https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198721 A Lok Adalat acts only as a conciliatory forum and can issue an award only on a final compromise or settlement. Where no settlement is concluded, the proper course is to return the record with a failure report and allow the court to proceed on merits. Conduct in Lok Adalat proceedings cannot be used to prejudice a party when the matter returns for adjudication, and a litigant cannot be denied a hearing merely because settlement efforts failed. The Supreme Court held that dismissal of the second appeal and refusal to restore it were unjustified, and the appeal was restored for decision on merits. en-us Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 18 Apr 2023 14:08:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198721 A Lok Adalat acts only as a conciliatory forum and can issue an award only on a final compromise or settlement. Where no settlement is concluded, the proper course is to return the record with a failure report and allow the court to proceed on merits. Conduct in Lok Adalat proceedings cannot be used to prejudice a party when the matter returns for adjudication, and a litigant cannot be denied a hearing merely because settlement efforts failed. The Supreme Court held that dismissal of the second appeal and refusal to restore it were unjustified, and the appeal was restored for decision on merits. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198721