Tag: lok adalats and tribunals

Lok Adalat literally means people’s court. Lok Adalat is a special type of court in which disputes are settled by the mutual consent. Disputes are solved by direct talks between litigants. Main condition of the Lok Adalat is that both parties in dispute should agree for settlement. Statutory status to Lok Adalats was given by Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987.

Lok Adalat literally means people’s court. Lok Adalat is a special type of court in which disputes are settled by the mutual consent. Disputes are solved by direct talks between litigants. Main condition of the Lok Adalat is that both parties in dispute should agree for settlement. It has following powers: it can summon the attendance of any witness and can examine on oath, it can produce any document and has power to specify its own procedures for the determination of any dispute coming before it.

Lok Adalat is a special type of court in which disputes are settled by the mutual consent. Disputes are solved by direct talks between litigants. Advantages of Lok Adalat include: there is no court fee, cases are solved very quickly and easily and people can go directly to Lok Adalat instead of going to court first.

Main goal of establishment of family courts is for secure and speed settlement of disputes relating to marriage and family affairs. Appeal from family courts lies directly to the High Court. The appeal to high court after passing the judgement of family court can be made in 30 days.

Main goal of establishment of family courts is for secure and speed settlement of disputes relating to marriage and family affairs. Matters like divorce, separation, maintenance, custody of children are usually dealt in family courts. Powers of family court include: they can make their own procedure for settling a case, they are not required to record the oral statement of the witness at length and appeal from family courts lies directly to the High Court.

Main goal of establishment of family courts is for secure and speed settlement of disputes relating to marriage and family affairs. Matters like divorce, separation, maintenance, custody of children are usually dealt in family courts. Judge of the family court is appointed by State government.

Lok Adalat is a special type of court in which disputes are settled by the mutual consent. Disputes are solved by direct talks between litigants. Given two statements are true regarding Lok Adalat which says that up to 2004 more than 2, 00,000 Lok Adalats have been held and by the end of 2004, 21 million cases have been settled

Lok Adalat is a court designed to shorten the time taken for settling disputes especially in the cases like partition of property and matrimonial cases. Lok Adalat was initially started in Gujarat in March 1982.

Main goal of establishment of family courts is for secure and speed settlement of disputes relating to marriage and family affairs. Matters like divorce, separation, maintenance, custody of children are usually dealt in family courts.

Matters like divorce, separation, maintenance, custody of children are usually dealt in family courts. Judge of the family court is appointed by State government. The necessary conditions that are to be met by a person to be the judge of family courts include: he should have at least seven years in judicial office in India or should have worked as an advocate of a high court for seven years.