With reference to the ‘Gram Nyayalaya Act’, which of the following statements is/are correct?1. As per the Act, Gram Nyayalayas can hear only civil cases and not criminal cases.2. The Act allows local social activists as mediators/re- conciliators.Select the correct answer using the code given below.
✓ Correct answer: b) 2 only
ExplanationStatement 1 is incorrect: The Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008 was enacted to establish Gram Nyayalayas at the grassroots level, ensuring access to justice at citizens' doorsteps and preventing denial of justice due to social, economic, or other barriers.The Gram Nyayalaya shall be a mobile court and shall exercise the powers of both Criminal and Civil Courts.The Gram Nyayalaya shall follow summary procedure in criminal trial.Statement 2 is correct: The Court shall try to settle disputes via conciliation between the parties and the court can make use of the conciliators(social workers) to be appointed for this purpose.SUPER HINT For S1, Ask yourself: If the rural population is to get complete justice, should the court handle only civil cas- es?Aren’t criminal issues (like petty theft, assault, do- mestic disputes) also common in villages?So logically, limiting Gram Nyayalayas to civil cases defeats their very purpose.Hence likely false.S2 is positive, general, logical and can be corrected by common observation.263
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