E-Lok Adalats has taken up more than 259 lakh cases between June, 2020 and September this year. Of them over 53 lakh cases were disposed off. Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju said this in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha on Friday. He said, to reduce the pendency of cases in courts and also to settle the disputes at pre-litigation stage, Lok Adalats are organized by Legal Services Institutions.<br />'' <br />'' During the COVID pandemic, the Legal Services Authorities innovatively leveraged technology and introduced E-Lok Adalat, wherein affected parties could get their matter resolved without physically visiting the venue of the Adalat. Mr Rijiju said, the Lok Adalat is one of the important Alternative Disputes Resolution Mechanism available to common people.<br />''