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Call to amicably settle disputes through National Lok Adalat on July 5

Andhra Pradesh State Legal Services Authority (APSLSA) Member-Secretary B.S.V. Himabindu said a National Lok Adalat (NLA) is being held in all courts across the State, including the High Court (HC) and the Debt Recovery Tribunal in Visakhapatnam on July 5 to resolve pending cases. Besides, a 90-day-long Mediation for the Nation Campaign/Drive began on July 1, is also under way to settle suitable matters pending in courts. Addressing media persons at the APSLSA office near the Secretariat in Amaravati on Thursday, Ms. Himabindu said the NLA would be conducted as per the directions of the National Legal Services Authority once in every three/four months for amicably resolving pending cases. She noted that both the disputing parties would win the cases in the event of their resolution through the NLA or mediation by court-appointed and trained third parties, and asserted that settling cases through the Lok Adalat would help litigants in saving time and money and improving human relationships. 'People should prefer to sort out issues through the Lok Adalat instead of engaging in protracted legal battles,' she exhorted. Further, Ms. Himabindu said the Benches constituted for the NLA would deal with cases related to matrimonial and property disputes, civil cases, money suits, motor vehicle accident insurance claims, cheque bounce cases, and compoundable criminal cases that could be resolved through compromise. She also informed that the High Court Legal Services Committee, 13 DLSAs (District Legal Services Authorities) and 147 MLSAs (Mandal Legal Services Authorities) have in the recent times identified 1,15,071 compoundable cases and conducted 1,841 pre-Lok Adalat sittings and awareness programmes. As far as the Mediation Campaign was concerned, the APSLSA Member-Secretary said cases would be handled by 893 mediators, including retired judges, social workers, and lawyers, and settlements arrived therein would be recorded as compromise decrees in courts. APSLSA Deputy Secretary H. Amara Rangeswara Rao and Assistant Secretary N.J. Rao were present.