(a) These Rules may he called the Uttar Pradesh Gr:;l.lll· l'1yayala}a (procedure and Practce) Rules, 2009"
(b) They 'hall apply to Gram Nyayalayas as constituted in Ih' Slate oJf . Uttar Pradesh un.der the Gram Nyayalaya~ct.2003:
(c) They .shall com~into force with effect from the date of publk.5tiou in the official Gazette oftl::.e State ofUttaT Pradesh. -
2. In these rues, unless the context otherwise requires(:=;l II!. , .-.,.'_ . (a)' The "Actin means (~h~Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008. (i..ct nO.4 of 2009};) . -
(b)"Code" means the Code of Criminal Procedure or tbe ':ode of Civil Procedure, as may be. applicabl~·. .
(c)"Conciliato!': nleans the. Conciliato~ appointed unden s:r;ctj(j;) 27 o(the .
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g, "", .(d)'~I(shetraPanchayat"· means a ICsbetra Panchayat):·o.-: defined _ill Ci~ction2 (6) of the Uttar Pradesh Kshetra Panchayats and Zil'l ?anchayats' Adhiniyam, 196\,,;i_
(e) i'Siale Government" means the Government of Uttar pj"(1(~esh.;
(f) IlHigh Co\.ui" means. the I-ligh Court of J~dlcatureat A.ll<lhab~d·;
(g) "Proceedings" shall' include pleadi.rigs, petlti~Ds, C('[iJplai.Q.ts and applications;
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(h) Words and expressions used but Dot defined herein and defined in Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008 ) the Code of Civil Procedure, 190'8'or the Code or Criminal Procedure, 1973 shall have the meanings respectively assignedto them in those Statutes as applicable from time to time.
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