2,330 cases settled at National Lok Adalat in Yavatmal

Yavatmal: A National Lok Adalat held in various courts across the district on Sunday under the aegis of the District Legal Service Authority settled 2,330 cases. It was inaugurated by chief principal and district and sessions court Judge and chairman of legal cell, justice VP Patkar.
The settled cases, of which 1,442 were pending for long while 888 were pre-litigation cases, involved a sum of Rs19.87 crore.
Different banks, insurance companies, MSEDCL, BSNL and others participated in the sessions. For the first time, 13 cases were settled online and two cases were settled on video conference.
A special draw was held during July 29-31 to finalize the priorities. The legal cell secretary and civil judge MRA Sheikh, family court judge TS Akali, civil judge SH Gaherwal, additional district and sessions judge SW Chavan, senior lawyers RK Manekshe and RB Badnore, and others were part of the panel.