The first National Lok Adalat of 2026 will be organised across the country on March 14 under the aegis of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA).

The Lok Adalat will take place in courts and tribunals across India, including High Courts, District Courts, Consumer Forums, Tribunals and Permanent Lok Adalats. However, it will not be held on the same day in three States.

In Delhi, the Lok Adalat will be conducted on March 22, 2026. In Telangana, it will be held on March 28, while in West Bengal the event will also take place on a later date.

The upcoming National Lok Adalat will deal with a wide range of disputes at both the pre-litigation and litigation stages, including:

• Criminal compoundable offences

• Traffic challans

• Plea bargaining matters

• Revenue cases

• Bank recovery matters

• Motor accident claims

• Cheque dishonour cases

• Service matters, including pension disputes

• Matrimonial disputes (excluding divorce cases)

• Succession matters

• Land acquisition cases

• Labour disputes

• Arbitration matters

• Consumer disputes

• Electricity bill disputes

• Water bill disputes

• Telephone bill disputes

According to NALSA, the four National Lok Adalats held in 2025 together resolved more than 14.84 crore cases. In 2024, over 10.45 crore cases were settled through these Lok Adalats.

NALSA also stated that the upcoming Lok Adalat will focus on reducing case pendency reflected in the National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG), as part of efforts to ease the backlog of cases in courts across the country.