Act Info:Preamble1 - GRAM NYAYALAYAS ACT 2008
Chapter I
Section1 - Short title, extend and commencement
Section2 - Definitions
Chapter II
Section3 - Establishment of Gram Nayayalayas
Section4 - Headquaters of Gram Nyayalaya
Section5 - Appointment of Nyayadhikari
Section6 - Qualification for appointment of Nyayadhikari
Section7 - Salary allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Nyayadhikari
Section8 - Nyayadhikari not to preside over proceedings in which he is interested
Section9 - Nyayadhikari to hold mobile courts and conduct proceeding in villages
Section10 - Seal of Gram Nyayalaya
Chapter III
Section11 - Jurisdiction of Gram Nyayalaya
Section12 - Criminal Jurisdiction
Section13 - Civil jurisdiction
Section14 - Power to amend Schedules
Section15 - Limitation
Section16 - Transfer of pending proceeding
Section17 - Duties of ministerial officers
Chapter IV
Section18 - Overriding effect of Act in criminal trial
Section19 - Gram Nyayalaya to follow summary trial procedure
Section20 - Plea bargaining before Gram Nyayalaya and legal aid to parties
Section21 - Conduct of cases in Gram Nyayalaya and legal and to parties
Section22 - Pronouncement of judgment
Chapter V
Section23 - Overriding effect of Act in civil proceeding
Section24 - Special procedure in civil disputes
Section25 - Execution of decrees and orders of Gram Nyayalaya
Section26 - Duty of Gram Nyayalaya to make efforts for conciliation and settlement of civil disputes
Section27 - Appointment of Conciliations
Section28 - Transfer of civil disputes
Chapter VI
Section29 - Proceeding to be in the official language of the State
Section30 - Application of Indian Evidence Act
Section31 - Record of oral evidence
Section32 - Evidence of formal character on affidavit
Chapter VII
Section33 - Appeal in criminal cases
Section34 - Appeal in civil cases
Chapter VIII
Section35 - Assistance of police to Gram Nyayalayas
Section36 - Nyayadhikaris and employees, etc., to be public servants
Section37 - Inspection of Gram Nyayalayas
Section38 - Power to remove difficulties
Section39 - Power to remove to make rules
Section40 - Power of state Government to make rules
ScheduleI - FIRST SCHEUDLE
ScheduleII - SECOND SCHEDULE