State/UT-wise and year-wise detail of number of Lok Adalats organised and cases disposed of by State Lok Adalats, National Lok Adalats and Permanent Lok Adalats (Public Utility Services) during the last three years and the current year is at Annexure-A, Annexure-B and Annexure-C respectively.
Every year, NALSA issues calendar for the year for organising National Lok Adalats. During 2022, National Lok Adalats were organized on 12th March and 14th May and is further scheduled to be held on 13th August and 12th November. State Lok Adalats are organised by State Legal Services Authorities as per local conditions and needs.
The State Legal Services Authorities have been issued guidelines/ directions by National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) vide National Legal Services Authority (Lok Adalat) Regulations, 2009 to organise more Lok Adalats so that pendency of cases could be reduced. Further in view of Covid, E-Lok Adalat was introduced which significantly improved access to justice for people who were otherwise unable to physically participate in the Lok Adalats. The first E-Lok Adalat was held on 27.06.2020 and since then E-Lok Adalats have been organized in 28 States / UTs wherein 188.62 lakh cases were taken up and more than 46.71 lakh cases disposed of.
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Annexure-A
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S.No.
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Name of the State/UT Authority
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2019-20
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2020-21
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2021-22
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2022-23 (upto May,22)
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No. of Benches constituted
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Cases Disposed of (Both Pre-litigative and Pending cases)
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No. of Benches constituted
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Cases Disposed of (Both Pre-litigative and Pending cases)
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No. of Benches constituted
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Cases Disposed of (Both Pre-litigative and Pending cases)
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No. of Benches constituted
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Cases Disposed of (Both Pre-litigative and Pending cases)
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1
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Andaman & Nicobar Islands
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2
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290
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1
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90
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0
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0
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0
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0
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2
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Andhra Pradesh
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8493
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11400
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3585
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30461
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4874
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12123
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1111
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1534
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3
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Arunachal Pradesh
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47
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118
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6
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25
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24
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91
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0
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0
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4
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Assam
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419
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33084
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6
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1
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136
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13672
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0
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0
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5
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Bihar
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931
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1256
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28
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97
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1
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6
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0
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0
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6
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Chhattisgarh
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610
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1662
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491
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3475
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187
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228
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27
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30
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7
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Dadra & Nagar Haveli
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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8
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Daman & Diu
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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9
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Delhi
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52
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16340
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300
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195359
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250
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147103
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0
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0
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10
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Goa
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5
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81
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8
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777
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30
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3209
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16
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731
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11
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Gujarat
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4542
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20611
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2851
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21880
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5157
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15546
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972
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8577
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12
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Haryana
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66040
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124952
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33774
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52789
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54762
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115797
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10909
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35880
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13
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Himachal Pradesh
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1865
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68651
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90
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3205
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260
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22031
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51
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1984
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14
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Jammu & Kashmir
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145
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16774
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125
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9469
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24
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3271
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0
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0
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15
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Jharkhand
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743
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14341
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607
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79649
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1310
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22954
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265
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1115
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16
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Karnataka
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3890
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45165
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1912
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121884
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412
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2524
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48
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1227
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17
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Kerala
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1972
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21408
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721
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4837
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302
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19226
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78
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1119
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18
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Lakshadweep
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2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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19
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Madhya Pradesh
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1166
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10675
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1714
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14903
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808
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4110
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146
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351
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20
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Maharashtra
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592
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7932
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22
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605
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6
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28
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1
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2
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21
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Manipur
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0
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0
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1
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21
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0
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0
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0
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0
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22
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Meghalaya
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0
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0
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0
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0
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23
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89
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0
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0
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23
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Mizoram
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112
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552
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27
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147
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17
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204
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2
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3
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24
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Nagaland
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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25
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Odisha
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101
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45210
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239
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4628
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12
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326
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0
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0
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26
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Puducherry
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49
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699
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24
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392
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42
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262
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8
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88
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27
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Punjab
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803
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4242
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0
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0
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339
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1108
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1
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12
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28
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Rajasthan
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3689
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6522
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607
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34514
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786
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845
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191
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226
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29
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Sikkim
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120
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560
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110
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158
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110
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636
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20
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202
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30
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Tamil Nadu
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2181
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16621
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767
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13117
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759
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13066
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112
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803
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31
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Telangana
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1862
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12352
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1501
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24327
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2827
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7363
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493
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1239
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32
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Tripura
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35
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7353
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12
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6938
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93
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11624
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8
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1172
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33
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Chandigarh
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12
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28
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26
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1
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69
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37
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2
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2
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34
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Uttar Pradesh
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197
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3916
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200
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100305
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57
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31414
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3
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2138
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35
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Uttarakhand
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72
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27258
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121
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6166
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25
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8605
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21
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5000
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36
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West Bengal
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1307
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25698
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575
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13853
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774
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74999
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106
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501
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37
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Ladakh
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0
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0
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0
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0
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4
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32
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0
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0
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Grand Total
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102056
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545751
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50451
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744073
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74480
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532529
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14591
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63936
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Note: U.T. of Ladakh Legal Services Authority was constituted in the month of February, 2021
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Annexure-B
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S.No.
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Name of the State/UT Authority
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2019
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2020
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2021
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2022 (upto June,22)
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Cases disposed of
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Cases disposed of
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Cases disposed of
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Cases disposed of
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1
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Andaman & Nicobar Islands
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0
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248
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3997
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1574
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2
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Andhra Pradesh
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97415
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37896
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122839
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265715
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3
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Arunachal Pradesh
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588
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104
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1054
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435
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4
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Assam
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21596
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12188
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39642
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44890
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5
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Bihar
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164984
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66451
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151620
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130881
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6
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Chandigarh
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11188
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2569
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16833
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4378
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7
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Chhattisgarh
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57648
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24464
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134548
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474833
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8
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Dadra & Nagar Haveli
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2021
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1768
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172
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592
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9
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Daman & Diu
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249
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31
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113
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46
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10
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Delhi
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71377
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83006
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154992
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247758
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11
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Goa
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1565
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351
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1680
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2016
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12
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Gujarat
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193150
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41584
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748722
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556192
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13
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Haryana
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103298
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30298
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123413
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222639
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14
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Himachal Pradesh
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25432
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5971
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35556
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36967
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15
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Jammu & Kashmir
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32177
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13258
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166544
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197183
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16
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Jharkhand
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49228
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53152
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232473
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457815
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17
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Karnataka
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281849
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334681
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1277856
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1132702
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18
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Kerala
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128729
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15010
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68681
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110349
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19
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Lakshadweep
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4
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8
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7
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110
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20
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Madhya Pradesh
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234433
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108365
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347333
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210644
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21
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Maharashtra
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428376
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215837
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2440375
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2799775
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22
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Manipur
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1994
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204
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794
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732
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23
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Meghalaya
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695
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303
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852
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464
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24
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Mizoram
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495
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218
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790
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2159
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25
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Nagaland
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973
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251
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941
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459
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26
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Odisha
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43197
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18329
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35557
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24799
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27
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Puducherry
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4194
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1738
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5084
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3408
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28
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Punjab
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89016
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32528
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138175
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138913
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29
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Rajasthan
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219098
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103060
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286834
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1128235
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30
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Sikkim
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165
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30
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110
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148
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31
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Tamil Nadu
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340594
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88819
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191604
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223559
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32
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Telangana
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110838
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47560
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349902
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1102255
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33
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Tripura
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3354
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382
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1070
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1576
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34
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Uttarakhand
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26058
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8088
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20882
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3266946
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35
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Uttar Pradesh
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2484405
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1171022
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5551793
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4174622
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36
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West Bengal
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62890
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28596
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133736
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406970
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37
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Ladakh
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0
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0
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1463
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829
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Grand Total
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5293273
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2548368
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12788037
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17373568
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Note: U.T. of Ladakh Legal Services Authority was constituted in the month of February, 2021
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Annexure-C
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S. No
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SLSA
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2019-20
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2020-21
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2021-22
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2022-23 (upto May, 22)
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Sitting During the year
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Cases settled during the year
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Sitting During the year
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Cases settled during the year
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Sitting During the year
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Cases settled during the year
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Sitting During the year
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Cases settled during the year
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1
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Andaman & Nicobar Islands
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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2
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Andhra Pradesh
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1384
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1608
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431
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1283
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927
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1406
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169
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149
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3
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Arunachal Pradesh
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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4
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Assam
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263
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38
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99
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12
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141
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56
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40
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9
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5
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Bihar
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1754
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688
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977
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203
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482
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221
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88
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59
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6
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Chhattisgarh
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918
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96
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346
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32
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1045
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1199
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186
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327
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7
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Dadra & Nagar Haveli
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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8
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Daman & Diu
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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9
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Delhi
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516
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19439
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532
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14765
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791
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17395
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131
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3142
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10
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Goa
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21
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57
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24
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30
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2
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0
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0
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0
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11
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Gujarat
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9
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120
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1
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105
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9
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2238
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1
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8
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12
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Haryana
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3578
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45839
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3413
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9654
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3547
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30960
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553
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13813
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13
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Himachal Pradesh
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38
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112
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6
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10
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9
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11
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0
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0
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14
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Jammu & Kashmir
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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15
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Jharkhand
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2738
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10517
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3554
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1943
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5144
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32514
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871
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3713
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16
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Karnataka
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1578
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6399
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1069
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3869
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1292
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5371
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217
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449
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17
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Kerala
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276
|
442
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336
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248
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212
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1104
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46
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396
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|
18
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Lakshadweep
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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19
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Madhya Pradesh
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368
|
510
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455
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270
|
886
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574
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157
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50
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20
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Maharashtra
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797
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3304
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541
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249
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918
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765
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162
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234
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21
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Manipur
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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|
22
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Meghalaya
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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|
23
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Mizoram
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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|
24
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Nagaland
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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|
25
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Odisha
|
935
|
1870
|
583
|
1350
|
742
|
1561
|
68
|
163
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|
26
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Puducherry
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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|
27
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Punjab
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4504
|
8391
|
2868
|
3987
|
4538
|
9967
|
814
|
2361
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|
28
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Rajasthan
|
4545
|
5254
|
1123
|
806
|
2960
|
3228
|
765
|
1027
|
|
29
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Sikkim
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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|
30
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Tamil Nadu
|
245
|
47
|
236
|
80
|
671
|
272
|
104
|
104
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|
31
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Telangana
|
181
|
3546
|
66
|
549
|
108
|
6674
|
12
|
63
|
|
32
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Tripura
|
147
|
208
|
1
|
0
|
44
|
81
|
11
|
15
|
|
33
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Chandigarh
|
246
|
582
|
246
|
108
|
240
|
687
|
39
|
558
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|
34
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Uttar Pradesh
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4274
|
1230
|
2714
|
383
|
3961
|
1087
|
763
|
246
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|
35
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Uttarakhand
|
461
|
379
|
156
|
522
|
484
|
765
|
104
|
120
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|
36
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West Bengal
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0
|
0
|
0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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37
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Ladakh
|
0
|
0
|
0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Grand Total
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29776
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110676
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19777
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40458
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29153
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118136
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5301
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27006
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Note: U.T. of Ladakh Legal Services Authority was constituted in the month of February, 2021
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This information was given by the Minister for Law and Justice, Shri Kiren Rijiju in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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