Legal Aid And Lok Adalats in Tamil Nadu
from January 2000 to June 2001
| No. of Lok Adalats held | 10,000 |
| Total No. of cases settled | 13,875 |
| Amount awarded in Motor Accident Cases | Rs.85,80,65,10,600/- |
| Total No. of Land Acquisition Cases settled | 1619 |
| Award amount secured | Rs.11,40,69,44,100/- |
| Other Cases settled | 742 |
| No. of Legal Literacy Camps held | 891 |
| Application Received | 57,958 |
Statement of Disposal of Cases in the Subordinate Courts in the state of Tamil Nadu and the High Courts of Madaras. (As on 20-8-2001)
| Total | 7 Year Old Cases | 15 Year Old Cases | |
| Subordinate Courts (during the year 2000) | 1340994 | 22369 | |
| Subordinate Courts (1-1-2001 to 31-7-2001) | 837053 | 10722 | |
| Total | 2178047 | 33091 | |
| High Court (during the year 2000) | 146615 | 14049 | 534 |
| High court (1-1-2001 to 31-7-2001) | 85200 | 15896 | 957 |
| High Court (1-8-2001 to 20-8-2001) | 10070 | 1408 | 51 |
| Total | 241885 | 31353 | 1542 |
Note : During the 2000, pending NBWs were executive in 20000 cases throughout the State of which 6000 cases were pertaining to Madurai District.
During the span of 4 months in the year 2001, NBWs in 4000 cases have been executed in Madurai with the effective cooperation of the police.
A Glance of statistics from 1-1-2001 to 31-8-2001
Application Received
Non Legal Matters - 17,141
Legal Matters : 19,967
Women- 8047
Schedule Castes- 3393
ScheduleTribes: 113
Matrimonial and Maintenance Application Received: 2263 Pre-Litigative Settlements in counseling centers
Mediation Centers and Centers for Women :
601
Matrimonial Matters Settled :
203
Benefit secured in Maintenance and Matrimonial Matters
Monthly Maintenance Rs. 92140
Commuted Payments Rs. 323800
Compensation Secured To
Motor Accident Victims – Rs. 42,18,408
Disposal of Cases in the Prison Adalats (from 1-1-2001 to 31-8-2001)
Prison Adalats
Cases Disposed
Central Prison Chennai :
352
Central Prison Madurai
252
Central Prison Trichy from 18.2.01
15
Central Prison Vellore
I- Prison for Men
22
II- Special Prison for Women
4
(Prison Adalats are being held in the above central prison. Legal Aid Cell functions on all working days during office hours. Two panel lawyers attend)
Lok Adalats January 2001 to August 2001
- Lok Adalats held
- 592
- Motor Accident Cases Settled
- 5193
- Awarded as Compensation
- Rs. 41,53,31,581
- Land Acquisition Cases settled
- 768
- Compensation Secured
- Rs.8,07,32,047
- Legal Aid Cases Disposed of in Courts (from 1-1-2001 to 31-8-2001)
- 6050
- Ended in favour of assisted persons
- 3829
- Ended against the assisted persons
- 2221
- Lok Adalats Lok Adalats held
- 592
- Cases Settled (Motor Accident)
- 5193
- Award for Motor Accident Cases
- Rs. 41,53,31,581
- Civil cases settled
- 198
- Matrimonial Cases Settled
- 121
- Compoundable IPC/ Criminal Cases
- 100
- Land Acquisition Cases Settled
- 768
- Award Secured in Land Acquisition
- Rs. 8,07,32,047
Number of Constituent units of the Authority - 167
a. District Legal Services Authorities - 25
b. Taluk Legal Service Committee - 141
c. High Court Legal Service Committee - 1
- Number of Mediation Centers
- 59
- Number of Centers of Women
- 42
- Number of Places where Legal Literacy Camps held
- 364
- Number of applications received at the Camp
- 15786
- Number of visits made by the Panel Lawyers to
- -
- Central Prisons and Sub Jails
- 4281
- Juvenile Homes and Approved Schools
- 284
- Number of Magistrate Courts Functioning
- 167
Number of Lok Adalats held, Number of cases setteled and Compensation awarded in the State from 1-1-2001 to 31-8-2001
