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22/10/22 18:20 PM IST

Lok Adalats

In News 
  • Over 450 prisoners have walked free in Chhattisgarh after Lok Adalats — a first of its kind initiative anywhere in the country according to authorities — were set up in jails across the State recently. 
About the Initiative 
  • Lok Adalats in Jail will be held every working Saturday and provide relief to undertrials, and in some cases convicted prisoners, by explaining their rights and legal options such as plea bargaining and settlement.
  • It is a first-of-its-kind initiative anywhere in India.
  • It will help reduce jail congestion: There are over 20,000 prisoners lodged in various jails in Chhattisgarh, against a sanctioned capacity of 14,000.
Lok Adalats 
  • It means ‘People’s Court’ and is based on Gandhian principles.
  • It is one of the components of the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) system and delivers informal, cheap and expeditious justice to the common people.
  • The first Lok Adalat camp was organized in Gujarat in 1982 as a voluntary and conciliatory agency.
  • It was given statutory status under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987.
  • Article 39A: It provides that State shall secure that the operation of the legal system promotes justice on a basis of equal opportunity.
Source- The Hindu 

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