Lok Adalat to be held every working day of High Court

Kochi, Nov 6 (UNI) The Kerala High Court Legal Service Committee will conduct Lok Adalat on every working day of the High Court.

Justice Kurian Joseph told a news conference today that the Committee had decided to make available the service of two retired judges of the High Court on every week for the purpose.

Accordingly, retired judges M M Pareeth Pillai and Hariharan Nair will sit and hear cases this week. The sitting will start at 10.30 every morning at the High Court auditorium and will continue till evening. All types of cases which have a chance for settlement will be taken up in the sitting.

Justice Kurian Joseph said this attmpt on the golden jubilee year of the High Court would help reduce pending cases in the High Court.

Cases decided in the Lok Adalat are entitled to get back the full court fees remitted by the parties.

The Committee is also thinking about to conduct a Service Adalat to settle service cases, he said.

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