Nawa, Ahmad and Kumar, Bipul
Justice delivery at grassroots level in Bihar: A study of gram Katchahry - Bihar Journal of Public Administration - 22(1-S), Jan-Jun, 2025: p.198-208
The Panchayati Raj System is not completely a post-independence development. Such political institutions also existed in ancient India and were popularly known as the Sabha, which was composed of respected elderly people or the Gumasta (village headman). The basic unit of governance was a village. The ancient Panchayat worked through the councils constituted by the people and discharged administrative functions such as managing local affairs and resolving and settling disputes. Eventually, with the 73rd Constitutional Amendment, the Panchayati Raj Institution was given constitutional recognition in 1992, thereby, legally binding on all states for its operationalisation. The Panchayat System aims to promote socio-economic progress at the grassroots level. However, the justice delivery system at the local level was not included in the 73rd Constitutional Amendment. The judicial Panchayat system was overlooked in the Constitutional Amendment of 1992. Therefore, the main aim of this paper is to examine the constitutional status of the Panchayat justice system, its power, function, and operation at the Panchayat level in Bihar, known as Gram Katchahry. – Reproduced
http://www.iipabiharbranch.org/upload/BJPA_Vol.%20XXII%20No%201_S%20%20Jam-June%202025.pdf
Panchayati raj system, Local self-government, Justice, Gram Katchahry.
Justice delivery at grassroots level in Bihar: A study of gram Katchahry - Bihar Journal of Public Administration - 22(1-S), Jan-Jun, 2025: p.198-208
The Panchayati Raj System is not completely a post-independence development. Such political institutions also existed in ancient India and were popularly known as the Sabha, which was composed of respected elderly people or the Gumasta (village headman). The basic unit of governance was a village. The ancient Panchayat worked through the councils constituted by the people and discharged administrative functions such as managing local affairs and resolving and settling disputes. Eventually, with the 73rd Constitutional Amendment, the Panchayati Raj Institution was given constitutional recognition in 1992, thereby, legally binding on all states for its operationalisation. The Panchayat System aims to promote socio-economic progress at the grassroots level. However, the justice delivery system at the local level was not included in the 73rd Constitutional Amendment. The judicial Panchayat system was overlooked in the Constitutional Amendment of 1992. Therefore, the main aim of this paper is to examine the constitutional status of the Panchayat justice system, its power, function, and operation at the Panchayat level in Bihar, known as Gram Katchahry. – Reproduced
http://www.iipabiharbranch.org/upload/BJPA_Vol.%20XXII%20No%201_S%20%20Jam-June%202025.pdf
Panchayati raj system, Local self-government, Justice, Gram Katchahry.