UPSC Prelims 2010·GS1·polity-and-governance·judiciary

With reference to Lok Adalats, which of the following statements is correct?

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  1. ALok Adalats have the jurisdiction to settle the matters at pre-litigative stage and not those matters pending before any court
  2. BLok Adalats can deal with matters which are civil and not criminal in nature
  3. CEvery Lok Adalat consists of either serving or retired judicial officers only and not any other person
  4. DNone of the statements given above is correctCorrect

Explanation

Based on the legal provisions of the Legal Services Authorities Act 1987, none of the statements is correct. In the context of the UPSC examination and the law, statement A is false because Lok Adalats have the jurisdiction to settle both matters pending before a court and matters at the pre litigative stage. Statement B is incorrect because Lok Adalats can deal with criminal matters that are compoundable under law. Statement C is incorrect because a Lok Adalat bench typically includes judicial officers as well as other persons such as lawyers or social workers. Therefore, since all three statements A, B, and C contain factual errors regarding the jurisdiction and composition of Lok Adalats, the correct option should be D. None of the statements given above is correct.
polity-and-governance: With reference to Lok Adalats, which of the following statements is correct?

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