Lok Adalat disposed of over 25 lakh disputes in a day
Bengaluru (PTI): The National Lok Adalat on December 9, organised by the Karnataka State Legal Services Authority disposed of 2,24,080 pending cases, the Authority said on Tuesday.
A total of 1,022 Lok Adalat benches were constituted, which also disposed 22,90,264 pre -litigation cases, making it a total of 25,14,343 disputes settled, it said.
The total settlement amount was Rs 1,569 crore.
There were many individual success stories where old cases were also settled in the Lok Adalat.
"In Mandya Prl. Civil Judge Court, 18 year old partition suit was settled. In Chamarajanagara Addl. Civil Judge Court 11 year old Partition Suit was settled. Many more old cases are also settled in this Lok Adalat," the Authority said in a release.
The disputes settled include 1,358 matrimonial cases: Total 1,358 cases were settled, a total of 262 couples were reunited due to conciliation.
A total of 3,125 partition suits were settled, while 4,031 motor vehicles claims cases were disposed off with a compensation amount of Rs 209 crores awarded. A total of 10,513 Negotiable Instruments Act (cheque bounce) cases were disposed off. Another 88 consumer cases were disposed off and amount of Rs 2 crore 75 lakh awarded.
Dr. Justice H B Prabhakara Sastry, who is also Chairman of High Court Legal Services Committee, personally headed the Lok Adalat Bench at the Principal Bench of the High Court in Bengaluru and settled several important cases. In total, 1,087 cases were settled in the High Court Principal Bench, Kalaburgi and Dharwad Bench.
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Punishment for those disrupting assembly proceedings, warns Speaker UT Khader
Belagavi: Speaker U.T. Khader on Friday warned that members who disrupt Assembly proceedings by talking in their seats during debates will be made to sit in the House for an entire day as a disciplinary measure.
The warning came after the Question Hour, when Deputy Leader of the Opposition Arvind Bellad was permitted to initiate a discussion on the development of North Karnataka.
At this point, expelled BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal objected, stating that he had been seeking a debate for the past three days but had not been given an opportunity.
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Responding to the objection, Speaker Khader said Bellad had already been granted permission and assured Yatnal that he would be allowed to speak at the next opportunity. He noted that even as a serious discussion was underway, several MLAs were speaking among themselves with their microphones on, disrupting the proceedings.
Expressing displeasure over the conduct of members, Khader likened the situation to football, where players receive red, yellow, or white cards for violations. Similarly, he said, the Assembly issues warning cards to members who disturb the House. If they fail to correct themselves despite repeated warnings, they would be required to remain seated in the Assembly hall for a full day as punishment, he stated.
