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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR
MUNNURI LAXMAN
Jodhpur Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited – Appellant
Versus
Suresh Kumar S/o Shri Ramkumar – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
MUNNURI LAXMAN, J.
1. The present writ petition challenges the award dated 13.06.2023 passed by the learned Permanent Lok Adalat (Public Utility Services) in Application No. 223/2019, wherein and whereby the claim of the first respondent for compensation for injuries sustained due to electrocution was partly allowed. A sum of Rs. 20 lakhs, along with interest at the rate of 6.5% per annum from the date of filing of the complaint, was awarded. The Permanent Lok Adalat also granted Rs. 3 lakhs towards past, present, and future medical expenses, Rs. 1 lakh for mentalagony and Rs. 10,000/- towards legal expenses. The petitioner herein was directed to pay the said amount.
2. The writ petitioner, Jodhpur Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited, is the respondent No. 1 before the Permanent Lok Adalat. The first respondent herein is the applicant, and the second respondent herein is respondent No. 2 before the Permanent Lok Adalat. For convenience, the ranks of the parties, as referred to before the Permanent Lok Adalat, are maintained.
3. The case of the applicant is that he was working as a lineman on a contract basis with respondent No. 2, who was engaged by respondent No. 1. On the date of
The Permanent Lok Adalat lacks jurisdiction over disputes not directly related to public utility services, and procedural fairness, including the right to cross-examine, is essential for valid adjudi....
Permanent Lok Adalat cannot grant decrees for adoption, as its jurisdiction is limited to public utility services only.
The Permanent Lok Adalat can decide a dispute only after following the procedure outlined in Section 22C of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987.
Section 22(C) determine jurisdiction of Permanent Lok Adalat and it adumbrate that the Permanent Lok Adalat shall exercise jurisdiction in respect of any matter relating to an offence, which is compo....
Lok Adalat cannot perform any adjudicatory function in terms of Section 20 of LSA Act – Permanent Lok Adalat would proceed to adjudication of a dispute on its merits only after attempting and failing....
The court established that the definition of public utility service does not encompass contractual transport services provided to the State, thus not qualifying for adjudication under the Act of 1987....
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