The Lok Adalats have been functioning in Delhi, Gujarat and some other States. They have the following advantages: (i) The Lok Adalats work in the spirit of compromise and understanding, as a result both the parties feel satisfied. (ii) It saves money, time and unnecessary harassment. (iii) The Lok Adalats can relieve the Law Courts of the heavy backlog of the cases. (iv) It reduces delay in the disposal of cases.