#Section 22-C

Allahabad High Court reinforces that Permanent Lok Adalats must conduct a proper conciliation process under Section 22-C of the Legal Services Authority Act before adjudication. Failure to do so vitiates proceedings, as held in this case, impacting all disputes before Lok Adalats across Uttar Pradesh.

Allahabad High Court rules that Permanent Lok Adalat must conduct mandatory conciliation under Section 22-C of Legal Services Authority Act before passing orders, setting aside insufficiently reasoned order.

The Allahabad High Court has ruled that Permanent Lok Adalats cannot pass orders without first conducting a genuine conciliation process as mandated by Section 22-C of the Legal Services Authority Act, 1987. This clarifies that a mere procedural mention of conciliation is insufficient - the process must be meaningfully undertaken to ensure fair dispute resolution, directly impacting litigants and legal practitioners relying on Lok Adalat mechanisms.