Case Law Analysis
|Allahabad High Court
Later Special Statute Prevails Over Earlier General Law | Gram Nyayalayas Act 2008 Overrides Family Courts Act 1984 in Maintenance Cases : Allahabad HC
Allahabad HC rules that the Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008, being a later special statute, prevails over the Family Courts Act, 1984, permitting transfer of maintenance proceedings to Gram Nyayalayas. The court validates administrative orders under Section 16 of the 2008 Act, reinforcing the principle that special legislation overrides general law in jurisdictional conflicts.