https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184121 A Lok Adalat may dispose of a referred matter only where the parties reach a genuine compromise or settlement under section 20 of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987. Compromise and settlement require mutual consent and adjustment; they do not permit a unilateral disposal without agreement. Where no settlement is reached, the Lok Adalat cannot finally determine the matter, and the writ petition must be restored to the court stage before reference and decided according to law. en-us Tue, 12 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 30 Jun 2016 10:17:18 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184121 A Lok Adalat may dispose of a referred matter only where the parties reach a genuine compromise or settlement under section 20 of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987. Compromise and settlement require mutual consent and adjustment; they do not permit a unilateral disposal without agreement. Where no settlement is reached, the Lok Adalat cannot finally determine the matter, and the writ petition must be restored to the court stage before reference and decided according to law. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 12 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184121