The Karnataka High Court set aside a Lok Adalat award for lacking signatures of the actual parties, holding counsel signatures insufficient. It allowed a woman and her son’s plea challenging reduction of compensation in a motor accident claim dispute.
The Allahabad High Court sought an explanation from the MACT Sultanpur Presiding Officer over a two-decade delay in compensating a widow. Despite a 2019 Lok Adalat order directing payment within sixty days, she remains unpaid after six years.
