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It is a legal system to resolve pending cases at Panchayat or rural places, those in a pre-litigation stage in courts are resolved amicably. [3] It is recognised as statutory authority under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 and the Lok Adalats award or decision are deemed to be civil court case and final and enforceable on both parties. [3]
The court has struggled with delays due to challenges in adhering to the Karnataka Civil Procedure Code and delivering timely justice. [21] As of August 2024, approximately 20 Lakh cases are pending across the state, with the High Court serving as the final custodian of justice in these matters. [22]
Thus cases built up during this interim period are judged when the circuit court is in session. According to a study conducted by Bangalore-based N.G.O, Daksh, on 21 high courts in collaboration with the Ministry of Law and Justice in March 2015, it was found that average pendency of a case in high courts in India is 3 years. [3]
The following types of cases can be admitted in Lok Adalat. [12] 1. Any dispute or case pending in any court of law in India: Criminal offenses which is compoundable. Cases under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. Issues relating to the recovery of money. Issues under the Indian Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. Issues relating to labour ...
In legal contexts, pendency is the state of a case that is pending i.e. has been opened but not concluded. The judiciary in India works in hierarchy at three levels - federal or supreme court, state or high courts, and district courts. [1] The court cases are categorised into two types - civil and criminal.
M G Badappanvar v. State of Karnataka 2001(2) SCC 666: AIR 2001 SC 260; T.M.A. Pai Foundation v. State of Karnataka (2002) 8 SCC 481; NTR University of Health Science Vijaywada v. G Babu Rajendra Prasad (2003) 5 SCC 350; Islamic Academy of Education & Anr. v. State of Karnataka & Others (2003) 6 SCC 697; Saurabh Chaudri & Others. v.
The 2008 Gram Nyayalayas Act had foreseen 5,000 mobile courts in the country for judging petty civil (property cases) and criminal (up to 2 years of prison) cases. [16] However, the Act was not enforced, with only 151 functional Gram Nyayalayas in the country (as of May 2012) against a target of 5000. [ 31 ]
The bill has details of the court charges, security, fees of lawyers, salary of judges and also the security arrangements made in connection with the case. The expenses were incurred by the chief accountant, the registrars of the city civil court and the Karnataka high court and the home department.