Lok Sabha Question No. 634 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-23
Subject: Lok Adalats
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: INNOCENT, SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH, NANDI YELLAIAH

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE**

**DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 634**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON THURSDAY, THE 23** **rd** **July, 2015**

**Lok Adalats**

**634       SHRI INNOCENT:**

**SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:**

**SHRI NANDI YELLAIAH:**

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

1. the number of National Lok Adalats organised during each of the last three years and the current year in the country;

1. the number of cases disposed off  by these Adalats during the said period;

1. whether the Government proposes to organise more such Adalats on regular basis in future and if so,  the details thereof;

1. the number of other Lok Adalats organised in various States including Kerala during the aforementioned period along with the number of cases disposed of by these Adalats, State/UT/Court-wise; and

(e)  the steps taken/being taken by the Government to organise such Adalats more frequently?

**ANSWER**

**MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE**

**(SHRI D.V. SADANANDA GOWDA)**

(a) to (e). The National Lok Adalats on various subject matters such as bank matters, section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, revenue, MNREGA, land acquisition cases, labour and family matters, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal and insurance claims, electricity, water, telephone, public utility disputes, criminal compoundable matters, traffic, petty matters, municipal matters were organized during the last three years and the current year and the number of cases disposed of is given at Annexure-I. Such Adalats a **re being organized** during the years 2015, as per the Calendar approved by the Hon’ble Chief Justice of India and Patron-in-Chief., NALSA and Hon’ble Executive Chairman NALSA.

NALSA through SLSAs, Supreme Court Legal Services Committee, High Court Legal Services Committees, District Legal Services Authorities and Taluk Legal Services Committees have been organizing Lok Adalats all over the country regularly either on a daily, fortnightly or monthly basis in addition to the National and Mega Lok Adalats. A statement showing the Lok Adalats organized in various States, including **Kerala** and number of cases disposed of by these adalats during last three years is at Annexure-II.

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Annexure- I

Statement referred in reply to parts (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 634 for 23.07.2015

| S.No.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Dates on which National Lok Adalats (NLA) on organized                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Number of cases disposed of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1  st  NLA on 23.11.2013                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 72,10,344                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2  nd  NLA  on 6 & 13.12.2014                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | **4,49,17,663                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | *14.02.2015                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 4,20,665                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | *14.03.2015                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 41,92,313                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | *11.04.2015                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 5,31,872                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | *09.05.2015 & 13.06.2015                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 3,18,724                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| *NLA on various subject matters                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | *NLA on various subject matters                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | *NLA on various subject matters                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| **In 2nd National Lok Adalat held on 6.12.2014 and 13.12.2014, a total of 4,49,17,663 cases were settled, out of which 40,81,637 cases were pending in Courts.  The remaining 1,30,04,343 cases were at Pre-Litigative stages, 26,44,871 were MNREGA cases and 2,51,86,812 cases  related to Aadhar /Voter/ Ration/BPL cards. | **In 2nd National Lok Adalat held on 6.12.2014 and 13.12.2014, a total of 4,49,17,663 cases were settled, out of which 40,81,637 cases were pending in Courts.  The remaining 1,30,04,343 cases were at Pre-Litigative stages, 26,44,871 were MNREGA cases and 2,51,86,812 cases  related to Aadhar /Voter/ Ration/BPL cards. | **In 2nd National Lok Adalat held on 6.12.2014 and 13.12.2014, a total of 4,49,17,663 cases were settled, out of which 40,81,637 cases were pending in Courts.  The remaining 1,30,04,343 cases were at Pre-Litigative stages, 26,44,871 were MNREGA cases and 2,51,86,812 cases  related to Aadhar /Voter/ Ration/BPL cards. |

**Annexure- II**

**Statement referred in reply to parts (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 634 for 23.07.2015**

| **S. No**   | **Name of the State Authorities**   | **2012**                    |                                    | **2013**                    |                                    | **2014**                    |                                    |
|-------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
|             |                                     | **No. of Lok Adalats held** | **Total number of  Cases Settled** | **No. of Lok Adalats held** | **Total number of  Cases Settled** | **No. of Lok Adalats held** | **Total number of  Cases Settled** |
| 1           | Andhra Pradesh                      | 15,412                      | 212,933                            | 14,690                      | 212,933                            | 11,956                      | 140,634                            |
| 2           | Arunachal Pradesh                   | 11                          | 15                                 | 34                          | 624                                | 20                          | 544                                |
| 3           | Assam                               | 65                          | 4,731                              | 52                          | 62,114                             | 40                          | 98,470                             |
| 4           | Bihar                               | 2,345                       | 49,448                             | 2,209                       | 42,410                             | 1,217                       | 167,686                            |
| 5           | Chhattisgarh                        | 2,135                       | 6,913                              | 2,039                       | 768,845                            | 2,162                       | 4,154,932                          |
| 6           | Goa                                 | 99                          | 2,169                              | 123                         | 654                                | 84                          | 2,905                              |
| 7           | Gujarat                             | 10,411                      | 174,197                            | 10,973                      | 223,270                            | 11,839                      | 374,241                            |
| 8           | Haryana                             | 2,586                       | 51,438                             | 3,169                       | 194,594                            | 62,306                      | 246,538                            |
| 9           | Himachal Pradesh                    | 417                         | 5,332                              | 732                         | 25,995                             | 2,296                       | 110,244                            |
| 10          | Jammu & Kashmir                     | 568                         | 10,861                             | 597                         | 63,659                             | 499                         | 132,044                            |
| 11          | Jharkhand                           | 2,607                       | 36,089                             | 1,360                       | 144,989                            | 4,079                       | 4,260,524                          |
| 12          | Karnataka                           | 16,206                      | 108,243                            | 18,788                      | 173,226                            | 35,017                      | 1,198,043                          |
| 13          | Kerala                              | 4,148                       | 25,044                             | 4,616                       | 44,455                             | 4,495                       | 127,625                            |
| 14          | Madhya Pradesh                      | 1,428                       | 2,822,459                          | 1,683                       | 2,052,228                          | 1,517                       | 4,325,522                          |
| 15          | Maharashtra                         | 2,887                       | 597,123                            | 2,279                       | 438,018                            | 2,614                       | 406,945                            |
| 16          | Manipur                             | 3                           | 77                                 | 16                          | 932                                | 6                           | 322                                |
| 17          | Meghalaya                           | 7                           | 137                                | 23                          | 1,000                              | 36                          | 1,854                              |
| 18          | Mizoram                             | 16                          | 64                                 | 43                          | 402                                | 101                         | 619                                |
| 19          | Nagaland                            | 58                          | 276                                | 27                          | 1,737                              | 31                          | 1,324                              |
| 20          | Odisha                              | 846                         | 191,774                            | 1,054                       | 374,443                            | 1,113                       | 109,445                            |
| 21          | Punjab                              | 3,295                       | 218,051                            | 3,388                       | 367,160                            | 3,249                       | 259,530                            |
| 22          | Rajasthan                           | 21,037                      | 195,246                            | 25,804                      | 320,058                            | 21,593                      | 363,485                            |
| 23          | Sikkim                              | 173                         | 931                                | 239                         | 1,152                              | 371                         | 775                                |
| 24          | Tamil Nadu                          | 4,965                       | 78,142                             | 5,733                       | 1,459,974                          | 5,613                       | 4,058,694                          |
| 25          | Telangana                           | -                           | -                                  | -                           | -                                  | 3,381                       | 152,238                            |
| 26          | Tripura                             | 82                          | 8,245                              | 225                         | 26,435                             | 252                         | 35,932                             |
| 27          | Uttar Pradesh                       | 3,638                       | 635,338                            | 3,692                       | 1,661,425                          | 2,600                       | 3,446,277                          |
| 28          | Uttarakhand                         | 189                         | 31,840                             | 180                         | 55,797                             | 172                         | 22,810                             |
| 29          | West Bengal                         | 1,462                       | 371,153                            | 1,564                       | 403,009                            | 1,501                       | 545,096                            |
| 30          | Andaman and Nicobar Islands         | 31                          | 0                                  | 8                           | 2,048                              | 7                           | 2,382                              |
| 31          | U.T. Chandigarh                     | 830                         | 47,828                             | 804                         | 79,459                             | 719                         | 343,838                            |
| 32          | Dadra and Nagar Haveli              | 4                           | 132                                | 2                           | 117                                | 1                           | 64                                 |
| 33          | Daman and Diu                       | 7                           | 5                                  | 6                           | 1,654                              | 4                           | 146                                |
| 34          | Delhi                               | 1,252                       | 163,589                            | 1,200                       | 409,541                            | 1,097                       | 127,415                            |
| 35          | Lakshadweep                         | 65                          | 5                                  | 68                          | -                                  | 13                          | -                                  |
| 36          | Puducherry                          | 102                         | 1,266                              | 102                         | 19,130                             | 107                         | 7,231                              |
|             | **TOTAL**                           | **99,387**                  | **6,051,094**                      | 107,522                     | 9,633,487                          | 182,108                     | 25,226,374                         |