Advantages of the Lok Adalats:

♤ The Lok Adalats can ensure speedy justice as they can be conducted at suitable places and in local languages.

♤ Lok Adalat is the only institutionalized mechanism of dispute resolution in which parties do not have to bear any expenses and fee paid in a regular court is refunded if the case is settled in Lok Adalat.

♤ In Lok Adalats, disputes are not only settled but also the cordial relations between the parties are retained as disputes are resolved amicably.

♤ Disputes can be directly brought before the Lok Adalats and no appeals lies against the order of the Lok Adalats and thus it helps to alleviate the burden of arrears of cases.

The introduction of Lok Adalats succeeded in providing a supplementary forum to the victims for satisfactory settlement of their disputes. This mechanism should be taken full advantage of and more number of Lok Adalats needs to be organized to achieve “access to justice for all”.