PLSA Regulations 22Chapter VI · Lok Adalat

Section 22 · Functioning of the Lok Adalat

(1)

The Secretary of the District Authority or the Chairman of the Sub-Divisional Legal Services Committee, as the case may be, shall assign cases to the benches of the Lok Adalat after obtaining orders from the Chairman, as the case may be.

(2)

The Secretary of the District Authority or the Chairman of the Sub- Divisional Legal Services Committee, as the case may be, may prepare a cause list for each bench of the Lok Adalat and the same shall be duly notified to all concerned.

(3)

Every Bench of the Lok Adalat shall make sincere efforts to bring about a conciliatory settlement in every case put before it without any duress, threat or undue influence, allurement or misrepresentation.

(4)

In case any Bench of the Lok Adalat [is unable to] [Substituted for 'cannot' vide G.S.R. 83/C.A. 39/87/S. 29-A/Amd. (1)/2000, dated 5.10.2000.] take up, hear or dispose of any case/cases on that day, it may be in its discretion to take up such case/cases on the next day or on any such subsequent day as may be convenient, under intimation to the Secretary/Chairman of the Committee/Authority concerned. In that case, Judicial record, may be kept with permission of the Court concerned.

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