https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=216858 Sections 22-A to 22-E of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 were upheld as a valid scheme for pre-litigation conciliation and adjudication of disputes involving public utility services. The Court accepted that excluding the Code of Civil Procedure and the Evidence Act did not make the process arbitrary, because Permanent Lok Adalats must act fairly, objectively and in accordance with natural justice. It further held that the scheme created an additional remedy and did not bar special statutory fora, while the presence of a judicial Chairman and service-sector members did not offend fairness or the rule of law. The absence of a statutory appeal was also not fatal, as supervisory jurisdiction under Articles 226 and 227 remained available. en-us Fri, 03 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 01 Jul 2022 11:39:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=216858 Sections 22-A to 22-E of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 were upheld as a valid scheme for pre-litigation conciliation and adjudication of disputes involving public utility services. The Court accepted that excluding the Code of Civil Procedure and the Evidence Act did not make the process arbitrary, because Permanent Lok Adalats must act fairly, objectively and in accordance with natural justice. It further held that the scheme created an additional remedy and did not bar special statutory fora, while the presence of a judicial Chairman and service-sector members did not offend fairness or the rule of law. The absence of a statutory appeal was also not fatal, as supervisory jurisdiction under Articles 226 and 227 remained available. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 03 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=216858