Users can find out about the Pondicherry Legal Services Authority and its various activities. Information on free legal aid, High Court Committee, District Committee, free legal services, etc. is provided. The Legal Services Authority of the Union Territory of Pondicherry, a statutory body governed by the Legal Services Authorities Act of 1987, was established to provide legal services to the poor. However, any legal issue that cannot be brought together according to Indian legal systems cannot be addressed in the Lok Adalat. “Section 22B of the Legal Services Authorities Act 1987 provides for the establishment of permanent Lok Adalats (PLA) to exercise responsibility for one or more public services (PUS). Section 22A of the Legal Services Authorities Act 1987 defines what constitutes “public services” for the purposes of the permanent Lok Adalat. [6] The above-mentioned authority runs legal aid camps in villages in the four regions of this EU territory, provides paralegal training as well as the Lok Adalat, which deals mainly with cases of car accidents. The continuous Lok Adalat takes place every Monday and Friday of a week in Pondicherry. This authority also implements legal skills education programmes. Pondicherry Lok Adalat or Pondicherry Legal Services Authority is a legal and autonomous body and alternative dispute resolution mechanism used in the territory of the Union of Pondicherry.

The Pondicherry Lok Adalat Act aims to provide constitutional protection, which is guaranteed by “ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR ALL” under Articles 14 and 39-A of the Indian Constitution. It is a legal system for resolving pending cases in panchayat or rural areas, those in the pre-trial phase before the courts are resolved amicably.[2] [3] It is recognised as a legal authority under the Legal Services Authorities Act 1987 and the Lok Adadalats award or decision is deemed to be a civil and final and enforceable proceeding for both parties.[4] [3] In the absence of any provision, such an award cannot be challenged in any court. However, by applying to the competent court, a dispute may be initiated by either party to the dispute if one of them is not satisfied with the decision of the Lok Adalat (unless an appeal against such an award is provided). [3] [5] Users can find the Pondicherry Department of Electricity`s RTI manual. Detailed information on the right to information is provided. Contact details of the RTI Affairs Department are also provided. The document you are trying to access cannot be found on the server. If you have encountered this error while clicking on a link on the DSpace website, please let us know so we can fix it! The following types of cases may be admitted to Lok Adalat. Pondicherry Lok Adalat was established for the purpose and purpose of ensuring and providing visible, practical and positive initiatives that ensure equality and impartial decisions in accordance with the Indian Constitution and are gaining importance due to illiteracy and poverty in India. [11] Pondicherry Lok Adalat was established under the Legal Services Authorities Act 1987 to implement the provisions of the Constitution, which was drafted to help every citizen obtain justice, regardless of economic or other constraints. [7] [8] [9] The primary value enshrined in India`s constitutional philosophy is individual dignity, which forms the basis of human rights and demands civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights on a holistic basis.

[10] Lok Adalat settles disputes that can be settled amicably[13] and mainly concern matrimonial actions, damages and division. The following requirements are cases brought before Lok Adalat: 1. Any dispute or case pending before a court in India. Since the members preside over Lok Adalat as legal arbitrators and not as judges, they can only persuade the parties to agree. Sometimes consultations also take place between opposing parties. The main condition of the Lok Adalat is that both parties to the dispute agree to an agreement, and if they are unable to do so, it is referred to the permanent Lok Adalat to decide the case, unless the case is related to a compound crime. 2. Any dispute which is to be submitted to a court but which has not appeared before the court.

The following preliminary proceedings may also be initiated in Lok-Adalat. [16] Pondicherry Lok Adalat is constituted in accordance with the Supreme Court judgment in order to reach a compromise or solution between the parties to the dispute and is therefore not competent to deal with the merits of the complaint. If you came here following a link or bookmark provided by someone else, the link may be incorrect or you may have typed incorrectly. Please check the link and try again. If you keep getting this error, try going to the DSpace homepage and searching for what you want from there. The Honourable Justice Prafulla Kumar Misra, a judge of the Madras High Court, is the Chief Executive Officer of the High Court. Thiru D. Ramabathiran, a bailiff with the rank of district judge, acts as secretary of the said authority. The Honourable Chief Justice Rajesh Kumar Agrawal, of the Madras High Court, is the current head of the Pondicherry Legal Services Authority.