HT Correspondent
YACHULI, Sept 5: In a significant development for community-based justice and grassroots governance, the Court of the Special Executive Magistrate was convened for the first time in Keyi Panyor District under the authority of Superintendent of Police–cum–Special Executive Magistrate Angad Mehta, IPS.
According to an official statement, the court was held in exercise of powers conferred under Section 15 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
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The sitting adjudicated a pending matter in the presence of the Officer-in-Charge of Yazali Police Station, Zilla Parishad Members (ZPMs), Gaon Buras representing both the complainant and the respondent, the case investigating officer, and the principal parties involved in the dispute.
Presiding in his capacity as Special Executive Magistrate, Angad Mehta emphasised that the initiative reflects the administration’s commitment to maintaining public tranquility, upholding civic order, and ensuring that disputes are addressed in a fair, lawful, and timely manner.
The convening of the Special Executive Magistrate Court is being seen as a crucial step towards decentralising justice delivery mechanisms and making governance more responsive at the local level. Officials said that involving community representatives such as Gaon Buras, along with elected Zilla Parishad Members, ensured that the process remained transparent, participatory, and rooted in local traditions of dispute resolution.
The statement noted that such sittings are intended not only to settle conflicts but also to reinforce trust between citizens and institutions of law and order.
By bringing administrative, policing, and community representatives together in one forum, the court is expected to play an important role in bridging gaps, reducing tensions, and resolving disputes before they escalate.
The establishment of the Special Executive Magistrate Court in Keyi Panyor District also reflects the broader aim of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to strengthen preventive justice and empower local authorities to act swiftly in safeguarding peace and harmony.
Officials added that the administration is committed to continuing such sittings, thereby institutionalising a framework of accessible justice that combines statutory authority with grassroots participation.
This, they said, would help foster civic harmony and strengthen democratic values at the community level.
