Consider the following statements about the Gram Nyayalayas:
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
1 and 2 only
The Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008 has been enacted for establishment of Gram Nyayalayas at the grass roots level for providing access to justice to citizens at their doorstep. The Central Government provides assistance to States for non-recurring expenses for setting up of Gram Nyayalayas and for meeting the cost of recurring expenses for running these Gram Nyayalayas for the first three years.
The judges who presides the Gram Nyayalaya are strictly judicial officers and are appointed by the State Government in consultation with the High Court. A Grama Nyayalaya is a mobile court and exercises the powers of both Criminal and Civil Courts.