HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 7238/2020 Smt. Mohini Singh W/o Shri Raghuraj Singh, Aged About 55 Years, R/o House No. 16-17, Anirudhh Nagar, Bharatpur, (Raj.)

----Petitioner Versus Nagar Nigam, Bharatpur, Through Commissioner, Nagar Nigam, Bharatpur ----Respondent For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Keshav Kumar Agrawal with Mr. Sonu Kumar For Respondent(s) : Mr. Mohit Khandelwal with Mr. Vijay Laxmi Jangid HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANUROOP SINGHI

Order

19/01/2026

1. Challenge made in the present writ petition is to the order dated 04.03.2020 passed by Permanent Lok Adalat, Bharatpur, vide which the complaint filed by the petitioner was dismissed on the ground that the same was not maintainable and was beyond the jurisdiction of the Permanent Lok Adalat, particularly in view of the definition of “Public Utility Service” as provided under Section 22A of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act of 1987”).

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Keshav Kumar Agarwal and Mr. Sonu Kumar, submits that the Permanent Lok Adalat has grossly erred in dismissing the complaint on the ground of non-maintainability, while ig