Ludhiana, March 15 -- More than 1.04 lakh cases were settled during the National Lok Adalat organised across Ludhiana district on Saturday, bringing relief to thousands of litigants and significantly reducing the burden on courts.

The Lok Adalat was organised by the District Legal Services Authority at the district courts complex in Ludhiana and at sub-divisional courts in Jagraon, Khanna, Samrala and Payal. Held under the directions of the National Legal Services Authority, the Lok Adalat functioned under the chairpersonship of district and sessions judge-cum-DLSA chairperson Harpreet Kaur Randhawa and the supervision of CJM-cum-DLSA secretary Amandeep Singh.

Officials said that 1,04,805 cases were disposed of during the Lok Adalat, wi...