Kshettra Panchayats and Zila Panchayats Adhiniyam, 1961], the [Zila Panchayats] [Substituted by U.P. Act No. 9 of 1994.] or the [Kshettra Panchayats] [Substituted ... other dues payable by him to the Gram Panchayat, Kshettra Panchayat or Zila Panchayat for such period as may be prescribed, or has, in spite
joint committee [ *] [Omitted 'or a Nyaya Panchayat' by U.P. Act No. 6 of 2017.] or any work in progress under the direction of such ... l994.] or Joint Committee [ *] [Omitted 'or a Nyaya Panchayat' by U.P. Act No. 6 of 2017.] ; (b) by an order in writing call
before a Nyaya Panchayat constituted under the U.P. Panchayat Raj Act, 1947 and the same was recorded by the Adalat Nyaya Panchayat Angadpur Mukam ... Meerut District and that consent order dated 14.11.1966 recorded by the Nyaya Panchayat reads as follows:
Today dated 14th November, 1966, A.D. Nyaya Panchayat
Contempt Of Courts Act, 1971
21. Act not to apply to Nyaya Panchayats or other village courts.—
Nothing contained in this Act shall apply ... relation to contempt of Nyaya Panchayats or other village courts, by whatever name known, for the administration of justice, established under
schemes for achieving the aforesaid goal. The Block Resource Centres and Nyaya Panchayat Resource Centres (BRC and NPRC) were created towards the aforesaid ... selecting coordinators/co-coordinators at Block Resource Centres and Coordinator at Nyaya Panchayat Resource Centres. The Government order contemplated selection of coordinator at Block Resource
Substituted by U.P. Act No. 9 of 1994.] [***] [Omitted 'or Nyaya Panchayat' by U.P. Act No. 6 of 2017.] or the constitution ... Substituted by U.P. Act No. 9 of 1994.] [***] [Omitted 'and Nyaya Panchayat' by U.P. Act No. 6 of 2017.] consequent upon a change
They were tried and
sentenced to pay a fine by the Nyaya Panchayat, a court
established under the Madhya Bharat Panchayat Act, 1949,
with powers ... appear on behalf of any party in a proceeding
before the Nyaya Panchayat, violated Art. 22(1) of the
Constitution and was therefore void.
HELD
HEADNOTE:
M, an accused person in certain proceedings pending before
the Nyaya Panchayat filed a petition under Art. 227 in the
High Court and obtained ... order of stay passed by it
staying proceedings pending before the Nyaya Panchayat,
Jokha Khas, District Deoria.
The relevant facts are these. On September
namely:- "or for being continued as a member of the Gram Nyaya Panchayat or as a standing member of a conciliation panch ... Nagar Nyaya Panchayat, the Secretary of the Nagar Panchayat shall act as the judicial clerk of the Nyaya Panchayat for the purposes aforesaid." 13. Insertion
Nyaya Panchayats were brought into existence under the U. P. Panchayat Raj Act, 1947--hereinafter called the Panchayat Act --for deciding certain types of criminal ... Panchayat Raj Rules framed under Section 110 of the Panchayat Act lay down the details of the procedure which the Nyaya Panchayats have to follow
