Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Legal Studies

Chapter

Arbitration, Tribunal Adjudication and Alternate Dispute resolution

Question:

Which of the following statement about Lok Adalat is NOT correct?

Options:

The evolution of movement called Lok Adalat was a part of the strategy to relieve heavy burden on the Courts with pending cases.

A Lok Adalat has jurisdiction to settle any matter pending before any court, as well as matters at pre-litigative stage, i.e. disputes which have not yet been formally instituted in any Court of Law.

The salient features of Lok Adalat are participation, accommodation, fairness, voluntariness, neighbourliness, transparency, efficiency and animosity.

None of the above

Correct Answer:

The salient features of Lok Adalat are participation, accommodation, fairness, voluntariness, neighbourliness, transparency, efficiency and animosity.

Explanation:

The evolution of movement called Lok Adalat was a part of the strategy to relieve heavy burden on the Courts with pending cases and to give relief to the litigants who were in a queue to get justice. A Lok Adalat has jurisdiction to settle any matter pending before any court, as well as matters at pre-litigative stage, i.e. disputes which have not yet been formally instituted in any Court of Law. Such matters may be in the nature of civil or compoundable criminal disputes. The salient features of Lok Adalat are participation, accommodation, fairness, voluntariness, neighbourliness, transparency, efficiency and lack of animosity.