Lok Sabha Question No. 1695 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-11
Subject: e-Lok Adalats
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Vinayak Bhaurao Raut

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1695

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 11 th FEBRUARY, 2022

## e-Lok Adalats

## 1695.SHRI VINAYAK RAUT:

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

- (a) whether e-Lok Adalats were conducted in the year 2020 in various States of the country, State/UT-wise including Maharshtra;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the funds allocated for such Adalats during the last and 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 E-Lok 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 activities including  expenses  to  be  incurred  in  organization  of  Lok  Adalat  and  E-Lok  Adalat. During the last and current financial year, Rs. 100 crore and Rs. 145 crore, respectively, has been allocated to NALSA for conduct of their various activities including for  Lok Adalats and E-Lok Adalats.

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## Statement as referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1695 for answering on 11.02.2022 raised by Shri Vinayak Raut, MP - e-Lok Adalats Statement showing details of E- Lok Adalats organized during the year 2020

| 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 |
| 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   |