In
terms of Section 3(1) of the Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008, it is for the State
Governments to establish Gram Nyayalayas in consultation with the respective
High Courts. State-wise progress of setting up of Gram Nyayalayas and the
financial assistance provided to State Governments during the last three years
and current year is as under:
|
Sl.No.
|
State
|
Gram Nyayalayas Notified
|
Amount Released (Rs. in Lakhs)
|
|
2011-12
|
2012-13
|
2013-14
|
2014-15
|
|
1.
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
89
|
156.80
|
0.00
|
284.80
|
0.00
|
|
2.
|
Rajasthan
|
45
|
144.00
|
243.00
|
215.20
|
71.78
|
|
3.
|
Karnataka
|
2
|
25.20
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
4.
|
Orissa
|
16
|
110.60
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
5.
|
Maharashtra
|
18
|
9.60
|
15.80
|
0.00
|
100.80
|
|
6.
|
Jharkhand
|
6
|
0.00
|
75.60
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
7.
|
Goa
|
2
|
0.00
|
25.20
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
8.
|
Punjab
|
2
|
0.00
|
25.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
9.
|
Haryana
|
2
|
0.00
|
25.20
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
10.
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
12
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
127.42
|
|
Total
|
194
|
446.20
|
410.00
|
500.00
|
300.00
|
Majority
of States have now set up regular courts at Taluka level. Further, reluctance
of police officials and other State functionaries to invoke jurisdiction of
Gram Nyayalayas, lukewarm response of the Bar, non-availability of notaries and
stamp vendors, problem of concurrent jurisdiction of regular courts are other
issue indicated by the States Which are coming in the way of operationalization
of the Gram Nayayalayas.
The
issues affecting operationalization of the Gram Nayayalayas were discussed in
the Conference of Chief Justice of High Courts and Chief Ministers of the
States on 7th April, 2013. It was decided in the Conference that the
State Government and High Court should decide the question of establishment of
Gram Nayayalas wherever feasible, taking into account their local problems. The
focus is on setting up Gram Nayayalayas in the Talukas where courts have not
been set up.
This
information was given by Union Law & Justice Minister Shri D.V. Sadananda
Gowda in reply to a written question in the Lok Sabha today.
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