वार्ता:न्याय पंचायत

(3) Every Nyaya Panchayat shall continue for five years from the date appointed for its first meeting and no longer and as far as practicable, elections to the Nyaya Panchayat shall be held along with the elections to the Village Panchayats concerned. Provided that elections to constitute the Nyaya Panchayat shall be completed before the expiry of its duration specified. Provided further that in case there are no persons contesting the elections for the post of Panchas, the Nyaya Panchayats shall be constituted in accordance with the rules prescribed by the State Government. (4) No Panch shall participate in any meetings or proceedings of a Panchayat at the Village, Intermediate or District level. (5) Every Panch shall hold the office of Nyaya Panchayat Pramukh for a period of one year, by rotation, on the basis of seniority by age. The eldest shall be elected in the first meeting of the Nyaya Panchayat as the first Nyaya Panchayat Pramukh. (6) Every dispute brought before the Nyaya Panchayat under the provisions of this Act, shall be heard and determined by a bench of the Nyaya Panchayat, consisting of the Nyaya Panchayat Pramukh and two Panchas selected from amongst the Panchas of the Nyaya Panchayat by rotation and two other persons not otherwise disqualified from being elected as a Panch from amongst a panel of names suggested by the parties to the dispute. (7) Offences against women and disputes relating to custody and maintenance of children and dependents including divorced spouses, brought before the Nyaya Panchayat under the provisions of this Act shall be heard and determined by a bench of the Nyaya Panchayat, consisting of the Nyaya Panchayat Pramukh and two elected women Panchas and two other persons not otherwise disqualified from being elected as a Panch from amongst a panel of names suggested by the parties to the dispute