CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The first session of the E-Lok Adalat was inaugurated by the Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court, Justice P R Ramachandra Menon.

Detailed explanation-2: -UPSC Mains Q. Which Indian state is the first to conduct state-wide Lok Adalat through video conferencing? Notes: The state of Chhattisgarh has the become the first in the country, to organise an state-wide e-Lok Adalat, through video conferencing.

Detailed explanation-3: -The first Lok Adalats were held in Gujarat in 1982 and in Chennai in 1986.

Detailed explanation-4: -Lok Adalats, known as people’s courts settle dispute through conciliation and compromise. The First Lok Adalat was held in Una city in Junagarh district of Gujarat in 1982.

Detailed explanation-5: -First time lok adalat was held in Gujrat in 1999. It is a forum where cases pending on panchayat or at pre litigation stage in a court of law are settled. They have been given statutory status under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987.