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compensation at the earliest without legal hassles, at
the same time it helped the insurer in reducing the
number outstanding cases.

G.I.C supported the concept and adopted settlements in
Lok Adalat to dispose of such cases speedily in an
informal way but with judicial backing and in a spirit of
compromise. This movement, in the last five years
resulted in expeditious disposal.

To make it more effective and to provide statutory
recognisation, the entire concept of Lok Adalat was
codified in the National Legal Services Authority Act,
1987. Accordingly, the affairs of Lok Adalat was
administered by the respective designated Legal
Services Authorities at District and High Court and
Supreme Court level.

Earlier Lok Adalat sessions are held at important centers
in the country from time to time in close liaison with the
local Legal Aid Committee of the Legal Aid Board of
each State and the MACT or the District and Sessions
Judge for bringing about amicable settlement of cases
pending before the MACT.

But today, in-addtion to the above we have designated
permanent Lok Adalats functioning like a regular Court
even at High Court level.

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