MYSURU: With the Special Lok Adalat - “Samadhan Samaroh-2026” being organised at the Supreme Court, the Mysuru District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) has outlined district-level arrangements to support litigants from Mysuru who have matters in the SC, ensuring they can take part in the adalat as required. The special adalat is set to take place from August 21-23.
Details of the Lok Adalat
Mysuru Principal District and Sessions Judge Usha Rani, who also serves as the DLSA chairperson, told reporters on Monday that around 37 Supreme Court cases involving litigants from Mysuru have been identified for possible settlement through compromise or mutual consent in the Lok Adalat. She added that two of these cases have already been settled.
Acting on directions from the Karnataka State Legal Services Authority, the DLSA is arranging for litigants to participate via the video conferencing facility being conducted by the Supreme Court.
Arrangements and Participation
The DLSA has set up about 11 benches, each led by a district judge, to support the procedure, and has requested all parties concerned to appear before the DLSA for the pre-lok adalat sitting, either online or in person. Litigants or the Advocate-on-record must submit google forms to refer cases under Samadhan Samaroh before July 31. For further details, litigants may visit kslsa.kar.nic.in.
Responding to a query, PDJ Usha Rani said this is the Supreme Court’s second Lok Adalat, and in the earlier one held two years ago, about four cases were settled. Mysuru DLSA member-secretary Nagaraj Siddappa Ankasadoddi and Mysuru Bar Association President S Lokesh were present.
Categories of Cases
The Lok Adalat has taken up following categories of cases that include:
- Banking and Insurance-related matters
- Civil Law
- Motor Accident Compensation claims
- Rural Disputes and Farmer Issues
- Criminal matters
- Family Disputes
- Labour and Industrial Laws
- Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation
- Property Tax
- Rent Control and matters under the Public Premises (Eviction) Act
- Service Laws
- Transfer Petitions
Key Benefits
Key benefits include no court fee, with any fee already paid to be refunded; a simpler and quicker settlement-based resolution; and a final order that is not open to challenge.
