Landmark case · Alternate Dispute Resolution · Semester 5
State of Punjab v. Jalour Singh
(2008) 2 SCC 660 · Supreme Court of India
A Lok Adalat award is a compromise decree; it cannot decide a dispute on merits if the parties do not settle.
From topic
Lok Adalats under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 — Unit V, Alternate Dispute Resolution.
Related sections:
- Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, 19 — Organisation of Lok Adalats
- Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, 20 — Cognizance of cases by Lok Adalats
- Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, 21 — Award of Lok Adalat to be deemed a decree