HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD General Manager Up Power Corporation Limited And 2 Others .....Petitioner(s)

Versus Sunita And Another .....Respondent(s)

Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Sushil Kumar Pandey Counsel for Respondent(s) :

Court No. - 36 HON'BLE ARUN KUMAR, J.

1. Heard Amit Saxena, holding brief of Sri Sri Sushil Kumar Pandey, learned counsel for the petitioners.

2. The present petition has been filed by the petitioners challenging award of the Permanent Lok Adalat, Bhadoi, dated 07.04.2025, passed in Case No.4 of 2022.

3. It is contended by learned counsel for the petitioners that the award under challenge is without jurisdiction as the Permanent Lok Adalat passing the said award was not duly constituted as contemplated under Section 22B of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987. It has further been argued by learned counsel for the petitioners that a Permanent Lok Adalat notified for an area under sub-section 1 of Section 22B consists of one judicial member and two non judicial members as provided in sub- section 2 of Section 22B. In the case in hand, the award has been passed by the Permanent Lok Adalat comprising of the Chairman as the judicial member and one non judic