Identify the power(s) exercised by Lok Adalat :
(a) Receiving evidence in person only.
(b) Receiving evidence by way of affidavit
(c) Requisitioning a confidential document from the Government
(d) Summoning and enforcing the attendance of witnesses.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(1) (a) and (d) only
(2) (b) and (d) only
(3) (a) and (c) only
(4) (b) and (c) only
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The Lok Adalat shall have the following powers as are vested in a civil court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 while trying a suit:
a) The summoning and enforcing the attendance of any witness and examining him on oath.
b) The discovery and production of any document.
c) The reception of evidence on affidavits;
d) The requisitioning of any public record or document or copy of such record or document from any court or office; and
e) Such other matters as may be prescribed.
a) The summoning and enforcing the attendance of any witness and examining him on oath.
b) The discovery and production of any document.
c) The reception of evidence on affidavits;
d) The requisitioning of any public record or document or copy of such record or document from any court or office; and
e) Such other matters as may be prescribed.