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313 Gram Nyalayas functioning across country dispose of more than 2.99 lakh cases

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New Delhi | November 30, 2024 2:42:03 PM IST
As per the website of e-Committee, Supreme Court of India (https://ecommitteesci.gov.in/service/district-courts-portal/), there are 688 District Courts across the country. Further, the Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008 which was enacted to establish Gram Nyayalayas at the grass-root level aims to provide access to justice in rural areas ensuring opportunities to secure justice for citizens, said a press release.

As on October, 2024, 313 Gram Nyayalayas are functioning across the country which have disposed of more than 2.99 lakh cases during December, 2020 to October, 2024.

Further, Lok Adalats are organized by Legal Services Institutions at such intervals as deemed fit in order to reduce the pendency of cases in the courts and to settle the disputes at pre-litigation stage. Lok Adalats handle pending court cases as referred to it by the respective courts.

Since Lok Adalats are not permanent in nature, all unsettled cases, are reverted to the respective courts and hence do not remain pending with Lok Adalats, the press release further stated.

During the year 2024-25 (upto September 2024), 5944 benches of State Lok Adalats were constituted which disposed of 10,11,912 cases. In addition, 98,776 cases were settled through 17,309 sittings of Permanent Lok Adalats (Public Utility Services) during the same period.

The Government has released Rs 200 crore to National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) during 2024-25 (upto October 2024) for implementing legal aid programmes through State Legal Services Authorities. The legal services institutions have been setup from the Taluk level to the Supreme Court level for providing free legal aid to poor and weaker sections of the society.

As on September 2024, 41,775 panel lawyers and 43,050 para legal volunteers are available with legal services institutions to improve access to justice across the country including rural areas.

This information was given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Law & Justice, Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal in a written reply in Lok Sabha on Friday. (ANI)

 
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