Section 31:
Record of oral evidence.
In suits or proceedings before a Gram Nyayalaya, it shall not be
necessary to record the evidence of witnesses at length, but the Nyayadhikari, as the examination of each
witness proceeds, shall, record or cause to be recorded, a memorandum of substance of what the witness
deposes, and such memorandum shall be signed by the witness and the Nyayadhikari and it shall form
part of the record.