Along with the rest of the nation, 2nd Quarterly National Lok Adalat (People’s Courts) for the year 2024 will be observed in all the district headquarters under the aegis of the Nagaland State Legal Services Authority (NSLSA) on 11th May 2024.

11 Lok Adalat Benches by the District Legal Services Authority (DLSAs) will be set-up.

NSLSA informed that Lok Adalat is one of the alternative dispute redressal mechanisms, and a forum where disputes/cases pending in the court of law or at pre-litigation stage are settled/ compromised amicably. Lok Adalats have been given statutory status under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987.

Under the said Act, the award (decision) made by the Lok Adalats is deemed to be a decree of a civil court and is final and binding on all parties and no appeal against such an award lies before any court of law.

There is no court fee payable when a matter is filed in a Lok Adalat. If a matter pending in the court of law is referred to the Lok Adalat and is settled subsequently, the court fee originally paid in the court on the complaints/petition is also refunded back to the parties.

During the 1st quarterly National Lok Adalat held on 9th March 2024, 178 cases/disputes were disposed with a total settlement amount of over Rs 34 crore. The cases/disputes were mostly in the category of bank recovery, Motor Accident Cases Tribunal, and other cases such as public utility like telephone bills and matrimonial disputes.

The disposal Data of each DLSAs will be further uploaded on the web portal of the State Authority at www.nslsa.nagalandgov.in.