A Gramya Nyayalaya was inaugurated at Komna town by Justice Raghubir Dash of Odisha High Court on Saturday.
Addressing the gathering of judicial magistrates, lawyers and Government officials, Justice Dash said, “The objective of establishing this court will be achieved when justice will be delivered at the locals’ door step.”
The court will deal with both criminal and civil cases. When the civil cases to be taken up by the court will be limited to the monetary value of `10,000, the criminal offences will be restricted to punishment of two years imprisonment.
For initial functioning, 130 cases from the Nuapada Judicial Court have been transferred to this court. Among others, Nuapada District Judge Narendra Kumar Samal, District Collector Jayakumar V and Komna Bar Association president Prasanta Padhi spoke on the occasion. Pratima Patra has been appointed as the first judge of the Gramya Nyayalaya.