16. Transfer of pending proceedings.— (1) The District Court or the Court of Session, as the case may be, with effect from such date as may be notified by the High Court, may transfer all the civil or criminal cases, pending before the courts subordinate to it, to the Gram Nyayalaya competent to try or dispose of such cases. (2) The Gram Nyayalaya may, in its discretion, either retry the cases or proceed from the stage at which it was transferred to it. 6
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Establishment of Gram Nyayalayas.Section 4 · Headquarters of Gram Nyayalayas.Section 5 · Appointment of Nyayadhikari.Section 6 · Qualifications for appointment of Nyayadhikari.Section 7 · Salary, allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Nyayadhikari.Section 8 · Nyayadhikari not to preside over proceedings in which he is interested.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 12 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2025-07-14. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.