Thane District Resolves Rs 193 Crore in Lok Adalat Settlement

Thane district in Maharashtra resolved over 88,000 cases worth Rs 193 crore during a recent Lok Adalat. Nearly 25% of the state's total cases were settled, with significant settlements in Motor Accident Claims Tribunal and debt recovery cases.

More than 88,000 cases involving settlements worth Rs 193 crore were resolved during the Lok Adalat recently held in Maharashtra's Thane district, an official said on Tuesday.

Nearly 25 percent of the state's total cases were settled during the Lok Adalat held in Thane on Saturday, according to Ishwar Suryavanshi, secretary of the District Legal Services Authority.

The district successfully resolved 35,151 out of 141,352 pending cases in the state. The Lok Adalat in Thane saw the settlement of 88,223 cases involving a total of Rs 193.89 crore, officials reported.

Among these, 492 Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) cases amounting to Rs 53.54 crore and 123 debt recovery tribunal (DRT) cases totalling Rs 43.34 crore were also resolved.