Mohali, Sept. 14 -- In a major step towards expediting justice delivery, the District Judicial Complex in Sector 76, along with additional benches in Kharar and Derabassi, resolved 21,192 cases during the National Lok Adalat held on Saturday. A total of 17 benches were constituted to facilitate mutual compromises, passing awards amounting to Rs.201 crore.

The Lok Adalat, led by Atul Kasana, district and sessions judge-cum-chairman of the district legal services authority saw 23,469 cases being taken up. Judicial officers and tehsildars presided over the benches, which focused on a wide spectrum of disputes. These included criminal compoundable offences, cases under the Negotiable Instruments Act, bank recovery cases, Motor Accidents Clai...