What is lok adalat ,definition and scope?
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Definition-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
• The Lok Adalat is presided over by a sitting or retired judicial officer as the chairman, with two other members, usually a lawyer and a social worker.
• Main condition of the Lok Adalat is that both parties in dispute should agree for settlement.
• There is no court fee.
• If the case is already filed in the regular court, the fee paid will be refunded if the dispute is settled at the Lok Adalat
• The procedural laws and the Evidence Act are not strictly followed while assessing the merits of the claim by the Lok Adalat
The decision of the Lok Adalat is binding on the parties to the dispute and its order is capable of execution through legal process.
No appeal lies against the order of the Lok Adalat.
Lok Adalat is very effective in settlement of money claims. Disputes like partition suits, damages and matrimonial cases can also be easily settled before Lok Adalat, as the scope for compromise through an approach of give and take is high in these cases.
A Lok Adalat has the jurisdiction to settle, by way of effecting compromise between the parties, any matter which may be pending before the court, as well as matters at pre-litigative stage i.e. disputes that have not been formally instituted in any court of law
• The Lok Adalat is presided over by a sitting or retired judicial officer as the chairman, with two other members, usually a lawyer and a social worker.
• Main condition of the Lok Adalat is that both parties in dispute should agree for settlement.
• There is no court fee.
• If the case is already filed in the regular court, the fee paid will be refunded if the dispute is settled at the Lok Adalat
• The procedural laws and the Evidence Act are not strictly followed while assessing the merits of the claim by the Lok Adalat
The decision of the Lok Adalat is binding on the parties to the dispute and its order is capable of execution through legal process.
No appeal lies against the order of the Lok Adalat.
Lok Adalat is very effective in settlement of money claims. Disputes like partition suits, damages and matrimonial cases can also be easily settled before Lok Adalat, as the scope for compromise through an approach of give and take is high in these cases.
A Lok Adalat has the jurisdiction to settle, by way of effecting compromise between the parties, any matter which may be pending before the court, as well as matters at pre-litigative stage i.e. disputes that have not been formally instituted in any court of law
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Lok adalats are informal courts to settle all disputes with speed and economy. Lok adalats are generally headed by retired judges who follow simpliflied legal procedures. The adalats meet on a fixed date and places. It is generally seen that hundred of cases are settled in a single sitting of these Lok adalats
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