HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD Executive Engineer, Paschimanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd.

.....Petitioner(s)

Versus Riyasat Ali And 2 Others .....Respondent(s)

Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Abhay Nitin Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C.

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

1. Heard Sri Mata Prasad, holding brief of Sri Abhay Nitin Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the respondent nos.2 and 3.

2. The present writ petition has been filed challenging the award of the Permanent Lok Adalat, Rampur, dated 10.7.2025, passed in PLA Suit No.57 of 2022.

3. It is contended by learned counsel for the petitioner that the Permanent Lok Adalat does not require to adjudicate a dispute, unless attempts have been made for conciliation and settlement. However, in this case, after exchange of pleadings, the Permanent Lok Adalat proceeded to frame the issues and decided the dispute without resorting to conciliation proceedings. In support of his contention, learned counsel for the petitioner has relied upon a judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Canara Bank Vs. G S Jayarama, reported in 2022 LiveLaw (SC)

499. Relevant paragraphs 26 and 27 are