The first Lok Adalat of the year took place on 25 January 2025 in Garhwa, Jharkhand. The event was organised by the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA). It was held under the direction of the Principal District Judge and Chairman of the DLSA, Nalin Kumar. This followed instructions from the Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority (JHALSA) in Ranchi.
Six benches were set up to deal with different cases. These included cases from the Nagar Anumandal Vyavahar Nyayalaya. The benches were led by:
* Dinesh Kumar, District and Additional Sessions Judge-I
* Sangita, Assistant Chief Judicial Magistrate
* Anulika Kumar, Judicial Magistrate
* Abhinav Tripathi, Judicial Magistrate, Anumandal Vyavahar Nyayalaya, Nagar Untari
* Sanjay Kumar Singh, District and Additional Sessions Judge-I
* Arvind Kachhap, Assistant Chief Judicial Magistrate
Each bench also had a lawyer:
* Praveen Kumar Sahu
* Nityanand Dubey
* Anita Ranjan
* Sudhir Tiwari
* Birendra Kumar Mishra
* Hanseshwar Pandey (Nagar Untari)
The Lok Adalat resolved 178 cases. This included 40 criminal cases that could be settled, two cases related to the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 88 cases from the electricity department, and 50 cases from the SDO Court in Nagar Untari. A total of ₹14,27,400 was collected in revenue.
Judicial officers, lawyers, court staff, PLV Suryadev Chaudhary, and the people involved in the cases were all present at the event.