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For Lok Adalats, speed overrides quality
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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.
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