Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Legal Studies

Chapter

Arbitration, Tribunal Adjudication and Alternate Dispute resolution

Question:

Which among the following is not added through The Legal Services Authorities (Amendment), Act 2002 ?

Options:

Encouraging pre-litigation legal services

Referring disputes related to public utility services to permanent Lok adalat

Use of pre-litigation conciliation and settlement pertaining to public utility services

Explain the criteria of eligibility to the legal services and its procedure

Correct Answer:

Explain the criteria of eligibility to the legal services and its procedure

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → Explain the criteria of eligibility to the legal services and its procedure

The Parliament of India realized that litigation oriented legal services cannot bring out desired result, therefore, for encouraging pre-litigation legal services specially in public utility service, the Parliament has made certain amendments in Legal Services Authorities Act by passing an Act known as the Legal Services Authorities (Amendments) Act, 2002. The purpose of this amendment is to bring out certain changes in the Legal Services Act, 1987 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act) especially for the establishment of permanent Lok Adalats to settle disputes concerning public utility services at pre-litigation state.