HIGH COURT#

 The High Court is a state's highest judicial court. After the Supreme Court of India, it is regarded as the country's second-highest court. In India, there are currently 25 High Courts located throughout the country. 

  • A High Court and a system of subordinate courts make up the State Judiciary.
  • The Indian High Courts Act 1861, suggested the establishment of High Courts in place of the Supreme Court in three Presidencies: Calcutta, Madras, and Bombay, was approved in 1858 on the proposal of the Law Commission. Other High Courts were established over the time.
  • As a result, the Calcutta High Court became the country's first High Court.
  • Present Status: 25 High Courts for 28 States and 8 Union Territories. The High Court of Andhra Pradesh is a new addition to the state. It was established on January 1, 2019.
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TRIBUNALS;
Tribunal is a quasi-judicial institution that is set up to deal with problems such as resolving administrative or tax-related disputes. It performs a number of functions like adjudicating disputes, determining rights between contesting parties, making an administrative decision, reviewing an existing administrative decision and so forth.

Why is there a Need for Tribunals?


  • To overcome the situation that arose due to the pendency of cases in various Courts, domestic tribunals and other Tribunals have been established under different Statutes, hereinafter referred to as the Tribunals.
  • The Tribunals were set up to reduce the workload of courts, to expedite decisions and to provide a forum which would be manned by lawyers and experts in the areas falling under the jurisdiction of the Tribunal.




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LOK ADALAT :
  • The term ‘Lok Adalat’ means ‘People’s Court’ and is based on Gandhian principles.
  • As per the Supreme Court, it is an old form of adjudicating system prevailed in ancient India and its validity has not been taken away even in the modern days too.
  • It is one of the components of the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) system and delivers informal, cheap and expeditious justice to the common people.
  • The first Lok Adalat camp was organised in Gujarat in 1982 as a voluntary and conciliatory agency without any statutory backing for its decisions.
  • In view of its growing popularity over time, it was given statutory status under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987. The Act makes the provisions relating to the organisation and functioning of the Lok Adalats
  • The State/District Legal Services Authority or the Supreme Court/High Court/Taluk Legal Services Committee may organise Lok Adalats at such intervals and places and for exercising such jurisdiction and for such areas as it thinks fit.

  • Every Lok Adalat organised for an area shall consist of such number of serving or retired judicial officers and other persons of the area as may be specified by the agency organising.

    • Generally, a Lok Adalat consists of a judicial officer as the chairman and a lawyer (advocate) and a social worker as members.

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GRAM NYAYALAYAS :
  •  the Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008 has been enacted to provide for the establishment of Gram Nyayalayas at the block level in the country, as the lowest tier of the judiciary for rural areas. 
  • The rising concern over mounting backlogs in courts leading to unreasonable delays in justice dispensation gave way to various Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanisms that have been introduced into the judicial system, to facilitate speedy justice. 
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NATIONAL LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY ( NALSA ) :
The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) has been constituted under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987.

It aims to provide free Legal Services to the weaker sections of society and to organize Lok Adalats for amicable settlement of disputes. Hon’ble The Chief Justice of India is the Patron-in-Chief. NALSA is housed at the Supreme Court of India. In every State, State Legal Services Authority has been constituted to give effect to the policies and directions of the NALSA and give free legal services to the people, and conduct Lok Adalats in the State.


  • The State Legal Services Authority is headed by Hon’ble the Chief Justice of the respective High Court who is the Patron-in-Chief of the State Legal Services Authority.
In every District, District Legal Services Authority has been constituted to implement Legal Services Programmes in the District. Legal aid strives to ensure that the constitutional pledge is fulfilled in its letter and spirit and that equal justice is made available to the poor, downtrodden, and weaker sections of society.
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