In a first for Jharkhand, a transgender person became a member of a National Lok Adalat bench, organised by the District Legal Services Authority at the Ranchi civil court on Saturday.
Amruta Alpesh Soni, 38, from Sholapur district in Maharashtra, was part of the National Lok Adalat’s bench number 19, which also comprised judicial magistrate, Ranchi, Manish Kumar Singh, and Nityanand Singh, panel lawyer (DLSA Ranchi).
Lok Adalat is a forum where the disputes/cases pending in the court of law or at pre-litigation stage are settled/compromised amicably. The Lok Adalat has been given statutory status under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987.
NALSA To Organize National Lok Adalat In 20 States On April 10
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The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), under the guidance of its Executive Chairman, Justice NV Ramana, is going to organise
first National Lok Adalat of the year 2021 on 10
th April 2021.
However, in view of the ongoing pandemic, 16 State Legal Services Authorities have decided to postpone the Lok Adalat and only 20 States will organise their respective Lok Adalats from the said date, both physically and virtually.
Postponement of National Lok Adalats in some States
As per a press note issued by NALSA, the SLSAs in Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Daman & Diu and Dadar & Nagar Haveli have postponed the organisation of National Lok Adalat till further orders.
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“Section 17 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, is declared as ultra vires of Section 30 of the Advocates Act, 1961”
In a groundbreaking judgment, the Kerala High Court has declared as unconstitutional the bar on lawyers representing parties in matters before the Maintenance Tribunals constituted under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 (Maintenance Act).
A Bench of Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly pronounced judgment in the case last week, allowing a writ petition filed in 2011.
Drawing from Section 30 of the Advocates Act, the Bench ruled,
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Alice Miller, a Swiss psychologist, speaking about child abuse has said: “Child abuse damages a person for life and that damage is in no way diminished by the ignorance of the perpetrator. It is only with the uncovering of the complete truth as it affects all those involved that a genuinely viable solution can be found to the dangers of child abuse.” - Alakh Alok Srivastava Vs. Union of India (2018) 17 SCC 291
STANDING ORDER NO. 303 OF 2019 GUIDELINES FOR POLICE RESPONSE AND INVESTIGATION IN CASES OF SEXUAL OFFENCE.
(III) RECEIPT OF INFORMATION AND RESPONSE
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(b) Response of Local Police
For Lok Adalats, speed overrides quality
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April 07, 2021 23:45 IST
The system must look beyond swift disposal of cases and focus on just and fair outcomes
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The system must look beyond swift disposal of cases and focus on just and fair outcomes
Justice delayed is justice denied. Access to justice for the poor is a constitutional mandate to ensure fair treatment under our legal system. Hence, Lok Adalats (literally, ‘People’s Court’) were established to make justice accessible and affordable to all. It was a forum to address the problems of crowded case dockets outside the formal adjudicatory system.