10,945 cases disposed of, Rs 191.19 crores settled through Gujarat High Court's e-Lok Adalat

A State-wide e-Lok Adalat was organised on Saturday under the auspices of the High Court of Gujarat and the Gujarat State Legal Services Authority (GSLSA)..The event was organised online from the Courts at each district, including the High Court..As per the Press Release issued by the High Court, over ten thousand cases taken up were pending cases and around 803 pre-litigation cases were disposed of at today's event. .Gujarat Legal Services Authority to hold e-Lok Adalat on September 26 [Read Notice].The e-Lok Adalat presided over at the High Court saw 79 pending cases being disposed of. .Overall, the adalat has reduced pendency by 10,142 cases, the Press Release records. A total of 10,945 cases have been resolved, cutting across pending cases and those in the pre-litigation stages, it is further stated..Amicable settlements worth Rs. 191.19 Crore came to be arrived at between the parties. Proceedings where the State and its instrumentalities and corporations such as Insurance Companies were also resolved at the event that took place on Saturday..The Press Release states:."Under the able stewardship of Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court and the Patron-in-Chief of the Gujarat State Legal Services Authority (GSLSA) Vikram Nath, Executive Chairman, Gujarat State Legal Services Authority (GSLSA) Justice R. M. Chhaya, and Chairperson of the Gujarat High Court Legal Services Committee [GHCLSC] Justice Bela M. Trivedi, the success of e-Lok Adalat even in the present trying times of Covid-19 pandemic crisis has again established the efficacy of the conciliatory approach of dispute resolution in addition to the fruitfulness of use of technology in Alternative Dispute Resolution(ADR).".The success of the e-Lok Adalat has also been credited to the efforts of the Gujarat State Legal Services Authority (GSLSA), which is stated to have put in place Standard Operating Procedures in place for the event..For the district-wise break-up of disposed cases, and the Gujarat High Court's Statement on the adalat, read the Press Release: