India's first National Lok Adalat of 2026 settles over 284 million cases in a single day
The inaugural National Lok Adalat of 2026, led by Chief Justice Surya Kant, settled 284,14,329 cases and Rs 10,920.47 crore across the country on March 14, 2026; a separate Lok Adalat in Theni resolved 834 cases with payouts of ₹5.15 crore.
On March 14, 2026, India held its first National Lok Adalat of the year, according to bharatlaw.ai. The event was organised under the leadership of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Patron‑in‑Chief of NALSA, and was conducted simultaneously across thousands of benches in all states and union territories, covering district courts, High Courts, and tribunals, as reported by bharatlaw.ai. By the evening of that day, 284,14,329 cases had been settled, and the combined monetary value of the settlements was Rs 10,920.47 crore; bharatlaw.ai noted that these figures represent the outcome of a single day, not a cumulative annual total.
bharatlaw.ai described NALSA as the apex body responsible for organising Lok Adalats across India.
In Theni, a Lok Adalat settled 834 cases, and litigants there received ₹5.15 crore, according to The Hindu.
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