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Lok adalats - class-VIII

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Statement: Should the system of Lok Adalats and mobile courts be encouraged in India?

Arguments:
I. Yes. It helps to grant speedy justice to the masses.
II. Yes.The dispensing of minor cases at this level would reduce the burden on the higher courts.
III. No.These courts are usually partial in justice.

  1. Only I and II are strong

  2. Only II and III are strong

  3. Only I and III are strong

  4. All are strong

  5. Only I is strong


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Courts are meant to judge impartially. So, argument III is vague. The system of local courts shall speed up justice by providing easy approach and simplified procedures, and thus ease the burden of the higher courts. So, I as well as II holds strong.

Main condition of the Lok Adalat is that __________.

  1. Both parties in dispute should agree for settlement

  2. One of the party should be ready to take imprisonment

  3. Both A and B

  4. None


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Lok Adalat is a special type of court in which disputes are settled by the mutual consent. Disputes are solved by direct talks between litigants. Main condition of the Lok Adalat is that both parties in dispute should agree for settlement.

Among the following, which is/are a part of Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR)?
1. Gram Nyayalaya
2. Fast Track Courts
3. Lok Adalats
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

  1. 1 and 2 only

  2. 1 and 3 only

  3. 2 and 3 only

  4. 1, 2 and 3


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

An alternative dispute resolution is an act of dispute resolution by making mutual agreements that are accepted by both the parties. It is achieved by following:

  • Gram Nyayalay: A Gram Nyayalaya is a mobile court and exercises the powers of both Criminal and Civil Courts.
  • Lok Adalats: Lok Adalat is a special type of court in which disputes are settled by the mutual consent. Disputes are solved by direct talks between litigants.

Lok Adalat was started initially in which of the following states?

  1. Gujarat

  2. Kerala

  3. Maharashtra

  4. Bihar


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Lok Adalat (People’s court) is a forum which is used as an alternative method by the people to settle their disputes and problems in a co-operative and friendly manner. This is mainly done when the cases have been pending in the normal court procedure for a very long period of time. The first Lok Adalat was held in the state of Gujarat in Junagarh district in the year 1982 and then it was started in different states of India. 

What does Lok Adalat literally mean?

  1. People's party

  2. People's place

  3. People's court

  4. For the people


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Lok Adalat literally means people’s court. Lok Adalat is a special type of court in which disputes are settled by the mutual consent. Disputes are solved by direct talks between litigants. Main condition of the Lok Adalat is that both parties in dispute should agree for settlement.

Lok Adalat is presided over by __________.

  1. Judge of high court

  2. Lawyer of high court

  3. Retired judicial officer

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Lok Adalat literally means people’s court. Lok Adalat is a special type of court in which disputes are settled by the mutual consent. Disputes are solved by direct talks between litigants. Main condition of the Lok Adalat is that both parties in dispute should agree for settlement. The Lok Adalat is presided over by a sitting or retired judicial officer as the chairman, with two other members, usually a lawyer and a social worker.

Lok Adalat comes under the purview of ____________.

  1. High courts of respective states

  2. State legal aid and advisory board

  3. Both A and B

  4. None


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Lok Adalat literally means people’s court. Lok Adalat is a special type of court in which disputes are settled by the mutual consent. Disputes are solved by direct talks between litigants. Main condition of the Lok Adalat is that both parties in dispute should agree for settlement. The Lok Adalat is presided over by a sitting or retired judicial officer as the chairman, with two other members, usually a lawyer and a social worker. Lok Adalat come under the purview of state legal aid and advisory board.

When is the case settled in Lok Adalat?

  1. Appeal cannot be made to higher court

  2. Appeal can be made to the higher court

  3. Both A and B

  4. None


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Settling of disputes is fast and also for free of cost. When a case is settled in Lok Adalat appeal cannot be made to higher court. This is because the disputes are settled on consent of both the parties and are made to compromise with each other.

Which of the following statements is true?

A. Lok Adalat helps in settling disputes fast.

B.  Lok Adalat helps in settling disputes at free of cost.

  1. Only A

  2. Only B

  3. Both A and B

  4. None


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Both the statements given in options are true regarding settling disputes. Settling of disputes is fast and also for free of cost. Main condition of the Lok Adalat is that both parties in dispute should agree for settlement.

Disputes in the Lok Adalat is settled by __________.

  1. Punishing one of the parties

  2. By imposing fine on both parties

  3. By mutual consent

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Lok Adalat literally means people’s court. Lok Adalat is a special type of court in which disputes are settled by the mutual consent. Disputes are solved by direct talks between litigants. Main condition of the Lok Adalat is that both parties in dispute should agree for settlement. 

Statutory status to Lok Adalats was given by which of the following acts?

  1. Truth in Lending Act

  2. Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987

  3. Enterprise Act 2002

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Lok Adalat literally means people’s court. Lok Adalat is a special type of court in which disputes are settled by the mutual consent. Disputes are solved by direct talks between litigants. Main condition of the Lok Adalat is that both parties in dispute should agree for settlement. Statutory status to Lok Adalats was given by Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987.

Which of the following is/are the power/s of Lok Adalat?

  1. The summoning and enforcing the attendance of any witness and examining him on oath

  2. The discovery and production of any document,

  3. Have the requisite powers to specify its own procedures for the determination of any dispute coming before it

  4. All of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Lok Adalat literally means people’s court. Lok Adalat is a special type of court in which disputes are settled by the mutual consent. Disputes are solved by direct talks between litigants. Main condition of the Lok Adalat is that both parties in dispute should agree for settlement. It has following powers: it can summon the attendance of any witness and can examine on oath, it can produce any document and has power to specify its own procedures for the determination of any dispute coming before it.

Which is/are the advantage/s of Lok Adalat?

  1. There is no court fee

  2. Disputes can be brought before the Lok Adalat directly instead of going to a regular court first

  3. Provides faster and inexpensive remedy with legal status

  4. All of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Lok Adalat is a special type of court in which disputes are settled by the mutual consent. Disputes are solved by direct talks between litigants. Advantages of Lok Adalat include: there is no court fee, cases are solved very quickly and easily and people can go directly to Lok Adalat instead of going to court first.

The appealing to the high court can be made in how many days after passing the judgment of family court _________.

  1. 20 days

  2. 14 days

  3. 30 days

  4. 45 days


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Main goal of establishment of family courts is for secure and speed settlement of disputes relating to marriage and family affairs. Appeal from family courts lies directly to the High Court. The appeal to high court after passing the judgement of family court can be made in 30 days.

Which of the following is/are the power/s of family court?

  1. The family court has the power to make their own procedure

  2. They are not required to record the oral statement of the witness at length

  3. The appeal from family courts lies directly to the High Court

  4. All of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Main goal of establishment of family courts is for secure and speed settlement of disputes relating to marriage and family affairs. Matters like divorce, separation, maintenance, custody of children are usually dealt in family courts. Powers of family court include: they can make their own procedure for settling a case, they are not required to record the oral statement of the witness at length and appeal from family courts lies directly to the High Court.

Judge of the family court is appointed by ___________.

  1. Supreme Court

  2. State government

  3. Chief Justice of India

  4. President of India


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Main goal of establishment of family courts is for secure and speed settlement of disputes relating to marriage and family affairs. Matters like divorce, separation, maintenance, custody of children are usually dealt in family courts. Judge of the family court is appointed by State government.

Which of the following is/are true regarding Lok Adalat?

  • A. Up to 2004 more than 2, 00,000 Lok Adalats have been held.
  • B. More than 21 million cases have been settled by the year 2004.

  1. Only A

  2. Only B

  3. Both A and B

  4. None


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Lok Adalat is a special type of court in which disputes are settled by the mutual consent. Disputes are solved by direct talks between litigants. Given two statements are true regarding Lok Adalat which says that up to 2004 more than 2, 00,000 Lok Adalats have been held and by the end of 2004, 21 million cases have been settled

In which year was the first Lok Adalat held?

  1. March 1982

  2. April 1982

  3. May 1991

  4. June 1992


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Lok Adalat is a court designed to shorten the time taken for settling disputes especially in the cases like partition of property and matrimonial cases. Lok Adalat was initially started in Gujarat in March 1982.

Matters like divorce, separation, maintenance, custody of children are usually dealt in ____________.

  1. Civil court

  2. Criminal court

  3. Family court

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Main goal of establishment of family courts is for secure and speed settlement of disputes relating to marriage and family affairs. Matters like divorce, separation, maintenance, custody of children are usually dealt in family courts.

Requisites to be a judge of family court ____________.

  1. Has for at least seven years held a judicial office in India

  2. Has for at least seven years been an advocate of a High Court

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Matters like divorce, separation, maintenance, custody of children are usually dealt in family courts. Judge of the family court is appointed by State government. The necessary conditions that are to be met by a person to be the judge of family courts include: he should have at least seven years in judicial office in India or should have worked as an advocate of a high court for seven years.

Family Courts Act was enacted in which of the following years?

  1. 1985

  2. 1984

  3. 1986

  4. 1983


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Family Courts Act was enacted in the year 1984 on 14th September. The main goal of this act was to establish family courts for secure and speedy settlement of disputes relating to marriage and family affairs.

Which of the following cases cannot be be settled easily by Lok Adalat?

  1. Partition suits

  2. Matrimonial cases

  3. Criminal cases

  4. A and B only


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Lok Adalat is a special type of court in which disputes are settled by the mutual consent. Disputes are solved by direct talks between litigants. Main condition of the Lok Adalat is that both parties in dispute should agree for settlement. It is a court designed to shorten the time taken for settling disputes especially in the cases like partition of property and matrimonial cases.

Which of the following is/are true?

The need for Lok Adalats is aggravated in India by:

A. Huge population of India

B. Unmanageable burden on the Judiciary system 

  1. Only A

  2. Only B

  3. Both A and B

  4. None


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Lok Adalat is a court designed to shorten the time taken for settling disputes especially in the cases like partition of property and matrimonial cases. The main reasons that forced the establishment of Lok Adalat are: huge population of India and unmanageable burden on the Judiciary system.

Which of the following cases suited for Lok Adalat?

  1. Arrears of retirement benefits cases

  2. Banks unpaid loan cases

  3. Motor accident cases

  4. All of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Lok Adalat is a court designed to shorten the time taken for settling disputes especially in the cases like the partition of property and matrimonial cases. It also settles disputes like arrears of retirement benefits cases, banks unpaid loan cases, motor accident cases etc.

In order to reduce cost and delay in the legal process, ________ have been set up.

  1. Magistrate Courts

  2. Revenue Courts

  3. Lok Adalats

  4. Munsiff Courts


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Due to a large number of cases pending in the courts and major delays in the processes, Lok Adalat became an important forum for the people from the 1980s and it received legal recognition in the year 1987. In Lok Adalat, the two parties to a dispute/issue of a pending case of the court have a friendly and co-operative settlement.

Which one of the following is not a feature of Lok Adalat?

  1. Lawyers have no role

  2. They lay stress on compromise

  3. They are fast and cheap

  4. They reduce the burden on other courts


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Lok Adalat follows very simple procedure, shorn of almost all legal formalism and rituals. The Lok Adalat is presided over by a sitting or retired judicial officer as the chairman, with two other members, usually a lawyer and a social worker. An important condition is that both parties in dispute should agree for settlement through Lok Adalat and abide by its decision.

Lok Adalat was introduced in the year ______.

  1. 1950

  2. 1987

  3. 1982

  4. 2000


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In India, the state has the responsibility to provide free legal aid to citizens and ensure justice for everyone. The Alternative Dispute Resolution was adopted as a system parallel to the formal court and rules procedure to dispense justice and settle justice. The First Lok Adalat was held in 1982 at Gujarat. They have been given statutory status by Legal Service Authorities Act. It accepts cases pending in court and presides over by Lok Adalat members who act as the conciliator. The Consent of parties to the settlement is required and the decision given is final and binding upon parties.

Which of the following is a of Public Interest Litigation?

  1. Environmental Protection

  2. Child Labour

  3. Bonded Labour

  4. All of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The use of litigation or legal action which seeks to advance the cause of minority or disadvantaged groups or individuals, or which raises issues of broad public concern  is known as Public interest litigation.  It is a way of using the law strategically to effect social change. It is not introduced in court by the aggrieved party but by the court itself or by any other private party. It is not necessary that the person who is the victim of the violation of his or her right should personally approach the court. However, the person filing the petition must prove to the satisfaction of the court that the petition is being filed for a public interest. Petition for environmental protection, child labour, bondage labour, etc.are included in Public interest litigation.

Which of the followings is not correctly matched?

  1. MSP:  Minimum Support Price

  2. NMA:  National Monuments Authority

  3. NGT:  National Growth Tribunal

  4. PIL:  Public Interest Litigation


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

India has been the party of several International Conventions relating to Conservation of Environment and wildlife etc. Being the party it calls for the obligations to be fulfilled by member nations. The National Green Tribunal was established on 18 October 2010 under the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010. The aim for setting up of the tribunal is to effectively and expeditiously (speedily) dispose of the cases relating to environmental protection, conservation of forests, wildlife, other natural resources etc.

The concept of Public Interest Litigation originated in _________________.

  1. the United Kingdom

  2. Australia

  3. the United States

  4. Canada


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The term PIL as it is famous today originated in the United State of America in the mid-1980s. The nineteenth century saw various movements that contributed to Public Interest law, as a Part of Legal Aid Movement. This led to the establishment of first legal aid office in New York in 1876 and in 1960 the movement started receiving financial support. Public Interest Litigation is a tool for a public-spirited person to take a case and represent the grief of underprivileged persons in a court of law.

Who was the Chief Justice of India when public interest litigation (PIL) was introduced to the Indian Judicial System?

  1. M. Hidayatullah

  2. A.M. Ahmadi

  3. A. S. Anand

  4. P. N. Bhagwati


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Public Interest Litigation is the judicial innovation which enables any person who is public-spirited or who wants to act on behalf of some people to file a case in the court. The Concept of PIL was introduced by Justice PN Bhagwati.

Any sum required to satisfy any judgment, decree or award of any court or arbitral tribunal shall be charged on ________________.

  1. Prime Minister's relief fund

  2. Consolidated Fund of India

  3. Fund of Ministry of Law& Justice

  4. Fund of Ministry of Home Affairs


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Consolidated Fund of India was constituted under article 266(1) of the constitution. Expenses which are charged on the Consolidated Fund of India are non-votable which means voting will not take place on these expenses. These can be discussed in any house of the Parliament.

To adjudicate on any dispute relating to inter-State rivers or inter-State river valley, the ____________________.

  1. Supreme Court only is empowered under Article 131 of the Constitution

  2. High Court of concerned State enjoy concurrent jurisdiction

  3. President of India only has power to decide

  4. Parliament is empowered to establish Tribunal and to the extent jurisdiction of the Supreme Court may be extended


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Article 262 of the constitution provides for the adjudication of inter-state water disputes. It makes two provisions:

(1) Parliament may by law provide for the adjudication of any dispute or complaint with respect to the use, distribution, and control of waters of any inter-state river and river valley.
(2) Parliament may also provide that neither the Supreme Court nor any other court is to exercise jurisdiction in respect of any such dispute or complaint.
Under this provision, the Parliament has enacted two laws- the river boards Act(1956) and the Inter State Water Disputes Act (1956)
The Inter-state Water State Dispute Act empowers the Central government to set an ad-hoc tribunal for the adjudication of a dispute between two or more states in relation to the water of the inter-state river or river valleys.

The jurisdiction of Supreme Court to hear an appeal by special leave is very wide State in which of the following cases, no appeal even by special leave lies to the Supreme Court _________________________.

  1. from any judgment ,decree or order of any court or tribunal in a civil matter

  2. from any determination, order or sentence of a court in a criminal matter

  3. from any order or judgement of judicial or quasi-judicial tribunal

  4. from an order of a tribunal constituted by or under any law relation to armed forces.


Correct Option: D

Which of the following is/are true regarding Lok Adalats?

1. Come under the purview of high court of respective states.

2. Deal with matters related to civil cases only and not criminal cases.

3. Decisions are binding on both the parties to the dispute.

4.  Do not possess court fee for cases.

  1. 4 Only

  2. 3 and 4 Only

  3. 2, 3 and 4 Only

  4. 1, 2, 3 and 4


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Lok Adalat is one of the alternative dispute redressal mechanisms. It is a forum where disputes pending in the court of law or at the pre-litigation stage are settled amicably. Lok Adalats have been given statutory status under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987. The decisions made by the Lok Adalats is deemed to be a decree of a civil court and is final and binding on all parties and no appeal against such an award lies before any court of law. There is no court fee and if the case is already filed in the regular court, the fee paid will be refunded if the dispute is settled at Lok Adalat.

Consider the following statements:
I. Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer was the Chief Justice of India
II. Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer is considered as one of the progenitors of public interest litigation (PIL) in the Indian judicial system.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 

  1. I only

  2. II only

  3. Both I and II

  4. Neither I nor II


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Public Interest Litigation is the Judicial innovation which helps the public-spirited persons to bring the grievances of underprivileged people to the court. In India Justice P.N Bhagwati and Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer were the first judges to admit PILs in court. Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer mentored the legal aid movement in India. He explained the reasons for liberalization (expansion) of the rule of Locus Standi( right to file suit in a court) in the public welfare.

He stated that "when the history of Indian Judociary will be written PIL will shine as its glory"
He served as the Kerala High Court Judge and Supreme court Judge.

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