In pre-litigation/disputes the grievance application of the party shall be registered as Legal Aid Application by the District Authority, for which a register is to be maintained. After receipt of such an application, the District Authority shall examine the claim. If it feels just to proceed ahead it shall issue notice to the adversary for an amicable settlement. The dispute shall then be referred to the conciliation centre whose endeavour shall be convince the parties to settle their differences through bilateral dialogues subject to the supervision of the conciliators.
In case the conciliators are successful in resolving the dispute, the matter with an appropriate proposal shall be placed before the Permanent Lok Adalat Judge for final disposal. In the event of such disposal it shall amount to a decree in accordance with the provisions of Section 21 of the legal Services Authorities Act, 1987.
Introduced in June, 2007, the scheme is valid till December, 2012 |
