SC Directs States to Issue Notification for Establishing Gram Nyayalayas
The Supreme Court has directed the states, which are yet to come out with notifications for establishing ‘Gram Nyayalayas’, to do so within four weeks, and asked the high courts to expedite the process of consultation with state governments on this issue.
Issues with Gram Nyayalayas
- The major reason behind the non-enforcement includes financial constraints, reluctance of lawyers, police officials and other State functionaries to invoke jurisdiction of Gram Nyayalayas (GN), lukewarm response of the Bar, inadequate infrastructure etc
- So far several states have issued notifications for establishing GN but all of them were not functioning except in Kerala, Maharashtra and ....
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