Where in a case referred under Section 20(1) of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, no award could be made by the Lok Adalat on the ground that no compromise could be arrived at between the parties, the Lok Adalat shall:
Verified Answer
A. return the record of the case to the Court which made the reference
B. shall dispose of the case on merits
C. shall send the record to the District Legal Services Authority
D. shall adjourn the proceedings in the case sine die
Explanation:
Section 20(5) of the Legal Services Authorities Act states that if no compromise is reached in a Lok Adalat, the case record is returned to the court that made the reference.