Supreme Court directs states to establish "Gram Nyayalayas"

The Supreme Court directed the states to set up ‘Gram Nyayalayas’ within four weeks’ time span.
The Gram Nyayalayas act, 2008 was passed to provide establishment of Gram Nyayalayas at the grass root level to provide inexpensive justice in rural areas.
Gram Nyayalayas are village courts that aim to provide speedy and easy access to the judicial system in rural areas of the country. The courts will provide all, including the rural people, with easy and cheap access to justice at their doorstep.
The ruling was delivered by an SC bench headed by Justice N V Ramana. The bench noted that some states are yet to come out with notifications for establishing the Gram Nyayalayas.
At present, only 208 Gram Nyayalayas are functioning as against 2,500 required to function according to the 12th five-year plan.