3.2. Jurisdiction of Lok Adalats

A Lok Adalat shall have jurisdiction to determine and to arrive at a compromise or settlement between the parties to a dispute in respect of:

i. any case pending before; or

ii. any matter which is falling within the jurisdiction of, and is not brought before, any court for which the Lok Adalat is organised.

complainant can agree to

take back the charges levied against the accused.

can be

i.e. the

compromised,

Compoundable offences are

those that

The Lok Adalat can compromise and settle even criminal cases, which are compoundable under the relevant laws.

Lok Adalats have competence to deal with a number of cases like:

♤ Compoundable civil, revenue and criminal cases

♤ Motor accident compensation claims cases

♤ Partition Claims

♤ Damages Cases

♤ Matrimonial and family disputes

♤ Mutation of lands case

♤ Land Pattas cases

♤ Bonded Labor cases

♤ Land acquisition disputes

♤ Bank’s unpaid loan cases

♤ Arrears of retirement benefits cases

♤ Family Court cases

♤ Cases, which are not sub-judice