{"id":31018,"date":"2024-10-18T17:55:44","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T12:25:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=31018"},"modified":"2024-10-18T17:55:45","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T12:25:45","slug":"feasibility-of-gram-nyayalayas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/18-10-2024\/feasibility-of-gram-nyayalayas","title":{"rendered":"Feasibility of Gram Nyayalayas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Syllabus :GS 2\/Governance <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In News<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  • The Supreme Court questioned the practicality of establishing Gram Nyayalayas given the inadequate infrastructure of regular courts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    About Gram Nyayalayas<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    • The Law Commission of India proposed the establishment of Gram Nyayalayas in its 114th Report <\/strong>to ensure affordable and quick access to justice for rural citizens.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • The Gram Nyayalayas Act <\/strong>was enacted on October 2, 2009<\/strong>, applying throughout India except\u00a0 in certain northeastern states and specified tribal areas.\n
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      • The Act does not apply to Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, and certain tribal areas in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        Key Features and Objectives:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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        • Location: <\/strong>Headquarters at the intermediate Panchayat; Nyayadhikaris may visit villages to hear cases.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Accessibility<\/strong>: Designed to provide inexpensive justice at the doorstep of rural communities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Establishment<\/strong>: Set up for each intermediate Panchayat or groups of contiguous Panchayats, located at their headquarters.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Procedures<\/strong>: Handle specified civil and criminal cases using a summary procedure, with an emphasis on conciliation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Flexibility<\/strong>: Not strictly bound by the Indian Evidence Act, guided by natural justice principles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          Challenges\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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          • Feasibility Concerns<\/strong>: The Supreme Court questioned the practicality of establishing gram nyayalayas given the inadequate infrastructure <\/strong>of regular courts.\n
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            • Only about 314 out of a targeted 2,500 gram nyayalayas are operational across India.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Funding Issues:<\/strong> State governments struggle to fund existing courts, making it unlikely they can support additional rural courts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Limited Effectiveness:<\/strong> Concerns were raised about the effectiveness of gram nyayalayas, as some magistrates handle very few cases (e.g., one in Karnataka managed only 116 cases in four years).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Potential Burden on Higher Courts<\/strong>: The court warned that establishing these rural courts might lead to an increase in appeals and writ petitions in high courts, counteracting the intended purpose of declogging district courts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

              Suggestions\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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              • The\u00a0 Supreme Court suggested increasing the number of regular courts and judicial officers, rather than establishing more gram nyayalayas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • The court proposed that the establishment of gram nyayalayas should be based on specific state needs rather than a uniform mandate across all states.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                Source :HT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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