lok adalat
/ˈləʊk ədɑːlət/noun
उच्चारण लोक अडालट
लोक अदालत
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noun
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[C] Indian English
in India, a forum at which disputes, including cases waiting in courts, are settled by agreement between the parties
लोक अदालत
- Thousands of traffic challan cases were settled at the national lok adalat.
- The two families resolved their property dispute in a lok adalat.
⌂Word origin and word building
From the Hindi words lok, meaning people, and adalat, meaning court.
यह हिंदी के शब्द lok (लोग) और adalat (न्यायालय) से बना है।
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General knowledge
Lok adalats have statutory status under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, and their award is final and binding, with no appeal against it.
Lok adalats को Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 के अंतर्गत वैधानिक दर्जा प्राप्त है, और इनका निर्णय अंतिम और बाध्यकारी होता है, जिसके विरुद्ध कोई अपील नहीं होती।