The Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008
Central Act · Act 4 of 200940 provisions
The enactment
| Long title | 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. |
|---|---|
| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 4 of 2009 |
| Year | 2009 |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Ministry | Ministry of Law and Justice |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 40 |
| Subjects | local |
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- Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement.
- Section 2 Definitions.
- Section 3 Establishment of Gram Nyayalayas.
- Section 4 Headquarters of Gram Nyayalayas.
- Section 5 Appointment of Nyayadhikari.
- Section 6 Qualifications for appointment of Nyayadhikari.
- Section 7 Salary, allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Nyayadhikari.
- Section 8 Nyayadhikari not to preside over proceedings in which he is interested.
- Section 9 Nyayadhikari to hold mobile courts and conduct proceedings in villages.
- Section 10 Seal of Gram Nyayalaya.
- Section 11 Jurisdiction of Gram Nyayalaya.
- Section 12 Criminal jurisdiction.
- Section 13 Civil jurisdiction.
- Section 14 Power to amend Schedules.
- Section 15 Limitation.
- Section 16 Transfer of pending proceedings.
- Section 17 Duties of ministerial officers.
- Section 18 Overriding effect of Act in criminal trial.
- Section 19 Gram Nyayalaya to follow summary trial procedure.
- Section 20 Plea bargaining before Gram Nyayalaya.
- Section 21 Conduct of cases in Gram Nyayalaya and legal aid to parties.
- Section 22 Pronouncement of judgment.
- Section 23 Overriding effect of Act in civil proceedings.
- Section 24 Special procedure in civil disputes.
- Section 25 Execution of decrees and orders or Gram Nyayalaya.
- Section 26 Duty of Gram Nyayalaya to make efforts for conciliation and settlement of civil disputes.
- Section 27 Appointment of Conciliators.
- Section 28 Transfer of civil disputes.
- Section 29 Proceedings to be in the official language of the State.
- Section 30 Application of Indian Evidence Act, 1872.
- Section 31 Record of oral evidence.
- Section 32 Evidence of formal character on affidavit.
- Section 33 Appeal in criminal cases.
- Section 34 Appeal in civil cases.
- Section 35 Assistance of police to Gram Nyayalayas.
- Section 36 Nyayadhikaris and employees, etc., to be public servants.
- Section 37 Inspection of Gram Nyayalayas.
- Section 38 Power to remove difficulties.
- Section 39 Power of High Court to make rules.
- Section 40 Power of State Government to make rules.
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