4.3. Criticism of Lok Adalats

1. They meet infrequently and disposes of a large number of cases on a single day without giving the parties enough time to discuss the issue properly and arrive at a certain settlement (justice hurried is justice buried).

2. If the parties do not arrive at a consensus, the case is either returned to the court of law or the parties are advised to seek a remedy in the court of law. It leads to unnecessary delays in the dispensation of justice.

3. There are also instances of parties pressurising their lawyers to stick up to strict procedures of the court.