30 Gram Nyayalayas to be set up in State

11 April 2013
Thiruvananthapuram

The government has issued a notification to establish the village courts, conceived as the lowest tier in the subordinate judiciary, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy told the Assembly on Wednesday. As many as 30 Gram Nyayalayas will be set up in the State to dispense justice to citizens at the grassroots level.

Winding up the debate on the Kerala Civil Courts (Amendment) Bill, 2012 in the House, he said the Gram Nyayalayas would help to reduce the pendency of cases in subordinate courts. The Panchayat Department had been asked to identify land for the new courts. Mr. Chandy said 38 fast-track courts had been made permanent and two more special courts to handle cases of atrocities against women would be set up in Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode to supplement the one in Ernakulam.

Kodiyeri Balakrishnan (CPI-M) said the poor judicial infrastructure in Kerala had led to a huge pendency of cases. “Vacancies of judges and employees are not filled in time and appointment of prosecutors is pending. Courts lack basic facilities.” Mr. Balakrishnan said the practice of judicial appointments by a collegium of judges left much to be desired.

Source -http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/30-gram-nyayalayas-to-be-set-up/article4602933.ece

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