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The Gram Nyayalayas Act

An Act to provide for the establishment of Gram Nyayalayas at the grass roots level for the purposes of providing access to justice to the citizens at their doorsteps and to ensure that opportunities for securing justice are not denied to any citizen by reason of social, economic or other disabilities and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
2009
List of Chapters & Sections

  1. PRELIMINARY

  2. 1
     Short title, extent and commencement
  3. 2
     Definitions

  • GRAM NYAYALAYA

  • 3
     Establishment of Gram Nyayalayas
  • 4
     Headquarters of Gram Nyayalayas
  • 5
     Appointment of Nyayadhikari
  • 6
     Qualifications for appointment of Nyayadhikari
  • 7
     Salary, allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Nyayadhikari
  • 8
     Nyayadhikari not to preside over proceedings in which he is interested
  • 9
     Nyayadhikari to hold mobile courts and conduct proceedings in villages
  • 10
     Seal of Gram Nyayalaya

  • JURISDICTION, POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF GRAM NYAYALAYA

  • 11
     Jurisdiction of Gram Nyayalaya
  • 12
     Criminal jurisdiction
  • 13
     Civil jurisdiction
  • 14
     Power to amend Schedules
  • 15
     Limitation
  • 16
     Transfer of pending proceedings
  • 17
     Duties of ministerial officers

  • PROCEDURE IN CRIMINAL CASES

  • 18
     Overriding effect of Act in criminal trial
  • 19
     Gram Nyayalaya to follow summary trial procedure
  • 20
     Plea bargaining before Gram Nyayalaya
  • 21
     Conduct of cases in Gram Nyayalaya and legal aid to parties
  • 22
     Pronouncement of judgment

  • PROCEDURE IN CIVIL CASES

  • 23
     Overriding effect of Act in civil proceedings
  • 24
     Special procedure in civil disputes
  • 25
     Execution of decrees and orders or Gram Nyayalaya
  • 26
     Duty of Gram Nyayalaya to make efforts for conciliation and settlement of civil disputes
  • 27
     Appointment of Conciliators
  • 28
     Transfer of civil disputes

  • PROCEDURE GENERALLY

  • 29
     Proceedings to be in the official language of the State
  • 30
     Application of Indian Evidence Act, 1872
  • 31
     Record of oral evidence
  • 32
     Evidence of formal character on affidavit

  • APPEALS

  • 33
     Appeal in criminal cases
  • 34
     Appeal in civil cases

  • MISCELLANEOUS

  • 35
     Assistance of police to Gram Nyayalayas
  • 36
     Nyayadhikaris and employees, etc., to be public servants
  • 37
     Inspection of Gram Nyayalayas
  • 38
     Power to remove difficulties
  • 39
     Power of High Court to make rules
  • 40
     Power of State Government to make rules