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Lok Adalat to take up housing project delay
If a housing project delays possession but fails to pay interest or an educational institution refuses admission on frivolous ground, people can now approach a Lok Adalat for faster redressal than going to a regular court where cases take years to conclude.
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Based on feedback received by legal services authorities across the country, the government has added “education or educational institutions” and “housing and real estate services” under the definition of ‘public utility services’ which can be covered by Lok Adalats.
A Law Ministry notification issued on February 16 said the two new categories have been included in Section 22 A of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 “in public interest”.
People could approach Lok Adalats with grievances related to these public utilities.
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