For Lok Adalats, speed overrides quality Updated: Updated: April 07, 2021 23:45 IST The system must look beyond swift disposal of cases and focus on just and fair outcomes Share Article AAA 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.