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Rajesh Tiwari (Bureau)

Sonbhadra / Uttar Pradesh –

As per the orders of Uttar Pradesh State Legal Services Authority and as per the instructions of District Judge Ramsulin Singh, President District Legal Services Authority, Sonbhadra, National Lok Adalat was organized by District Legal Services Authority, Sonbhadra on 09.05.2026. Which was inaugurated by the District Judge/Chairman District Legal Services Authority, Sonbhadra in the premises of District Court, Sonbhadra. On this occasion Rachana Arora Principal Judge Family Court, Sonbhadra, Ashok Kumar

Ninth Presiding Officer MACT Court, Sonbhadra, Sandeep Gupta-II First Additional District Judge Sonbhadra, Govind Mohan Special Judge (SCST), Vipin Kumar-III Additional District Judge/FTC/CAW Sonbhadra, Justice Pankaj Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dr. Rameshwar Dayal District Judge CD, Rahul Secretary District Legal Services Authority, Sonbhadra, Ajay Singh-II Additional Civil Judge CD/ACJM

Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, Civil Judge CD/FTC and all other judicial officers and Ashok Prasad Srivastava, President, Sonbhadra Bar Association, Rajendra Yadav, General Secretary District Bar Association and other advocates were present. The District Judge inspected the stalls set up by the banks and the stalls set up by the self-help groups and encouraged the bank representatives/self-help group members present there and called upon the bank representatives to resolve the cases by providing benefits to maximum number of common people.

The specific subjects in the said National Lok Adalat are criminal compoundable cases, Section 138 NI Act suits, bank recovery suits, motor accident compensation petitions, family suits, labor suits, land acquisition suits, electricity and water bills (other than non-compoundable), disputes to pay and allowances in service and retirement benefits, revenue suits (only suits pending in the Hon’ble High Court and District Courts), other civil suits. Along with the cases to rent, easement, injunction, specific relief cases, amicable pre-litigation cases were also settled on the basis of settlement agreement.

In the said National Lok Adalat, Rachna Arora, Principal Judge, Family Court, Sonbhadra, cases disposed of 07, Ashok Kumar Ninth, cases disposed of by MACT Court, Sonbhadra, 30 cases amounting to 32400000, Narendra Bahadur Prasad Permanent Lok Adalat, Sonbhadra, cases disposed of 10, Avinash Narayan Pandey, President Consumer Forum, Sonbhadra, cases disposed of 03 amount. 1661277, Sandeep Gupta-II Cases disposed by First Additional District Judge 143 amount 5960385, Cases disposed by Govind Mohan Special Judge (SCST), Sonbhadra 02, Vipin Kumar-III Additional District Judge/

Cases disposed by FTC/CAW, Sonbhadra 01 Amount 1000, Cases disposed by Justice Pankaj Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sonbhadra 2905 Amount 320000, Dr. Rameshwar Dayal Civil Judge C.D. Sonbhadra Cases disposed 116 Amount 2201660, Shri Ajay Singh-II Additional Civil Cases disposed by Judge CD/ACJM 95 amount 5930, Rajiv Ranjan, Civil Judge CD/FTC, Sonbhadra Cases disposed 112 amount 272200, Mohammad Zeeshan Khan Judicial Officer Gram Court Ghorawal Sonbhadra Cases disposed 57 amount 570, Shishir Srivastava Civil Judge Ju. D. Cases settled by Sonbhadra

62 Amount 52268, Indu Verma Cases disposed by CJ Judge FTC/CAW 07, Dhirendra Kumar Sonkar Cases disposed by Additional Civil Judge Jud. Duddhi, Sonbhadra 200 Amount 2000, Muralidhar Singh, Cases disposed by Special Judicial Magistrate First Sonbhadra 11 amount 5900, Shri Yamuna Shankar Pandey Special Judicial Magistrate-II, Sonbhadra, cases disposed of 11 amounting to Rs. 4500, thus a total of 3,772 cases were disposed of by the above courts whose fine and settlement amount was Rs. 4,33,58,222.

Apart from this, a total of 83,780 cases of pending cases and pre-litigation cases were resolved in all the revenue courts, other courts and other departments of the district, whose fine and settlement amount was Rs 19,56,34,312 and a total of 474 cases of private and public banks were resolved whose settlement amount was Rs 2,54,71,904.

Thus, a total of 88,026 cases were finally resolved in the National Lok Adalat held on 09.05.2026, the total settlement amount of which was Rs 26,44,64,438.

A total of 26 cases of Petty Offenses were disposed of in the Special Lok Adalat held on 07.05.2026, 08.05.2026 and 09.05.2026 in continuation of the National Lok Adalat. The above information was given by the District Legal Services Authority, Sonbhadra Office.