Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008
Chapter II: Gram
Nyayalaya
3. Establishment of
Gram Nyayalayas. –
1.
For
the purpose of exercising the jurisdiction and powers conferred on a Gram
Nyayalaya by this Act, the State Government, after consultation with the High
Court, may, by notification, establish one or more Gram Nyayalayas for every
Panchayat at intermediate level or a group of contiguous Panchayats at
intermediate level in a district or where there is no Panchayat at intermediate
level in any State, for a group of contiguous Gram Panchayats.
2.
The
State Government shall, after consultation with the High Court, specify, by
notification, the local limits of the area to which the jurisdiction of a Gram
Nyayalaya shall extend and may, at any time, increase, reduce or alter such
limits.
3.
The
Gram Nyayalayas established under sub-section (1) shall be in addition to the
courts established under any other law for the time being in force.