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Levels and Composition Of Lok Adalats
State Authority Level:
The Lok Adalat's benches would be constituted by the Member Secretary Of The State Legal Services Authority. Each bench would comprise of a sitting or retired judicial officer or sitting or retired judge of the High Court and any one or both of- a member from the legal profession; a social worker interested in the implementation of legal services programs or schemes and engaged in the upliftment of the weaker sections.
At High Court Level:
The Lok Adalat's benches would be constituted by The Secretary Of The High Court Legel Services Committee with each bench comprising of a sitting or retired judge of the High Court and any one or both of- a member from the legal profession; a social worker interested in the implementation of legal services programs or schemes and engaged in the upliftment of the weaker sections.
At District Level:
The Lok Adalat's benches would be constituted by The Secretary Of The District Legal Services Authority. each bench comprising of a sitting or retired judicial officer and any one or both of either a member from the legal profession; and/or a social worker interested in programs and engaged in the upliftment of the weaker sections or a person engaged in para-legal activities of the area, preferably a woman.
At Taluk Level:
The Lok Adalat's benches would be constituted by the Secretary of the Taluk Legal Services Committee, each bench comprising of a sitting or retired judicial officer and any one or both of either a member from the legal profession; and/or a social worker engaged in the upliftment of the weaker sections and interested in the implementation of legal services schemes or programs or a person engaged in para-legal activities of the area, preferably a woman.
National Lok Adalat :
National Level Lok Adalats are held for at regular intervals where on a single day Lok Adalats are held throughout the country, in all the courts right from the Taluk Levels to the Supreme Court where a huge number of cases are disposed of.
Permanent Lok Adalat :
Section 22-B of The Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 enables the organization of the Permanent Lok Adalat. Permanent Lok Adalats have been set up as permanent bodies with two members and a chairman for providing a compulsory pre-litigation mechanism for conciliation and settlement of cases relating to Public Utility Services like postal, transport, telegraph, etc. The Permanent Lok Adalat gets jurisdiction to decide the dispute, in case the parties fail to reach a settlement, provided, the dispute does not relate to any offense.
This article does not intend to hurt the sentiments of any individual, community, sect, or religion, etcetera. This article is based purely on the author’s personal opinion and views in the exercise of the Fundamental Rights guaranteed under Article 19(1)(A) and other related laws being enforced in India for the time being.
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