Shillong, July 14: Under the patronage and guidance of Mr. Justice Mohammad Yaqoob Mir, Hon’ble Chief Justice who is also the Patron-in-Chief of the Meghalaya State Legal Services Authority, the National Lok Adalat under the aegis of the National Legal Services Authority(NALSA) was organised by the Meghalaya State Legal Services Authority today all across the State, in the High Court of Meghalaya, all District Courts as well as Sub-Divisional Courts and also in all the District Council Courts at Shillong, Jowai and Tura.
About 1751 cases including pre-litigation and pending cases involving criminal and civil cases as well as matters relating to default of payment of loans to Banks and other related cases were taken up at the Lok Adalat and about 329 cases were disposed of. The total amount of settlement in terms of money is 80,46,203/- (Rupees eighty lakhs, forty-six thousand, two hundred and three)
