Sadanand Gowda asks people to benefit from Lok Adalats
Hyderabad, April 9 (INN): Union Law Minister D. V. Sadananda Gowda said that the Lok Adalats were proving to be beneficial for those who do not know law and their legal rights.
Addressing the 14th All India Meet of State Legal Services Authorities here on Saturday, the Union Minister informed that so far about 5.5 lakh cases were resolved through Lok Adalats. He said a majority of beneficiaries were poor people. He advised people to benefit from the schemes introduced by Lok Adalats.
Speaking on the occasion, Chief Justice of Supreme Court Justice Tirath Singh Thakur said nearly three crore cases were pending in different courts across the country. He stressed on expansion of Legal Services Authority to help the poor.
News Posted: 9 April, 2016
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