K.R.Vellayappan v. the District Legal Service Authority
Case brief
What is this about?
Lok Adalat award correction; typographical error in compromise memo; East-West measurement 100 feet instead of 50 feet; Item No.2 allotted to first petitioner; Item No.3 plaint schedule; O.S.No.225 of 2023 partition 1/4 share; Lok Adalat Award No.249/2024; I Additional District Judge Salem; District Legal Service Authority Salem; writ of mandamus Article 226 Constitution of India; corrected award within four weeks; Madras High Court; N. Anand Venkatesh J.; 05.08.2025.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the respondent (District Legal Service Authority, Salem) to correct Page No.15, line number 5 of Lok Adalat Award No.249/2024 to show the East-West measurement as 50 feet instead of 100 feet, and to issue the corrected award in favour of the petitioners, completing the process within four (4) weeks from receipt of a copy of the order; writ petition disposed of with the above direction, no costs.