
Legal Services Authorities Act


Striking a Delicate Balance: Regulatory Dilemmas in Mediation
by Swarnendu Chatterjee* and Swastika Ganguly**

In case of no settlement or compromise between parties, Lok Adalat to return matter to Court for disposal: Gujarat HC reiterates
In the case at hand, no settlement was arrived at between the parties and the matter was disposed of in the Lok Adalat by exercising the power under Section 256 of CrPC.

Installation of mobile tower is not public utility service u/s 22A(b) of Legal Services Authority Act: Raj HC
“Jaipur Development Authority wrote to the petitioner that NOC was granted to it for the location near Shanti Marriage Garden, but the tower was installed elsewhere against the terms and conditions of the NOC.”

Filing Procedure for Free Legal Aid
Article 39-A of the Constitution of India provides that the State shall secure that the operation of the legal system, promotes justice

Allahabad High Court| Instances of ‘undeserved want’ depicted in Section 12(e) of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 is not a fixed concept but an evolutionary exercise
Allahabad High Court: In a bail application filed by the applicant for committing offence under Section 302 of Penal Code,

Lok Adalat Award cannot be a basis for redetermination of the compensation under Section 28A of the LA Act: SC
Supreme Court: The bench of KM Joseph* and PS Narsimha, JJ was called upon to decide whether the Award passed by a