Section 11
Jurisdiction of Gram Nyayalaya.
About this 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.
Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of
Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974) or the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908) or any other law
for the time being in force, the Gram Nyayalaya shall exercise both civil and criminal jurisdiction in the
manner and to the extent provided under this Act.