Special Lok Adalat disposes 180 cases

Saturday, March 25, 2006, 19:33 [IST]

Patna, Mar 25 (UNI) A Special Lok Adalat organised at Patna civil court under the aegies of District Legal Service Authority (DLSA) today disposed off 180 cases relating to bank loans.

The cases of the bank loans worth Rs 95 lakhs were settled in the special lok adalat in which 24 branches of the State Bank of India participated.

About Rs 18 lakh loans were realised on spot in the lok adalat.

Patna District and sessions Judge Shyam Kishore Sharma, Secretary of DLSA Mithilesh Kumar Roy, among others, were present on the occasion.

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