00990pab a2200133 454500008004000000100002200040245004200062260000900104300004900113362001100162520063500173650001400808773003400822180718b2005   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aBandyopadhyay, D.  aNyaya panchayats: the unfinished task  c2005  ap.5372-375;Mainstream, annual 2005: p.29-34.  a17 Dec  aAlthough in the Constitution dispensation of justice is inherent in the primary function of panchayats, the issue has so far not been addressed with the clarity and focus that it deserved. Against the backdrop of the recent announcement of the Union Law Minister regarding the establishment of gram nyalayas, this article emphasises the need to revitalise the nyaya panchayats in furtherance of the directive principles of the Constitution. This is also necessary for ensuring a participatory and people-oriented system of justice and for providing greater scope to mediation and mitigating the hardship of the poor. - Reproduced.  aPanchayat  aEconomic and Political Weekly