What are Lok Adalats How do they function?
What are Lok Adalats How do they function?
Lok Adalat is one of the alternative dispute redressal mechanisms, it is a forum where disputes/cases pending in the court of law or at pre-litigation stage are settled/ compromised amicably. Lok Adalats have been given statutory status under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987.
What are the three features of Lok Adalat?
1) There is no court fee and if court fee is already paid it will be refunded if the dispute is settled in Lok Adalat. 2) The parties to the dispute can directly interact with the judge through their counsel which is not possible in regular court of law. 3) The basic feature of Lok Adalt is informal and speedy justice.
What is the object of Lok Adalat?
Objective of Lok Adalat is to settle the disputes which are pending before the courts, by negotiations, conciliation and by adopting persuasive common sense and human approach to the problems of the disputants.
What is Lok Adalat also known as?
Lok Adalat is also commonly known as the people’s court. The awards passed by a Lok Adalat are considered to be a decree of a Civil Court and shall be final and binding on all the parties of the dispute (there shall also be no appeal against the award).
What type of cases are decided in Lok Adalat?
National Lok Adalats are organized by DLSA at regular interval for amicable settlement. Civil cases, matrimonial cases, MACT cases and petty offence cases are mainly referred for lok adalat.
How does Lok Adalat dispense justice?
A Lok Adalat has the jurisdiction to settle, by way of effecting compromise between the parties, any matter which may be pending before any court, as well as matters at pre-litigative stage i.e. disputes which have not yet been formally instituted in any Court of Law.
Why are Lok Adalat called People’s Court?
Even before the enforcement of the Act, the concept of Lok Adalat has been getting wide acceptance as People’s Courts as the very name signifies. Settlement of disputes at the hands of Panchayat Heads or tribal heads was in vogue since ancient times.
What is a Lok Adalat and how does it work?
Lok Adalat is one of the substitute dispute redressal mechanisms. National Legal Services Authority alongside other Legal Services Institutions conducts Lok Adalats. It is a forum where cases or disputes incomplete in the court of law are compromised cordially. The Lok Adalat is chairman, two members, and one social worker.
Is the award of the permanent Lok Adalat final and binding?
Further, the Award of the Permanent Lok Adalat is final and binding on all the parties. The jurisdiction of the Permanent Lok Adalats is upto Rs. Ten Lakhs. Here if the parties fail to reach to a settlement, the Permanent Lok Adalat has the jurisdiction to decide the case. The award of the Permanent Lok Adalat is final and binding upon the parties.
How many Lok Adalats are there in India?
As per the data provided by National Legal Services Authority, there are more than 15.14 lakhs Lok Adalats organised across the country, as of 2015. More than 8.25 crore cases have been settled by this mechanism so far.
How many Lok Adalat cases have been settled so far?
As on 30.09.2015, more than 15.14 lakhs Lok Adalats have been organized out in the nation since its beginning. More than 8.25 crore cases have been settled by this mechanism up until now.
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