State-level e-Lok Adalat to be held via video conferencing in Chhattisgarh

For the first time in the judicial history of the country, a State-level e-Lok Adalat will be held in Bilaspur through video conferencing on Saturday.

The e-Lok Adalat will be inaugurated by Chief Justice PR Ramchandra Menon at 10:30 AM in the video conferencing room of Chhattisgarh High Court. Live streaming of this program will also be done. The cases will be resolved by mutual consent between the parties sitting at home.

Executive President of Chhattisgarh State Legal Services Authority Justice Prashant Mishra informed that more than 3,000 cases will be heard in more than 200 benches of various districts across the state including the High Court.

Justice Mishra said that money-related cases like settlement cases, family cases, motor accident claims, cheque bounce cases, etc. are often resolved through Lok Adalat.

"When people are facing a financial crisis due to Corona, Chhattisgarh High Court and State Legal Services Authority have decided to set up e-Lok Adalat for resolving such cases. E-Lok Adalat is being held in all the District Courts and Tehsil Courts along with High Court," he said.

Justice Mishra said that the link was made available to the parties at the same time when the forms were filled for settlement through e-Lok Adalat.

Stating that there is an eagerness about e-Lok Adalat in the whole country, he said if this experiment is successful then it will be continued further.

"In e-Lok Adalat, the parties and lawyers will be able to sit in their respective homes and connect to the court by video conferencing through the given link. If the parties and lawyers have difficulty in connecting through video conferencing, then they have also been given the facility to present their case by making a WhatsApp video call," according to an official release.

( With inputs from ANI )