Shivashankar Amarannavar, judge of the Karnataka High Court, offering a sweet to a girl after her parents were reunited during the National Lok Adalat held in Kalaburagi on Saturday.
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The National Lok Adalat was successfully conducted across all courts in Kalaburagi district on Saturday. Held under the directions of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) and the Karnataka State Legal Services Authority (KSLSA), Bengaluru, the adalat witnessed the resolution of thousands of pending disputes and pre-litigation matters through mutual conciliation.
The proceedings in the district achieved significant success under the guidance of Justice Shivashankar Amarannavar, judge of the High Court of Karnataka and administrative judge for Kalaburagi district. G.L. Lakshminarayana, Principal District and Sessions Judge and chairman of the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Kalaburagi, led the drive locally.
The event saw cooperation from judicial officers, advocates, bank officials, public authorities, and litigants.
A vast array of cases were taken up and amicably resolved during the day-long adalat. These included civil suits, motor accident compensation claims, compoundable criminal cases, land acquisition compensation disputes, and pre-litigation bank recovery matters.
Disputing parties reached mutually agreeable settlements without the prolonged delays and expenses of standard courtroom litigation.
According to official figures released by the DLSA, a total of 2,39,328 cases were disposed of across the district. This included 9,533 pending court cases and 2,48,861 pre-litigation matters.
Highlighting the legal efficacy of the drive, several delayed disputes were permanently settled, including one case that had been pending for 10 years, another pending for seven, and seven cases that were running for over five years.
Beyond financial and legal settlements, the adalat also repaired relationships by successfully reuniting eight estranged couples who had been living separately.
Following counselling and mutual consensus during the adalat, the couples agreed to withdraw their legal cases and consented to live together again.
Published – July 11, 2026 11:14 pm IST
