The Nagaland State Legal Services Authority (NSLSA) under the aegis of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) has informed that the 2nd Quarterly National Lok Adalat (People’s Courts) will be conducted on 13 May 2023 with sitting in all the district headquarters.

A total of 11 Lok Adalat Benches at present District Court premises will be set up by the District Legal Services Authority (DLSAs), it said.

NSLSA further informed that the 1st Quarterly National Lok Adalat DLSAs for 2023 was held on February 11 where a total of 237 cases were listed before the Lok Adalat sitting bench for settlement out of which 168 cases with a settlement amount of Rs. 5,39,97,434 were disposed including cases in pending stage as well as in pre-litigation stage mostly in the category of bank Recovery, Criminal Compoundable cases & Motor Accident Cases Tribunal (MACT) and other cases viz. public utility i.e Telephone Bills.

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Lok Adalat is one of the alternative dispute redressal mechanisms, and a forum where cases pending in the court of law or at pre-litigation stage are settled or compromised speedily and amicably. NLA is held on a quarterly basis and has benefited the citizens with the privilege of settling disputes at free of cost all across Nagaland.

Persons having dispute/ cases (pre-litigation and pending) on Civil, matrimonial, MACT and petty offence cases to come forward, on the day or submit their disputes before the date at DLSA front offices, District Court building and NSLSA member Secretary Office, DC Office Compound or contact 0370-2290153 or email at nslsa.nagaland@gov.in.

The disposal Data of each DLSAs will be further uploaded on the web portal of the State Authority at https://nslsa.nagaland.gov.in/.