 77                                                                                                                                                       | 6445                                                                                                                                                     | 1326                                                                                                                                                     | 6575                                                                                                                                                     | 1403                                                                                                                                                     |
| 18                                                                                                                                                       | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                        | 26.09.2020                                                                                                                                               | 78                                                                                                                                                       | 13                                                                                                                                                       | 24                                                                                                                                                       | 11                                                                                                                                                       | 102                                                                                                                                                      | 24                                                                                                                                                       |
| 19                                                                                                                                                       | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                | 26.09.2020                                                                                                                                               | 9700                                                                                                                                                     | 9700                                                                                                                                                     | 1648                                                                                                                                                     | 1019                                                                                                                                                     | 11348                                                                                                                                                    | 10719                                                                                                                                                    |
| 20                                                                                                                                                       | Manipur                                                                                                                                                  | 29.09.2020                                                                                                                                               | 20                                                                                                                                                       | 14                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                                        | 20                                                                                                                                                       | 14                                                                                                                                                       |
| 21                                                                                                                                                       | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                         | 19.09.2020, 26.09.2020& 30.09.2020                                                                                                                       | 130                                                                                                                                                      | 59                                                                                                                                                       | 416                                                                                                                                                      | 244                                                                                                                                                      | 546                                                                                                                                                      | 303                                                                                                                                                      |
| 22                                                                                                                                                       | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                           | 23 &31.10.2020                                                                                                                                           | 254                                                                                                                                                      | 32                                                                                                                                                       | 5860                                                                                                                                                     | 1696                                                                                                                                                     | 6114                                                                                                                                                     | 1728                                                                                                                                                     |
| 23                                                                                                                                                       | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                | 17.10.2020                                                                                                                                               | 19389                                                                                                                                                    | 19389                                                                                                                                                    | 8716                                                                                                                                                     | 6940                                                                                                                                                     | 28105                                                                                                                                                    | 26329                                                                                                                                                    |
| 24                                                                                                                                                       | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                            | 01.11.2020                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                                        | 5423                                                                                                                                                     | 2763                                                                                                                                                     | 5423                                                                                                                                                     | 2763                                                                                                                                                     |
| 25                                                                                                                                                       | Telangana                                                                                                                                                | 07.11.2020                                                                                                                                               | 809                                                                                                                                                      | 807                                                                                                                                                      | 10419                                                                                                                                                    | 9116                                                                                                                                                     | 11228                                                                                                                                                    | 9923                                                                                                                                                     |
| 26                                                                                                                                                       | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                              | 07.11.2020                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                                        | 3161                                                                                                                                                     | 469                                                                                                                                                      | 3161                                                                                                                                                     | 469                                                                                                                                                      |
| 27                                                                                                                                                       | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                           | 07.11.2020                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                                        | 830                                                                                                                                                      | 188                                                                                                                                                      | 830                                                                                                                                                      | 188                                                                                                                                                      |

| S. No.   | Name of the State Authority   | Date of Organization of E-Lok Adalat   | Pre-Litigation Cases   | Pre-Litigation Cases   | Pending Cases in Courts   | Pending Cases in Courts   | Total    | Total    |
|----------|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|----------|----------|
| S. No.   | Name of the State Authority   | Date of Organization of E-Lok Adalat   | Taken Up               | Disposed               | Taken Up                  | Disposed                  | Taken Up | Disposed |
| 28       | Jharkhand                     | 26.11.2020                             | 36000                  | 35115                  | 96                        | 18                        | 36096    | 35133    |
| 29       | Madhya Pradesh                | 28.11.2020                             | 54                     | 3                      | 1378                      | 569                       | 1432     | 572      |
| 30       | West Bengal                   | 28.11.2020                             | 1389                   | 89                     | 2195                      | 1121                      | 3584     | 1210     |
| 31       | Andhra Pradesh                | 12.12.2020                             | 213                    | 37                     | 7053                      | 5640                      | 7266     | 5677     |
| 32       | Bihar                         | 12.12.2020                             | 57903                  | 17296                  | 7727                      | 2387                      | 65630    | 19683    |
| 33       | Chandigarh                    | 12.12.2020                             | 0                      | 0                      | 70                        | 12                        | 70       | 12       |
| 34       | Chhattisgarh                  | 12.12.2020                             | 566                    | 55                     | 4244                      | 2473                      | 4810     | 2528     |
| 35       | Delhi                         | 12.12.2020                             | 0                      | 0                      | 14785                     | 12956                     | 14785    | 12956    |
| 36       | Gujarat                       | 12.12.2020                             | 9607                   | 1580                   | 21569                     | 10803                     | 31176    | 12383    |
| 37       | Haryana                       | 12.12.2020                             | 0                      | 0                      | 153                       | 72                        | 153      | 72       |
| 38       | Jharkhand                     | 12.12.2020                             | 41887                  | 17206                  | 12489                     | 7504                      | 54376    | 24710    |
| 39       | Madhya Pradesh                | 12.12.2020                             | 0                      | 0                      | 970                       | 589                       | 970      | 589      |
| 40       | Maharashtra                   | 12.12.2020                             | 0                      | 0                      | 654                       | 653                       | 654      | 653      |
| 41       | Manipur                       | 12.12.2020                             | 132                    | 79                     | 37                        | 17                        | 169      | 96       |
| 42       | Punjab                        | 12.12.2020                             | 3226                   | 417                    | 4495                      | 2826                      | 7721     | 3243     |
| 43       | Rajasthan                     | 12.12.2020                             | 19001                  | 2043                   | 3499                      | 523                       | 22500    | 2566     |
| 44       | Sikkim                        | 12.12.2020                             | 11                     | 11                     | 0                         | 0                         | 11       | 11       |
| 45       | Telangana                     | 12.12.2020                             | 6                      | 6                      | 63                        | 25                        | 69       | 31       |
| 46       | Uttarakhand                   | 12.12.2020                             | 3000                   | 128                    | 341                       | 106                       | 3341     | 234      |
| 47       | West Bengal                   | 12.12.2020                             | 2036                   | 100                    | 164                       | 86                        | 2200     | 186      |
| 48       | Karnataka                     | 19.12.2020                             | 1837                   | 250                    | 27026                     | 18840                     | 28863    | 19090    |
| 49       | Odisha                        | 19.12.2020                             | 6840                   | 305                    | 3589                      | 892                       | 10429    | 1197     |
|          | Total                         |                                        | 262761                 | 123363                 | 537636                    | 283964                    | 800397   | 407327   |