Case Law Analysis
|Punjab and Haryana High Court
Section 22A(b) LSA Act | Permanent Lok Adalat Lacks Jurisdiction Over Road Maintenance Disputes; Limitation Period Tolled During PLA Pendency : Punjab & Haryana HC
The Punjab & Haryana High Court ruled that Permanent Lok Adalats (PLAs) cannot adjudicate road maintenance disputes as they fall outside Section 22A(b) of the Legal Services Authority Act, 1987. The Court further clarified that the limitation period for filing a civil suit would exclude the time spent before the PLA, protecting claimants from procedural delays.