More Than 13,000 Cases Were Settled in Dakshina Kannada During Lok Adalat

As many as 13,618 cases settled during the National Lok Adalat held in courts in Mangalore & other parts of Dakshina Kannada. As many as 4,790 cases pending for trial before the courts were disposed and the settlement amount was estimated at ₹14.84 crore. A total of 8,828 of the 11,654 pre-litigation suits were settled and the settlement amount was put at ₹2.09 crore.

A total of 236 motor vehicle accident claim petitions were disposed off and the total compensation awarded was ₹8.37 crore. As many as 195 cheque bounce cases were disposed off and settlement amount was ₹3.4 crore. A total of 72 other execution cases were settled and the settlement amount was ₹1.61 crore. Among other cases disposed included 57 criminal compoundable offence cases; 41 partition suits; 23 matrimonial disputes; 91 other civil cases; and 3,883 petty cases filed under namely Karnataka Police Act and Disaster Management Act.

Of the 8,828 pre-litigation cases that were disposed included 8,469 traffic challan petty cases, 140 bank suits, 52 money recovery suits, 99 revenue cases and 49 water bill cases.