The Allahabad High Court has quashed a summoning order and the entire proceedings of a complaint case, ruling that a Lok Adalat lacks the jurisdiction to perform judicial functions such as rejecting a police Final Report (FR) or directing that a protest petition be treated as a complaint. The Court emphasized that Lok Adalats are
Lok Adalat Cannot Reject Final Report or Take Cognisance: Allahabad HC Quashes Complaint Proceedings and Summoning Order
