1. This writ petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India seeking to quash Ext.P7 award passed by the 'Lok Adalat', organised by the Legal Services Committee, Chenganoor Taluk, under Section 19 of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 (hereinafter referred to as the 'Act'). The main ground of challenge is that the petitioner had not participated in the Adalat nor he had signed the settlement/compromise, and hence the award is not valid. The petitioner herein, who is represented in this proceedings through a power of attorney holder, is the defendant in O.S. Nos.19/2008, 31/2008 and 32/2008 on the files of the Sub Court, Chenganoor. He had filed written statements in all the 3 cases. Since the petitioner left to Gulf countries, he could not participate in the Lok Adalat. Instead his wife attended to the Lok Adalat, on receiving notice. It is alleged that the petitioner's wife was demanded to sign some papers to which she obliged without knowing that it is a compromise. Contention of the petitioner is that the wife who had signed the compromise is not a party to the suit and she was not authorised to arrive at or to sign any compromise on behalf of the p