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/reconciliators.
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Answer: B. Statement 1 is wrong: under the Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008, they can try both civil and certain criminal cases. Statement 2 is correct: the Act lets them use social workers at the village level as conciliators. So only 2.
Watch for: Village courts sound like they handle only small civil disputes.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because Gram Nyayalayas hear criminal cases too.
- C. Wrong because Statement 1 is false.
- D. Wrong because the Act does allow social workers as conciliators.
Source to check: Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008, Sections 12 and 27 and the First and Second Schedules
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