https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275026 A civil suit challenging a Lok Adalat award passed on compromise is barred where the award has attained finality under Section 21 of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987. The expression "barred by any law" in Order VII Rule 11(d) of the Code of Civil Procedure includes binding Supreme Court precedent under Article 141. A challenge to such an award lies only through writ jurisdiction under Articles 226 and 227, and only on limited grounds; allegations of fraud or misrepresentation do not make the civil suit maintainable. The plaint was therefore liable to rejection. en-us Thu, 07 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 15 Sep 2018 10:05:50 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275026 A civil suit challenging a Lok Adalat award passed on compromise is barred where the award has attained finality under Section 21 of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987. The expression "barred by any law" in Order VII Rule 11(d) of the Code of Civil Procedure includes binding Supreme Court precedent under Article 141. A challenge to such an award lies only through writ jurisdiction under Articles 226 and 227, and only on limited grounds; allegations of fraud or misrepresentation do not make the civil suit maintainable. The plaint was therefore liable to rejection. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 07 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275026