The Manipur State Legal Services Authority (MASLSA), in association with the High Court Legal Services Committee (HCLSC) and District Legal Services Authorities (DLSAs), successfully organized the first National Lok Adalat for the calendar year 2026. The Lok Adalat was held across all district courts and the High Court of Manipur.
Justice M. Sundar, Chief Justice of the High Court of Manipur & Patron-in-Chief, MASLSA, personally inspected the sittings at the Thoubal and Lamphel court complexes. Justice A. Bimol Singh, Executive Chairman, MASLSA, inspected the proceedings at the Bishnupur Court Complex before joining the inspection at Lamphel Court Complex alongside Justice A. Guneshwar Sharma, Judge, High Court of Manipur & Chairman, HCLSC.
During the inspection at Lamphel Court Complex, the chief justice handed over Lok Adalat Awards to some of the parties and congratulated them for successfully resolving their disputes through the platform of Lok Adalat.
In his address to the media, Justice M. Sundar noted that this event marks the first National Lok Adalat scheduled for the calendar year 2026. He observed a significant surge in the number of cases listed for settlement compared to the previous Lok Adalat held on December 13, 2025.
He highlighted that a total of 6,082 cases were listed before 14 benches across all nine judicial districts of Manipur, including Jiribam and one dedicated bench at the High Court of Manipur. The Chief Justice emphasized the critical role of public awareness in the success of the National Lok Adalat. He extended his gratitude to the participants, advocates, and paralegal volunteers (PLVs).
and members of the press and media for their efforts in creating awareness
amongst the public about the benefits of Lok Adalat.
He lauded the participation of banks and micro-finance institutions, noting that some offered waivers of up to 80% of claims, describing the gesture as “phenomenal and very encouraging.”
The cases listed in today’s National Lok Adalat include both pre-litigation and civil cases pending before the courts, such as original suits, money suits, bank recovery cases, matrimonial disputes, MACT cases, civil cases, etc.
A total of 311 cases were successfully resolved during the National Lok Adalat held today with a total settlement amount of Rs. 33,482,451.
Y. Rother, District & Sessions Judge, Imphal West; Ms. N. Lanleima, District & Sessions Judge, Imphal East; Shri Salam Samarjeet Singh, Addl. District & Sessions Judge (FTC), Manipur East & Shri Salam Imocha Singh, Retd. District & Sessions Judge, presided as chairpersons of four benches of National Lok Adalat held at Lamphel Court Complex.
Heeralata Moirangthem, Civil Judge (Sr. Divn.), Imphal East; Haobam Sanghamita, MPS, Commandant, 9th IRB (Mahila); N. Sofiarani Devi, Secretary, Imphal West DLSA; Kh. Tonjaoba, Advocate; Shri Ch. Momon Singh, Advocate; Ngalakhok Duidang, Asst. LADC, Imphal East; Chakpram Bimolchandra, Advocate; and Heikrujam Ranabati, Advocate, performed as members of the benches of the National Lok Adalat held at Lamphel Court Complex.
Ojesh Mutum, Registrar General, High Court of Manipur, presided as the Chairman; Kh. Ajit Singh, Registrar (Judl.), High Court of Manipur & Monalisa Maibam, Registrar (Vigilance), High Court of Manipur, performed as Members for the National Lok Adalat Bench at the High Court of Manipur.
Alek Muivah, Member Secretary, MASLSA, appealed to the media to give wider dissemination of Lok Adalat so that more people may avail themselves of the opportunity for resolving their dispute through this alternative dispute resolution, i.e., Lok Adalat.
