Act 4 of 2009

The Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008

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.

  • Ministry of Law and Justice
  • Department of Justice
  • Enacted 2009-01-07
  • 40 sections
SectionTitle
1 Short title, extent and commencement. Read
2 Definitions. Read
3 Establishment of Gram Nyayalayas. Read
4 Headquarters of Gram Nyayalayas. Read
5 Appointment of Nyayadhikari. Read
6 Qualifications for appointment of Nyayadhikari. Read
7 Salary, allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Nyayadhikari. Read
8 Nyayadhikari not to preside over proceedings in which he is interested. Read
9 Nyayadhikari to hold mobile courts and conduct proceedings in villages. Read
10 Seal of Gram Nyayalaya. Read
11 Jurisdiction of Gram Nyayalaya. Read
12 Criminal jurisdiction. Read
13 Civil jurisdiction. Read
14 Power to amend Schedules. Read
15 Limitation. Read
16 Transfer of pending proceedings. Read
17 Duties of ministerial officers. Read
18 Overriding effect of Act in criminal trial. Read
19 Gram Nyayalaya to follow summary trial procedure. Read
20 Plea bargaining before Gram Nyayalaya. Read
21 Conduct of cases in Gram Nyayalaya and legal aid to parties. Read
22 Pronouncement of judgment. Read
23 Overriding effect of Act in civil proceedings. Read
24 Special procedure in civil disputes. Read
25 Execution of decrees and orders or Gram Nyayalaya. Read
26 Duty of Gram Nyayalaya to make efforts for conciliation and settlement of civil disputes. Read
27 Appointment of Conciliators. Read
28 Transfer of civil disputes. Read
29 Proceedings to be in the official language of the State. Read
30 Application of Indian Evidence Act, 1872. Read
31 Record of oral evidence. Read
32 Evidence of formal character on affidavit. Read
33 Appeal in criminal cases. Read
34 Appeal in civil cases. Read
35 Assistance of police to Gram Nyayalayas. Read
36 Nyayadhikaris and employees, etc., to be public servants. Read
37 Inspection of Gram Nyayalayas. Read
38 Power to remove difficulties. Read
39 Power of High Court to make rules. Read
40 Power of State Government to make rules. Read
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