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Section 3. Establishment of Gram Nyayalayas.

The Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008

In forceAll India except Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim

3. Establishment of Gram Nyayalayas. (1) For the purpose of exercising the jurisdiction and powers conferred on a Gram Nyayalaya by this Act, the State Government, after consultation with the High Court, may, by notification, establish one or more Gram Nyayalayas for every Panchayat at intermediate level or a group of contiguous Panchayats at intermediate level in a district or where there is no Panchayat at intermediate level in any State, for a group of contiguous Gram Panchayats. (2) The State Government shall, after consultation with the High Court, specify, by notification, the local limits of the area to which the jurisdiction of a Gram Nyayalaya shall extend and may, at any time, increase, reduce or alter such limits. (3) The Gram Nyayalayas established under sub-section (1) shall be in addition to the courts established under any other law for the time being in force.