Permanent Lok Adalat
What is Permanent Lok Adalat ?
22B. Establishment of Permanent Lok Adalats:
- Notwithstanding anything contained in section 19, the Central Authority or, as the case may be, every State Authority shall, by notification, establish Permanent Lok Adalats at such places and for exercising such jurisdiction in respect of one or more public utility services and for such areas as may be specified in the notification.
- Every Permanent Lok Adalat established for an area notified under sub-section (1) shall consist of—
- A person who is, or has been, a district judge or additional district judge or has held judicial office higher in rank than that of a district judge, shall be the Chairman of the Permanent Lok Adalat.
- Two other persons having adequate experience in public utility service to be nominated by the Central Government or, as the case may be, the state Government on the recommendation of the Central Authority.
22C. Cognizance of cases by Permanent Lok Adalat:
- Any party to a dispute may, before the dispute is brought before any court, make an application to the Permanent Lok Adalat for the settlement of dispute.
- After an application is made under sub-section (1) to the Permanent Lok Adalat, no party to that application shall invoke jurisdiction of any court in the same dispute.
- Where an application is made to Permanent Lok Adalat under sub-section (1), it—
- Shall direct each party to the application to file before it a written statement.
- May require any party to the application to file additional statement before it.
- Shall communicate any document or statement received by it from any party.
22E. Award of Permanent Lok Adalat to be final:
- Every award of the Permanent Lok Adalat under this Act made either on merit or in terms of a settlement agreement shall be final and binding.
- Every award shall be deemed to be a decree of a civil court.
- The award shall be by a majority of the persons constituting the Permanent Lok Adalat.
[B]- What are the public utility services dealt by Permanent Lok Adalat ?
In light of Section 22A of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, the following types of public utility services are in existence at present :-
- Transport service for the carriage of passengers or goods by Air, Road or Water.
- Postal, Telegraph or Telephone services.
- Supply of power, light or water to the public by any establishment.
- System of public conservancy or sanitation.
- Service in Hospital or dispensary.
- Insurance service.
- Education or Educational Institutions services.
- Housing and Real Estate services.
- Banking and financial services (included by the State Government).
[C]- Name and Address of Permanent Lok Adalat (PDF 489 KB)
[D]- Notification of Permanent Lok Adalat
- Notification No. 32 Dated 3/3/17 Regarding SANCTIONING OF PERMANENT LOK ADALAT AT 05 DISTRICTS (PDF 489 KB)
- Gazette Regarding INCLUSION OF EDUCATION , HOUSING AND REAL ESTATE SERVICES IN PLA (PDF 489 KB)
- Gazette Regarding JURISDICTION OF PLA TO Rs. 1 Crore (PDF 489 KB)
- Gazette Dated 15-09-11 Regarding JURISDICTION OF PLA TO Rs. 25 Lakhs (PDF 489 KB)
- Notification Dated 13-05-08 Regarding APPOINTMENT OF RETIRED JUDICIAL OFFICERS AS CHAIRMAN, PLA AND SITTING FEE (PDF 489 KB)
[E]- Circulars of Permanent Lok Adalat
- Circular Regarding NOMINATION OF DDOs (PDF 456 KB)
- Circular Regarding OFFICIAL REGISTERS, PROFORMA OF AWARD AND PROFORMA OF STATISTICAL INFORMATION OF PERMANENT LOK ADALAT. (PDF 489 KB)
- Circular Regarding PAYMENT OF CONVEYANCE ALLOWANCE TO THE MEMBERS OF PERMANENT LOK ADALATS. (PDF 489 KB)
- Circular Regarding RECESS FACILITY TO CHAIRMEN, PERMANENT LOK ADALATS. (PDF 569 KB)