Lok Adalat Has no Adjudication but Permanent Lok Adalat Has
The Legal Services Authorities Act,1987 (LSA Act) refers to two types of Lok Adalats:
the first is a Lok Adalat constituted under Section 19 of the Act which has no adjudicatory functions or powers and which discharges purely conciliatory functions and
the second is a Permanent Lok Adalat established under section 22B(1) of LSA Act to exercise jurisdiction in respect of public utility services, having both conciliatory and adjudicatory functions.