New Delhi: Lok Adalat does not have jurisdiction to decide on the problem of the benefits after it is known that compromises or solutions cannot be achieved between the parties, the Supreme Court said on Thursday.
The APEX court said the provisions of the Law Service Authority Law, 1987 assigned that Lok’s jurisdiction would determine and to compromise or settlement between the parties in the dispute.
It is said that once the settlement or compromise failed, Lok Adalat must return this case to court from which reference has been received to be done in accordance with the law.
“Lok Adalat does not have jurisdiction at all to decide on the problem of rewards so it is found that compromises or solutions cannot be achieved between the parties,” said the backup and a Bopanna.
The judgment continued to the appeal submitted by a challenging plantation officer command 2013 delivered by Madhya Pradesh High Court who was with him at Lok Adalat, a member of Lok Adalat has signed a matters of writing petition and has rejected this case on excess.
The Apex Court said that the command delivered by Lok Adalat rejected the direct petition on excess was not sustainable and deserved to be canceled and set aside.
It rejects the argument that the problem is placed before the Lok Adalat with the agreement is justified in the disposal of the problem.
“Approval for placing this problem before Lok Adalat will arrive at the completion and / or compromise between the parties and not because it places the problem before Lok Adalat to decide on the problem.” Once there is no compromise and / or settlement between the parties before Lok Adalat, as provided in paragraph (5) section 20 Law Service Authority Act, 1987, this problem must be returned to court where the problem is called Lok Adalat to decide on the problem On reward by the court concerned, “Bench said.