The Statesman, Sept 30, 2008
BHAWANIPATNA, Sept. 29: A mega state-level lok adalat was organised under the aegis of the Kalahandi district legal aid authority here yesterday.
This apart, legal aid camps were also held at Dharamgarh, Madanpur Rampur, Khariar and Nuapada simultaneously. A total of 358 cases were disposed off in the camp, sources said. Said to be one of the biggest camps held in two decades, the proceedings continued till late evening as there was a huge crowd of litigants. In the camp, 1182 criminal cases, 29 civil, 1683 revenue and 612 forest cases were disposed and fines to the tune of Rs. 5.10 lakh was realised. With the disposing off of 98 banking cases, Rs 12.53 lakh as outstanding loan dues was realised. Also, nine motor vehicle accident claim (MVAC) cases fetched Rs 10.35 lakh towards compensation.
The camp was conducted by the district and sessions judge Mr Prafulla Kumar Panda. The registrar, civil court and secretary, legal aid cell Mr Tribikram Keshari Chinhara co-ordinated the proceedings. n sns
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