<P> Subordinate courts are also known as village courts , Lok Adalat ( people 's court ) or Nyaya panchayat ( justice of the villages ) , compose a system of alternative dispute resolution . They were recognized through the 1888 Madras Village Court Act , then developed ( after 1935 ) in various provinces and ( after 1947 ) Indian states . The model from the Gujarat State ( with a judge and two assessors ) was used from the 1970s onwards . In 1984 the Law Commission recommended to create Nyaya Panchayats in rural areas with laymen ( `` having educational attainments '' ) . The 2008 Gram Nyayalayas Act had foreseen 5,000 mobile courts in the country for judging petty civil ( property cases ) and criminal ( up to 2 years of prison ) cases . However , the Act has not been enforced properly , with only 151 functional Gram Nyayalayas in the country ( as of May 2012 ) against a target of 5000 such courts . The major reasons behind the non-enforcement includes financial constraints , reluctance of lawyers , police and other government officials . </P>
<P> Subordinate courts are also known as village courts , Lok Adalat ( people 's court ) or Nyaya panchayat ( justice of the villages ) , compose a system of alternative dispute resolution . They were recognized through the 1888 Madras Village Court Act , then developed ( after 1935 ) in various provinces and ( after 1947 ) Indian states . The model from the Gujarat State ( with a judge and two assessors ) was used from the 1970s onwards . In 1984 the Law Commission recommended to create Nyaya Panchayats in rural areas with laymen ( `` having educational attainments '' ) . The 2008 Gram Nyayalayas Act had foreseen 5,000 mobile courts in the country for judging petty civil ( property cases ) and criminal ( up to 2 years of prison ) cases . However , the Act has not been enforced properly , with only 151 functional Gram Nyayalayas in the country ( as of May 2012 ) against a target of 5000 such courts . The major reasons behind the non-enforcement includes financial constraints , reluctance of lawyers , police and other government officials . </P>
at present how many courts are functional in india
at present how many courts are functional in india
151
151