Chandigarh, March 16 -- A matrimonial dispute between a husband and wife was amicably settled through mediation during the National Lok Adalat organised by the Haryana State Legal Services Authority (HALSA).

The day-long exercise conducted through 177 benches across Haryana on Saturday at various courts took up both pre-litigation and pending cases and disposed of 5.72 lakh cases. It was HALSA's first National Lok Adalat this year, held under the supervision of justice Deepak Sibal of the Punjab and Haryana high court, who is executive chairman of the HALSA.

In a press statement, the HALSA stated that the Lok Adalat was held across 22 districts and 38 sub-divisions of the state and that the disposal in this first national Lok Adalat of ...