Chandigarh, Dec. 14 -- The National Lok Adalat was conducted on Saturday at the district court complex, Sector-43, where a total of more than 21,526 cases were disposed of by the main court benches, encompassing pending, pre-litigative matters and traffic challans. The total settlement amount secured in these cases reached Rs.35.86 crore.

A total of thirteen benches were constituted to address a wide array of disputes.

A key highlight of the event was the visit by Justice Deepak Sibal, judge of the Punjab and Haryana high court and executive chairman of the State Legal Services Authority, Chandigarh, who personally oversaw the entire process.

Meanwhile, in Mohali, 23731 out of 24764 cases, taken up, by virtue of compromise were dispose...