News: Chhattisgarh has become the first state to organise e-Lok Adalats in the country.
Facts:
- Lok Adalat: It is one of the alternative dispute redressal mechanisms, it is a forum where disputes/cases pending in the court of law or at the pre-litigation stage are settled/ compromised amicably.
- Statutory status: Lok Adalats have been given statutory status under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987.
- Under the Act, the award (decision) 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.
