The Supreme Court of India’s three-day Special Lok Adalat wraps up today, marking the culmination of the Samadhan Samaroh 2026 initiative to clear pending cases through consent-based settlement.
More than 600 cases were listed before 16 Special Lok Adalat Benches on the opening day, August 21, with over 400 settled amicably, a resolution rate of about 67 percent.
Each bench was made up of two sitting Supreme Court judges, working with senior advocates, advocates-on-record and other counsel to help parties reach settlements.
The matters taken up covered a wide range of case types, including matrimonial disputes, property disagreements, motor accident claims, land acquisition and compensation issues, tax disputes and service-related matters.
Samadhan Samaroh, short for Supreme Court Action for Mediated Adjudication and Disputes Harmonization Across Nation, began on April 21, 2026, with the three-day Lok Adalat forming its final phase.
The event was held under the guidance of Chief Justice Surya Kant, part of the court’s continued push toward mediation to ease its litigation backlog.
More than 600 cases were listed for settlement before the special benches on the opening day alone, with over 400 amicably resolved, a settlement rate of around 67 percent.
Case types taken up during the Lok Adalat spanned matrimonial disputes, property disagreements, motor accident claims, land acquisition and compensation issues, tax disputes, cheque disputes, and service and labour-related matters.
The Samadhan Samaroh initiative itself began on April 21, 2026, with the three-day Special Lok Adalat on August 21-23 forming its concluding phase.
The full name of the initiative is Supreme Court Action for Mediated Adjudication and Disputes Harmonization Across Nation, reflecting its focus on consent-based dispute resolution rather than adversarial litigation.
The event was organised under the guidance of Chief Justice Surya Kant, reflecting the court’s continued push toward mediation as a way of easing its litigation backlog.
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