1.Lok Adalat was set up to provide speedy justice.
2.It hears and settles the disputes in the language of the people in the public presence.
3.A Lok Adalat is presided over by a retired judge along with a lawyer and a social worker.
4.Cases are put forward without advocates.
5.The first Lok Adalat was held on 1982 at Junagadh of Gujarat.