THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO W.P.No.5838 of 2010 ORDER: (Per Sri G.M,J) 1 This writ petition is filed seeking a writ of certiorari calling for the records pertaining to the Award dated 20.09.2008 in LAC No.185 of 2008 which is connected with M.C.No.1 of 2006 on the file of the Court of the Additional Judicial Magistrate of I Class, Chodavaram in Visakhapatnam District and to declare the action of the respondents in referring the mater to the Lok Adalat without giving any notice to the other side counsel/client and passing award dated 20.09.2008 as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the principles of natural justice and to direct the respondents to conduct the enquiry on the whole issue forthwith. 2 From the impugned order it is clear that on 20.09.2008 both parties to the suit have appeared before the Lok Adalat, Chodavaram and agreed for a compromise in the matter after negotiations and conciliation and discussion on the terms mentioned therein, in pursuance of which, an award was passed under Section 21 of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987. 3 In this writ petition, it is the contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner that on the said date the petitioner was not present before the Lok Adalat and his thumb impression has been forged and virtually he has not participated in the proceedings before the Lok Adalat. 4 But, in the present case, we are not going into the merits of the matter. However, suffice to say that in normal circumstances, it is only when negotiations and conciliations have taken place in the matter, and after discussions only, they have affixed their thumb impressions and the respective counsel have put their signatures. 5 In that view of the matter, if the petitioner is aggrieved of the said award, he can make an application to the concerned authority. 6 With the above direction, this writ petition is dismissed. No order as to costs. ---------------------------- GHULAM MOHAMMED, J Date:30.11.2011 ------------------------------------ NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO, J Kvsn