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Statutory status to Lok Adalats was given by which of the following acts?

  1. Truth in Lending Act

  2. Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987

  3. Enterprise Act 2002

  4. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Lok Adalat literally means people’s court. Lok Adalat is a special type of court in which disputes are settled by the mutual consent. Disputes are solved by direct talks between litigants. Main condition of the Lok Adalat is that both parties in dispute should agree for settlement. Statutory status to Lok Adalats was given by Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987.

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Which of the following is/are the power/s of Lok Adalat?

  1. The summoning and enforcing the attendance of any witness and examining him on oath

  2. The discovery and production of any document,

  3. Have the requisite powers to specify its own procedures for the determination of any dispute coming before it

  4. All of these
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Lok Adalat literally means people’s court. Lok Adalat is a special type of court in which disputes are settled by the mutual consent. Disputes are solved by direct talks between litigants. Main condition of the Lok Adalat is that both parties in dispute should agree for settlement. It has following powers: it can summon the attendance of any witness and can examine on oath, it can produce any document and has power to specify its own procedures for the determination of any dispute coming before it.

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Which is/are the advantage/s of Lok Adalat?

  1. There is no court fee

  2. Disputes can be brought before the Lok Adalat directly instead of going to a regular court first

  3. Provides faster and inexpensive remedy with legal status

  4. All of these
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Lok Adalat is a special type of court in which disputes are settled by the mutual consent. Disputes are solved by direct talks between litigants. Advantages of Lok Adalat include: there is no court fee, cases are solved very quickly and easily and people can go directly to Lok Adalat instead of going to court first.

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The appealing to the high court can be made in how many days after passing the judgment of family court _________.

  1. 20 days

  2. 14 days

  3. 30 days

  4. 45 days
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Main goal of establishment of family courts is for secure and speed settlement of disputes relating to marriage and family affairs. Appeal from family courts lies directly to the High Court. The appeal to high court after passing the judgement of family court can be made in 30 days.

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Which of the following is/are the power/s of family court?

  1. The family court has the power to make their own procedure

  2. They are not required to record the oral statement of the witness at length

  3. The appeal from family courts lies directly to the High Court

  4. All of these
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Main goal of establishment of family courts is for secure and speed settlement of disputes relating to marriage and family affairs. Matters like divorce, separation, maintenance, custody of children are usually dealt in family courts. Powers of family court include: they can make their own procedure for settling a case, they are not required to record the oral statement of the witness at length and appeal from family courts lies directly to the High Court.

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Judge of the family court is appointed by ___________.

  1. Supreme Court

  2. State government

  3. Chief Justice of India

  4. President of India
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Main goal of establishment of family courts is for secure and speed settlement of disputes relating to marriage and family affairs. Matters like divorce, separation, maintenance, custody of children are usually dealt in family courts. Judge of the family court is appointed by State government.

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Which of the following is/are true regarding Lok Adalat?

  • A. Up to 2004 more than 2, 00,000 Lok Adalats have been held.
  • B. More than 21 million cases have been settled by the year 2004.

  1. Only A

  2. Only B

  3. Both A and B

  4. None
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Lok Adalat is a special type of court in which disputes are settled by the mutual consent. Disputes are solved by direct talks between litigants. Given two statements are true regarding Lok Adalat which says that up to 2004 more than 2, 00,000 Lok Adalats have been held and by the end of 2004, 21 million cases have been settled

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In which year was the first Lok Adalat held?

  1. March 1982

  2. April 1982

  3. May 1991

  4. June 1992
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Lok Adalat is a court designed to shorten the time taken for settling disputes especially in the cases like partition of property and matrimonial cases. Lok Adalat was initially started in Gujarat in March 1982.

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Matters like divorce, separation, maintenance, custody of children are usually dealt in ____________.

  1. Civil court

  2. Criminal court

  3. Family court

  4. None of the above
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Main goal of establishment of family courts is for secure and speed settlement of disputes relating to marriage and family affairs. Matters like divorce, separation, maintenance, custody of children are usually dealt in family courts.

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Requisites to be a judge of family court ____________.

  1. Has for at least seven years held a judicial office in India

  2. Has for at least seven years been an advocate of a High Court

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Matters like divorce, separation, maintenance, custody of children are usually dealt in family courts. Judge of the family court is appointed by State government. The necessary conditions that are to be met by a person to be the judge of family courts include: he should have at least seven years in judicial office in India or should have worked as an advocate of a high court for seven years.