Lok Adalats
By Advocate Chikirsha Mohanty
In Indian history, using ADR to resolve conflicts has a long and turbulent past
Lok Adalat is one of the significant modes of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanism
The concept of Lok Adalat goes back to the pre-independence or the British period
ADR in its simple terms can be defined as a process which differs from that of judicial determination, and this
Lok Adalat, also known as People's court is a well-known system of alternative dispute resolution in India created under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987
Its informal setting encourages amicable settlements
"[1] As the name suggests Lok meaning people and Adalat meaning court, it is the people's court established by the government based on the principles of 'justice ‘’National Lok Adalat: More Than 50 Lakh Cases Disposed On An Average By National Lok Adalats’ The Times of India (February 14 2018)
The concept of Lok Adalat goes back to the pre-independence or the British period
Lok Adalats have been given statutory status under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987
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Sri Arun Kumar Srivastava is the present District Kerala Lok Adalat or Kerala State Legal Services Authority (People's Court) is an statutory and autonomous body and an alternative dispute resolution mechanism used in the state of Kerala
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It is one of the components of the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) system and Lok Adalat in India, as the name suggests, means the People's Court
The concept of Lok Adalat goes back to the pre-independence or the British period
Instituted under the Legal Services Authorities Act of 1987, Lok Adalats beckon the bright future of alternate dispute resolutions in India
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
Permanent Lok Adalat
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Lok Adalat is an informal justice delivery system that aims in providing supplementary forums to the litigants for settlement in disputes
64 lakh pending and pre-litigation cases were settled in the first National Lok Adalat of 2023, which was organised under the guidance of the National Legal Services Authority in all 36 states and Union territories on Saturday