With reference to the 'Gram Nyayalaya Act', which of the following statements is/are correct?1.As per the Act, Gram Nyayalayas can hear only civil cases and not criminal cases.2.The Act allows local social activists as mediators/reconciliators.Select the correct answer using the code given below

1. A

   1 only

   Statement 1 only. Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008 gives jurisdiction over both specified civil disputes and criminal cases (First Class Magistrate powers). ‘Civil only’ is false.

2. B

   2 only

   Statement 2 only. The Act provides for conciliation: the Gram Nyayalaya may use conciliation and the State Government can appoint conciliators, including social workers active in the locality. Criminal-plus-civil jurisdiction makes 1 wrong. That stored letter is the official key.

3. C

   Both 1 and 2

   Both. Because Gram Nyayalayas can hear criminal cases too, both cannot be the key.

4. D

   Neither 1 nor 2

   Neither. Local conciliators/mediators are provided for, so ‘neither’ is not the key.

Summary. Official key is (b) 2 only. Gram Nyayalayas try specified civil and criminal matters at intermediate-panchayat level and may use local conciliators. They are not civil-only courts. Honour the stored letter (b).