Question

Which of the following is/are the power/s of Lok Adalat?

• A. The summoning and enforcing the attendance of any witness and examining him on oath
• B. The discovery and production of any document,
• C. Have the requisite powers to specify its own procedures for the determination of any dispute coming before it
• D. All of these

Answer 1

The correct option is D All of these

Lok Adalat literally means people’s court. Lok Adalat is a special type of court in which disputes are settled by the mutual consent. Disputes are solved by direct talks between litigants. Main condition of the Lok Adalat is that both parties in dispute should agree for settlement. It has following powers: it can summon the attendance of any witness and can examine on oath, it can produce any document and has power to specify its own procedures for the determination of any dispute coming before it.