National Lok Adalat Successfully Organized on 12.09.2026 under the aegis of Haryana State Legal Services Authority
Haryana State Legal Services Authority sets new Benchmark in the Third National Lok Adalat of this Year with Record more than 7 Lakh Cases Settled
On 12th September, 2026, 3rd National Lok Adalat of the year was organised across the State of Haryana under the dynamic leadership and guidance of Hon’ble Mr. Justice Harsimran Singh Sethi, Judge, Punjab & Haryana High Court and Executive Chairman, Haryana State Legal Services Authority (HALSA). The National Lok Adalat was conducted across all 22 Districts and 38 Sub-Divisions of Haryana. This National Lok Adalat witnessed an unprecedented response and marked a historic milestone, recording the highest ever figures in terms of cases taken up and settled. A total of 8,82,297 cases were taken up, out of which 7,00,033 cases were amicably disposed of, achieving an impressive disposal rate of 79%.
The National Lok Adalat, including pre-Lok Adalat sittings, witnessed substantial disposal of cases involving a wide variety of disputes. The massive response received from litigants reflected growing public faith in the mechanism of Lok Adalat as an effective mode of alternative dispute resolution. The settlements arrived at during the Lok Adalat not only saved valuable time and litigation expenses of the parties but also substantially contributed towards reducing pendency of cases in courts across Haryana. An amount of Rs.230,06,65,824/– was also settled/awarded during the National Lok Adalat.
For effective conduct of the National Lok Adalat, a total of 184 Benches were constituted across the State to take up both pre-litigation and pending matters including civil disputes, matrimonial cases, motor accident claim cases, bank recovery matters, cheque bounce cases under the Negotiable Instruments Act, traffic challans, compoundable criminal offences.