As many as 3,832 cases were disposed of in the National Lok Adalat held here on Saturday.
S Sumathi, Principal District Judge (PDJ) inaugurated the court at Salem district court. A total of 7,459 cases including civil matters, land disputes and matrimonial disputes were taken up and 3,832 cases were settled. An amount of ` 20.24 crore was disbursed.
During the Lod court, Rs 14 lakh was awarded as compensation to the family members of Muthukumar (45), a weaver who died in a road accident in 2022. Similarly, Rs 12.50 lakh was given as compensation to the family members of Mathialagan (29), who died in an accident last year.