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Village court

Village Court is one of the key functions of Union Parishad. In order to resolve the dispute of the court, during the British period, in 1919, the Union Board was given the jurisdiction to prosecute both the cases of civil welfare by the rural autonomy rule. After the independence of Bangladesh, the first few years and the local judicial activities at the union level did not have the power to do so. Later, in 1976, the Village Court of Audience Union Parishad was given the responsibility of the judiciary. According to the Grass Courts Act-2006, every union has a village court. According to the Union Operation Manual, a brief description of the village court-
6.2 Legal and judicial services
One of the key responsibilities of the union council is the effective governance of village courts. According to the Village Court Act, 2006, village courts will be conducted in every union.
6.2.1. The purpose of the village court
1. In less time, quickly settle small disputes locally at low cost;
2. To ensure social security and access to justice for the poor, backward, women, underprivileged and risky people;
3. Dispute disputes through mutual negotiations;
4. After settling disputes, creating a coherent coexistence between opposing parties;
5. Settle dispute permanently;
6. Lower the pressure of the High Court case
7. Social justice and good governance
Judicial case by the village court
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Criminal Procedure and Civil Procedure, the criminal proceedings related to the matters mentioned in the Pram No. of the Gram Panchayat Schedule and the civil cases related to the matters mentioned in the second order, if there is no various provisions, will be judged by the village authorities and any suit like any criminal or civil court There will be no jurisdiction for trial.
(2) If a person is convicted of a crime in connection with any crime in force in the first case of the schedule by the village court, in the first order, the penalty is already received by the village court, if-
A) the interest of a minor in that case;
B) Provision of settlement of arbitration or dispute in any contract made between the parties of dispute
Remains;
C) The government or the local authority or the local authority or the duty to do so
There are no parties.
 (3) The order passed by the village court for possession of possession of immoveable property,
There is no place for the establishment of the property or the recovery of its possession
The provisions of the proceedings (1) will not apply.
6.2.2 Appeal for formation of village court (1) In which case, any court of law in any case under this Act is to be adjudicated in any case, in case of any dispute, the court may apply to the chairman of the Union Parishad in the prescribed manner for the decision to form a village court for the trial and the chairman of the Union Parishad If you do not reject the application by showing it in the prescribed manner The court will take the initiative to form.
(2) A person can revoke an appeal against the order against the order by the order of disqualification under the said Act, in the prescribed manner and within the prescribed time, in the assistant judge's court.
6.2.3. Application fees
If it is related to the first part of the schedule, two Taka and the second part will be required to submit four Taka fee with the application form.
6.2.4 Rejecting the application, refunding the application to the applicant with no-approval order
Where the application is rejected by the Chairman of the Union Council, it will have to be returned to the applicant including the order of the nomination.
6.2.5 Revision / Appeals against the non-grant-order order
To re-trial within 30 days from the date of non-application of application, it must be submitted to the Assistant Judge of the appropriate jurisdiction.
6.2.6 What information should be in the application?
The application should have the following information and details:
1. Name and address of the union council that has been applying;
2. Applicant's name, address and identity;
3. Name, address and identity of the protestor;
4. The name of the union in which the crime was committed or the cause of the case;
5. The cause of the incident, the place of incident, the name of the union, the date and time of the incident;
6. Summary of complaints or claims, amount of nature and loss;
7. Prayed remedies
6.2.7 What will the chairman do after getting the application?
Upon receipt of the application, the UP Chairman will take it for examination. When the application is accepted, the Chairman of the Union Parishad will approve the defendant to appear on a specific date and order the plaintiff to appear. Continue the proceedings of the case. If the application is incomplete, it can be rejected if it does not have the necessary information or if it is beyond jurisdiction. But the reason for which the application was rejected should be written on the application form.
6.2.8 The village court will not be constituted if the protestant claim or dispute is accepted
A village court will not be constituted if the defendant appeared or according to the summons or accepted the demand or dispute and in the presence of Chairman of the Union Parishad.
6.2.9 What are the reasons for the application to be rejected?
1. If the application fees are not submitted;
2. Out of jurisdiction;
3. If an appeal is made against an unreliable person;
4. If the application is incomplete, then the applicant, the defendant, the name of the witness, the identity and identity of the person;
5. Facts, causes of incident creation, place-time-date of incident, amount of damages, asked remedies, etc.