Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008

The Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008

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Act ID:	20094
Act Number:	4
Enactment Date:	2009-01-07
Act Year:	2009
Short Title:	The Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008
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.
Ministry:	Ministry of Govt of Maharashtra
Department:	Law and Judiciary Department
Enforcement Date:	02-10-2009
Type:	STATE
Location:	Maharashtra
Notification:	2nd October, 2009, vide notification No. S.O. 2313(E), dated 11th November, 2009, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).
Ref Act ID:	200904


Schedule 1. SCHEDULE I Order Appendix Forms
Schedule 2. SCHEDULE II Order Appendix Forms

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CHAPTER I

PRELIMINARY

CHAPTER II

GRAM NYAYALAYA

CHAPTER III

JURISDICTION, POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF GRAM NYAYALAYA

CHAPTER IV

PROCEDURE IN CRIMINAL CASES

CHAPTER V

PROCEDURE IN CIVIL CASES

CHAPTER VI

PROCEDURE GENERALLY

CHAPTER VII

APPEALS

CHAPTER VIII

MISCELLANEOUS


Section 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
Section 2. Definitions.
Section 3. Establishment of Gram Nyayalayas. Show Related Subordinates
Section 4. Headquarters of Gram Nyayalayas.
Section 5. Appointment of Nyayadhikari. Show Related Subordinates
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.


Schedule 1. SCHEDULE I Order Appendix Forms
Schedule 2. SCHEDULE II Order Appendix Forms

Year	Description	Hindi Description
29-09-2009	Establishment of Gram Nyayalaya Sakri, District Dhule
29-09-2009	Establishment of Gram Nyayalaya Haveli, District Pune
29-09-2009	Establishment of Gram Nyayalaya Korpana, District Chandrapur
29-09-2009	Establishment of Gram Nyayalaya Jawahar, District Thane
29-09-2009	Establishment of Gram Nyayalaya Mahad, District Alibag-Raigad
29-09-2009	Establishment of Gram Nyayalaya Wardha, District Wardha
29-09-2009	Establishment of Gram Nyayalaya Nanded, District Nanded
29-09-2009	Establishment of Gram Nyayalaya Ratnagiri, District Ratnagiri
29-09-2009	Establishment of Gram Nyayalaya Parner, District Ahmednagar
20-01-2012	Establishment of Gram Nyayalaya Bodwad, District Jalgaon
12-11-2013	Establishment of Gram Nyayalaya Korchi, District Gadchiroli
07-01-2014	Establishment of Gram Nyayalaya Mulchera, District Gadchiroli
24-01-2014	Establishment of Gram Nyayalaya Vaibhavwadi, District Sindhudurg
01-02-2014	Establishment of Gram Nyayalaya Goregaon, District Gondia
20-02-2014	Establishment of Gram Nyayalaya Shirur Anantpal, District Latur
20-02-2014	Establishment of Gram Nyayalaya Tala, District Raigad
28-02-2014	Establishment of Gram Nyayalaya Mandangad, District Ratnagiri
12-03-2014	Establishment of Gram Nyayalaya Tamsa, District Nanded
24-06-2014	Establishment of Gram Nyayalaya Salekasa, District Gondia
20-01-2015	Establishment of Gram Nyayalaya Birwadi, District Raigad
30-09-2015	Establishment of Gram Nyayalaya Male Mulshi, District Pune
30-09-2015	Establishment of Gram Nyayalaya Hinganghat (Alipur), District Wardha
06-11-2015	Establishment of Gram Nyayalaya Deola, District Nashik
29-02-2016	Establishment of Gram Nyayalaya Trimbakeshwar, District Nashik (Not Implemented)
05-11-2018	Cease of Gram Nyayalaya at Korpana, District Chandrapur
05-08-2019	Establishment of Gram Nyayalaya Deoli, District Wardha
05-12-2019	Establishment the Gram Nyayalaya for the Village at Bodwad, sub-ordinate to the District Court of Jalgaon, in Jalgaon District.	जळगाव जिल्ह्यातील बोदवड येथील ग्राम न्यायालयाची स्थापना करून ते जळगाव येथील जिल्हा न्यायालयाच्या अधीनस्थ करणे.
26-12-2019	Establishment of Gram Nyayalaya Trimbakeshwar, District Nashik
13-07-2023	Establishment of Gram Nyayalaya Sankh, District Sangli
22-08-2023	Establishment of Gram Nyayalaya Velha, District Pune
25-09-2023	Establishment of Gram Nyayalaya Gaganbawda, District Kolhapur
04-10-2023	Establishment of Gram Nyayalaya for the village at Mandangad, subordinate to the District Court of Ratnagiri, in Ratnagiri District.	रत्नागिरी जिल्ह्यातील मंडणगड येथील ग्रामासाठी ग्राम न्यायालयाची स्थापना करून ते रत्नागिरी येथील जिल्हा न्यायालयाच्या अधीनस्थ करणे.
04-10-2023	Establishment of Gram Nyayalaya at Mandangad subordinate to the District Court of Ratnagiri, in Ratnagiri District	मंडणगड, रत्नागिरी जिल्हा येथे रत्नागिरी जिल्हा न्यायालयाच्या अधिनस्त ग्राम न्यायालय स्थापन करणे.
08-11-2023	Establishment of Gram Nyayalaya Harsul, District Nashik
13-06-2024	Establishment of Gram Nyayalaya at Jivati, District Chandrapur	जिवती, चंद्रपूर जिल्हा येथे ग्राम न्यायालयाची स्थापना

Schedule 1. SCHEDULE I

Schedule 2. SCHEDULE II