<Li> The procedural laws and the Evidence Act are not strictly followed while assessing the merits of the claim by the Lok Adalat . </Li> <Li> The decision of the Lok Adalat is binding on the parties to the dispute and its order is capable of execution through legal process . </Li> <P> Lok Adalat is very effective in settlement of money claims . Disputes like partition suits, damages and matrimonial cases can also be easily settled before Lok Adalat, as the scope for compromise through an approach of give and take is high in these cases . A Lok Adalat can take up civil cases (including marriage, and family disputes) and compoundable criminal cases . </P>

When the cases were heard by lok adalat for the first time