05 No Duosuo Union Parishad

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05 No Duosuo Union Parishad

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Village Court

Justice next door — quick, simple and inexpensive

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Under the Village Court Act 2006 (amended 2024) a union parishad may settle small criminal and civil disputes itself. No lawyer is needed, the fee is nominal, and the decision is taken by majority of a five-member panel.

Criminal matters

Affray and simple hurt, theft, cheating, criminal trespass, defamation, damage to crops by cattle, and outraging the modesty of a woman — under the specified sections of the Penal Code.

Civil matters

Recovery of movable property or its value, recovery of money due under a contract or receipt, restoration of possession of immovable property, and wages or compensation due to an agricultural labourer.

Monetary ceiling

Since the 2024 amendment a village court may try claims valued up to BDT 3,00,000 (three lakh).

Application fee
Criminal
Criminal case — 10 taka
Civil
Civil case — 20 taka
Who decides

A five-member panel is formed for each case — the union parishad chairman as panel chairman, two nominees of the applicant and two of the respondent. One of each side's two must be a member of the union parishad. The decision is taken by majority.

How to apply

Apply through the form below, or hand your application in at the union parishad office. An online application gives you a tracking number at once; with that number and the mobile you gave, you can check the status at any time. When the office accepts the application it is given an official case number.

  1. Apply online — https://duosuoup.com.kholachoraup.com/gram-adalat/apply
  2. Tracking No
  3. Case No
  4. Panel Formation
  5. Hearings
  6. Decided

05 No Duosuo Union Parishad — Contact the union parishad office for anything further.