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New Indian Express
04-07-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Lok Adalat is a win-win situation for both: SLSA
VIJAYAWADA: State Legal Services Authority (SLSA) Member Secretary and District & Sessions Judge BSV Hima Bindu on Thursday highlighted the advantages of resolving legal disputes through Lok Adalat and mediation, describing them as win-win mechanisms for both parties. Speaking at a press conference at the Secretariat, she called on all stakeholders to extend support for the National Lok Adalat scheduled across Andhra Pradesh on July 5. The Lok Adalats will be conducted in all courts, including the High Court and the Debt Recovery Tribunal in Visakhapatnam, under the supervision of Executive Chairman and High Court Judge Ravinath Tilhari. She noted that resolving disputes through Lok Adalat not only saves time and money but also strengthens interpersonal relationships. Unlike court verdicts, which often benefit one side and may lead to appeals, Lok Adalats promote mutual agreement. Hima Bindu informed that 1,15,071 cases have been shortlisted for possible resolution. The High Court Legal Services Committee, 13 District Legal Services Authorities, and 147 Mandal Legal Services Authorities have already held 1,841 pre-Lok Adalat sittings and launched public awareness campaigns.
The Hindu
03-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
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.
