(a) whether the Union Government has taken any action to set up mobile courts in backward
areas in Odisha;
(b) if so, the details thereof along with the names of the locations where such courts are
located; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
(a) whether the Union Government has taken any action to set up mobile courts in backward
areas in Odisha;
(b) if so, the details thereof along with the names of the locations where such courts are
located; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE (DR. ASHWANI KUMAR)
(a) to (c) Under the provisions of the Constitution, primary responsibility for establishment of
subordinate courts in the States, rests with the respective State Government. As per information
received from the State Government, no exclusive mobile courts have been set up in backward areas
of Odisha. However, State Government has set up eight Gram Nyayalayas which are holding mobile
courts in remote areas within their jurisdiction in terms of Section 9(1) of the Gram Nyayalayas
Act, 2008. These Gram Nyayalayas are located at eight places, namely, Puri, Lakhanpur, Rajnagar,
Junagarh, Sankhemundi, Similiguda, Ghasipura and Kolnara.