Supreme Court of India

Madhya Pradesh State Legal Services Authority v. Prateek Jain & Anr.

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Reported as [2014] 7 S.C.R. 743
Bench J. Chelameswar and A.K. Sikri JJ.
Decided 10 September 2014

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We hold that such a cost is not to be paid when the matter is sent to the Lok Adalat, this G route would be generally resorted to, to bypass the applicability of the directions contained in Damodar S. Prabhu (supra).

Judgment, page 16

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ALTERNATIVE DISPUTES REDRESSAL: Lok Adalats - Object and advantages - Discussed - Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 - s.89 - Legal Service Authority Act, 1987 - s.19. Lok Adalats - Applicability of directions/guidelines given c in *Damodar S. Prabhu case in cases which are resolved/ settled in Lok Adalats - Dishonour of cheque dispute - Settlement of dispute - Application by parties for referring the matter to Lok Ada/at - Held: If the matter is settled between the parties then it need not be referred to Lok Ada/at - Tendency of sending settled matters to Lok Ada/at deprecated - When a case is

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