Chhattisgarh Affairs
Results of National Lok Adalat in Chhattisgarh better than expectations of results in UP: High court chief justice
Chhattisgarhhigh court chiefjustice Ramesh Sinhacommended the joint efforts of everyone involved in the success of the in Chhattisgarh and said that the results in the state were better than the expectations of the results in Uttar Pradesh. Sinha was Senior Judge inAllahabad High Courtbefore his appointment as chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court in March this year.
The chief justice further emphasized that the success of Lok Adalats is everyone’s contribution, and everyone’s contribution is essential to achieve this goal so that good results can be achieved.
He highlighted the importance of this event for the resolution of disputes through the legal system and urged everyone to participate actively in the National Lok Adalat to achieve the same level of success as seen in Chhattisgarh.
When small disputes are resolved through local courts, the burden on higher courts is reduced, and they can focus more easily on serious cases, the Chief Justice said.
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