Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, Section 22B -- Permanent Lok Adalat - Territorial jurisdiction - Airlines - Conditions of Carriage - Exclusive jurisdiction clause - All dispute shall be subject to jurisdiction of the Courts at Delhi only - Permanent Lok Adalat for public utility services, Hyderabad was constituted for the area of Hyderabad and transport services by..........
Carriage by Air Act, 1972, Section 8 -- Airlines - Deficiency in service - Compensation - Low cost carrier - Finding of fact by the Permanent Lok Adalat that delay in flight due to dense fog/bad weather and want of ATC clearance due to air traffic congestion , which were beyond the control of the air carrier - Order of the Permanent Lok Adalat affirmed by the High Court..........
Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, Section 22C(4) -- Jurisdiction of Permanent Lok Adalat - Decision on merits - Held, the Permanent Lok Adalat has no power, jurisdiction and authority to decide the dispute, on merits without there being any consent by the petitioner - The predominant role of the Permanent Lok Adalat is of a conciliator and not of an adjudicator...........
Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, Section 22B -- Chapter VI - Permanent Lok Adalat has certain characteristics of Regular Lok Adalat - Permanent Lok Adalat can decide only disputes arising in respect of public utility services and any other service notified by the Government...........
Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, Section 22A(b) -- Permanent Lok Adalat has jurisdiction to decide a case of Medical negligence - Medical negligence i.e. death caused on account of medical negligence is covered u/s 22A(b) of the Act - It has to proceed and decide the case according to statutory provisions, no matter the party has other remedies available in law...........
Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, Section 22C -- Permanent Lok Adalat has jurisdiction to settle a dispute not only through conciliation but also by adjudication...........
Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, Section 22 -- Permanent Lok Adalat - Has powers similar to Civil Courts trying a suit like calling for evidence, examination of witnesses etc...........
Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, Section 22C, 22D, 22E -- Permanent Lok Adalat - Only remedy available against an award passed by Permanent Lok Adalat is the writ remedy available under Arts.226 & 227 of Constitution of India...........
Permanent Lok Adalat -- Has no jurisdiction in the matter relating to non compoundable offence and also has no jurisdiction where the value of property in dispute exceeds ten lac rupees...........
Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, Section 22(2), Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 32, Rule 7 -- Settlement of motor accident claim case through Lok Adalat - Minors figure in array of parties - Where minors figure in the array of parties, guardians shall expressly declare that the compromise settlement is for the benefit of minors - Lok Adalat cannot allow compromise..........
