https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313652 An award of Lok Adalat made on a genuine compromise or settlement has finality and binding effect under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, and may be challenged in writ jurisdiction only where it is shown to be vitiated by impersonation, misrepresentation, fraud, or the absence of any valid settlement. A third party ordinarily cannot impeach such an award in writ proceedings and must pursue a separate civil action for declaration, unless exceptional circumstances establish prima facie fraud or collusion. On the facts, the compromise was signed by the original parties and no credible fraud or illegality was proved, so the award remained valid and binding and the writ petition was not maintainable. en-us Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 27 Apr 2024 09:52:17 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313652 An award of Lok Adalat made on a genuine compromise or settlement has finality and binding effect under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, and may be challenged in writ jurisdiction only where it is shown to be vitiated by impersonation, misrepresentation, fraud, or the absence of any valid settlement. A third party ordinarily cannot impeach such an award in writ proceedings and must pursue a separate civil action for declaration, unless exceptional circumstances establish prima facie fraud or collusion. On the facts, the compromise was signed by the original parties and no credible fraud or illegality was proved, so the award remained valid and binding and the writ petition was not maintainable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313652