https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303053 A Permanent Lok Adalat cannot entertain a pre-litigation burglary-related insurance claim where deciding the claim necessarily requires resolving whether a non-compoundable offence occurred. The Supreme Court construed the Chapter VI-A jurisdictional proviso broadly and gave meaningful effect to the exclusion for matters relating to non-compoundable offences, while strictly construing the grant of jurisdiction to the special forum. Because the genuineness of the claim was inseparable from a criminal accusation, the dispute fell outside the Permanent Lok Adalat's jurisdiction and the contrary High Court view was set aside. en-us Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 01 Jul 2022 11:34:02 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303053 A Permanent Lok Adalat cannot entertain a pre-litigation burglary-related insurance claim where deciding the claim necessarily requires resolving whether a non-compoundable offence occurred. The Supreme Court construed the Chapter VI-A jurisdictional proviso broadly and gave meaningful effect to the exclusion for matters relating to non-compoundable offences, while strictly construing the grant of jurisdiction to the special forum. Because the genuineness of the claim was inseparable from a criminal accusation, the dispute fell outside the Permanent Lok Adalat's jurisdiction and the contrary High Court view was set aside. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303053