Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, Section 21 -- Award of Lok Adalat - Where an award is made by Lok Adalat in terms of a settlement arrived at between the parties, it becomes final and binding on parties to the settlement and becomes executable as if it is a decree of a civil court and no appeal lies against it to any Court - However, if any party wants to challenge..........
Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, Section 21 -- Award of Lok Adalat - Award passed by Lok Adalat in a pending litigation or in a pre litigation case is not ordinarily amenable to judicial review...........
Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, Section 21 -- Award of Lok Adalat - Third party cannot challenge the award in writ petition - Remedy of such party would be to institute a separate suit within the period of limitation prescribed under the law for necessary redressal and seek an appropriate decree...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 142 -- Dishonour of cheque - Cheque dishonoured issued in terms of settlement in Lok Adalat - Decree Holder need not to be driven to Court for filing a civil or criminal proceedings for the recovery of the amount covered by the cheque - Decree holder is entitled to get the decree for said amount with interest and costs,..........
Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, Section 19, 20 -- Lok Adalat - Writ petition - No restriction or classification so far as nature of matter to be referred to Lok Adalat for settlement as long as those are not excluded like no, compoundable offences or issues relating to vires of a statue - Writ proceedings being in the nature of civil proceedings can be referred to..........
Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, Section 19, 20 -- Lok Adalat - Party can directly approach Lok Adalat without approaching Court of Law...........
Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, Section 20 -- Lok adalat - Compromise - Lok adalat is not a Court as defined under the Act or under CPC - Compromise or settlement should be between parties - Consent of both parties evidenced by their signature on compromise is condition precedent for any lawful order to be passed by Lok Adalat, so as to bind the parties - Signatures..........
Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, Section 22D - - Review - Permanent Lok Adalat can review its own order...........
Court Fees Act, 1870, Section 16, Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 89 - - Refund of Court fee - Compromise - Whether the compromise is with the persuasion of Court or amongst the parties by themselves in terms of S.89 CPC or otherwise, invocation of provision of S.16 of Court Fee Act should be made in all cases so that settlement by way of alternative dispute resolution..........
Malicious prosecution -- Damages - Complaint of unauthorised constructed filed before Permanent Lok Adalat - If Permanent Lok Adalat commits any error and steps ahead beyond jurisdiction vested on it by law, responsibility of same cannot be attributed to defendant/complainant who had approached the authority with a view to securing amicable settlement of dispute - No..........
