Supreme Court of India
Canara Bank v. G S Jayarama
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We hold that the observations of the Division Bench in the impugned judgment in respect of the adjudicatory powers of the Permanent Lok Adalats were incorrect, while upholding its ultimate conclusion since the Permanent Lok Adalat failed to follow the mandatory conciliation proceedings in the present case.
Judgment, page 28
From the headnote
Legal Services Authorities Act 1987: s. 22- – Cognizance of cases by Permanent Lok Adalat – Conciliation proceedings u/s. 22- , nature of – Permanent Lok Adalat, if has adjudicatory functions the under the Act – Held: Conciliation proceedings u/s. 22- are mandatory in nature – s.22- provides a step-by-step scheme on how a matter is to proceed – First step is filing of application which ousts the jurisdiction of other civil courts – Thereafter, on parties filing requisite submissions and documents, the Permanent Lok Adalat attempts conciliation between the parties and thereafter, draws up…
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