Published on : 11 Dec 2025, 8:41 am 4 min read

The Supreme Court recently held that a Lok Adalat decree cannot be challenged before an executing court and that the only remedy to assail such an award is through a writ petition before the High Court [ Dilip Mehta vs. Rakesh Gupta & Ors. ].

A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta made the observation while allowing an appeal filed by a property purchaser who alleged that a Lok Adalat decree affecting his land was obtained by fraud and behind his back.

The Court set aside concurrent orders of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, which had dismissed his writ petition and appeal on the ground that he had already filed objections before the executing court.

The case stemmed from a long property dispute in Jabalpur over la

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