How many types of lok adalat are there?

Karnataka Government established 6 Permanent Lok Adalats- one each at Bengaluru, Belagavi, Dharwad, Kalaburagi, Mysore and Mangaluru.

What does lok adalat means?

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 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.

Can lok adalat take criminal cases?

All cases of civil and criminal nature which are permitted under law to be compromised and compounded are settled in Lok Adalats. Labour Dispute, Industrial Dispute and the cases under workmen Compensation Act; Cases under Consumer Protection Act; Criminal cases wherein the offences are lawfully compoundable; etc.

Who is father of Lok Adalat?

Answer: Dr. Justice A.S. Anand, Judge, Supreme Court of India took over as the Executive Chairman of National Legal Services Authority on 17the July, 1997. Soon after assuming the office, His Lordship initiated steps for making the National Legal Services Authority functional.

Who introduced Lok Adalat India?

The Lok Adalat was first started in Gujarat in March 1982 and slowly spread across the country. The advent of Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 gave a statutory authority to Lok Adalats, pursuant to the constitutional mandate in Article 39-A of the Indian Constitution.

What is the name of the head of the Supreme Court?

John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice of the United States, was born in Buffalo, New York, January 27, 1955.

Who is the head of Lok Adalat?

Lok Adalat