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To strengthen the local judicial system and to establish fair justice at the grassroots level and to make harassment of all sections of the people and to reduce the financial losses, the government has taken initiative to introduce village court for the first time. Local government division started this program from Chittagong yesterday.
The Village Court Act was passed in the Ministry of Permanent Government, Rural Development and Co-operation Ministry in 2006. The court will be constituted with five members including Union Parishad Chairman and one member. The village court can resolve various civil and criminal disputes. Chairman of the Union Parishad will be the chairman of this court. Each union council has one village court. In short, the main goal of the village court is to settle small disputes locally at low cost. After submission of the applicant's signed application with the prescribed fee, the concerned union council chairman will choose to verify the application form. Whether the application is properly mentioned in the application, the chairman must ensure the jurisdiction of the respective village courts and the relevant related matters. In this court, the applicant and the defendant will be used instead of the plaintiff and the defendant. Based on both the statements and testimony of the parties, the village court will take a decision through hearing. There is also a mention in the Village Court Act, if for any reason the chairman of the Union Parishad does not think that the opposition party is neutral, then it can be requested by mentioning the reasons along with the upazila executive officer. In this case, the Upazila Nirbahi Officer will be able to nominate any member other than the member nominated for the village court to the chairman of the village court. However, no lawyer can be appointed in this court. In case of village judicial proceedings, nomination may be nominated for a government employee or screened or elderly woman or physically challenged person. But in this case the court's permission will be required. If the petitioner or the defendant is not intentionally appearing before the hearing on the date of the hearing, the court will be able to refuse or hear the case in the absence of the defendant. Repeat the case and re-hear the case after rejection of the petitioner or the plea of ​​absenteeism or in the absence of the absence of the decision within 10 days of the decision of a reversal or a one-sided hearing. If the payment is not made within the stipulated time according to the order of the village court for the payment of compensation or compensation, then the union council will be able to pay it to the affected party by earning the due tax. If a person deliberately disobeys the declared summons, then the person can be fined up to five hundred taka with the opportunity to present his statement. If the fine is not repaid then the village court may request the magistrate of the jurisdiction to recover the fine. Additional Secretary of the LGD Ministry AKM Mozammel Haque said, "There is a chance of getting proper justice in village court at short notice and at a low cost." Being in the house is easily accessible to the village court. It is possible to get justice in village courts as the judicial proceedings of both parties are completed. If the problem in the village courts is resolved, then the previous fraternity can be brought back between them. When the rural justice is settled in the village, there is scope for peace by reducing crime in the area. Apart from this, due to the village court, the court will reduce the cases in different courts, including the judge and district judge. As well as long term people will reduce the harassment. The law was introduced in 2006 but it has not been fully implemented. The present government has initiated this section to strengthen the local judicial system and to ensure justice. If necessary, amendments may be made in some cases of this law by forming public opinion. In the case of the prosecution case, the petition for Chief Judicial or Chief Magistrate has been made. In the case of civil case, petition filed with Joint District Judge. The village court has been given power to dispute a maximum of 25 thousand taka and criminal charges. It is necessary to keep an opportunity to increase the value by examining the importance of the area and the overall situation. Judge in the village court, along with trial and punishment.