DEEPA RANI Vs. STATE OF U.P.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Heard Sri D.S. Vishwakarma, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel appearing for the State-respondents. This writ petition has been filed with the prayer for issuing a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to furnish certified copy of the family register to the petitioner. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties this Court on 14.9.2016 has passed the following order:

(2.) Application for copy of records and fee thereon - An application for obtaining a copy of the records of a Nyaya Panchayat before the consignment of such records under these rules shall be made to the Sarpanch of the Nyaya Panchayat and shall be accompanies with a fee of 12 np.

(3.) Copying fees: (1) Copying fee shall be charged at the rate of five annas or ten annas for every 200 words and fraction thereof according as the copy applied for is ordinary or urgent, but the Nyaya Panchayat may, for special reasons grant to an accused upon his conviction a copy of its order free of costs.