Speaking at the inauguration of the Capital’s first cyber Lok Adalat, organised by the Delhi Legal Services Authority in association with the ICICI Bank to settle cheque bounce cases, Justice Pasayat suggested that the banks extend conciliation to check the backlog and reduce the “inflow of fresh litigation”.

“There should be an extension of conciliatory methods for settlement of cases before they reach the stage of litigation. For the method is not only more productive in view of settling cases, but also brings about restoration of cordial relationship between the litigating parties, for nobody loses in the end, and the ultimate objective of settlement is also achieved,” he said.

He praised the Delhi mediation centre and the concept of Lok Adalats. Calling it an “effective mechanism of Alternative Dispute Redressal”, he said the work done was worth “applause for bringing the war between the litigants to a truce.”