Supreme Court of India
United India Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Ajay Sinha and Another
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What the Court ordered
We hold that the Permanent Lok Adalat has jurisdiction to decide the claim as made by the appellant, on merit, after hearing the parties and on c appreciation of evidence on record.
Judgment, page 15
From the headnote
Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 - s. 22- proviso '· and s. 22- ( ) - Cognizance of cases by Permanent Lok Ada/at (PLA) - Power of - Case of burglary - Goods of com- c plainant insured with Insurance Company - Claim of, before PLA- Criminal case u!s 4791461 pending before criminal court - Jurisdiction of PLA - Held: Terms 'relating to an offence' in proviso 1 to s. 22 is to be broadly interpreted - Since PLA is ~ to determine whether non-compoundable offence has been , committed or not, PLA has no jurisdiction to entertain such claim - Construction of statute conferring wide power in PLA
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Where later benches applied it
- 2025 M/s Sonali Power Equipments Pvt. Ltd. v. Chairman, Maharashtra State Electricity Board, Mumbai & Ors.
- 2022 Canara Bank v. G S Jayarama
Of those, 2 referred to
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