P&H: Permanent Lok Adalat - Lacked Monetary Jurisdiction - Sets Aside Award
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside a Permanent Lok Adalat (PLA) award in a dispute arising from the auction of a commercial plot in Hisar, holding that the PLA lacked monetary jurisdiction because the value of the property in dispute exceeded the statutory limit of Rs.1 crore.
The case stemmed from a 2011 auction where Amar Singh and others were allotted Plot No. 29 in Phase‑I, Vyapar and Vyavsay Kunj Pariyojna, Hisar, for Rs.1.93 crore. After depositing 25% and paying installments, they were offered possession in July 2016. Claiming that development work was incomplete, they approached the...
