| Interviews with VC assistants and secretaries, one to each VC | ||||||||||||||||
| Interview Date | 19.12.13 | 02.01.14 | 19.12.13 | 31.12.14 | 30.11.2013 | 30.11.2013 | 07.12.2013 | 02.12.13 | 30.11.13 | 03.12.13 | 04.12.13 | 4.12.2013 | 08.12.13 | 08.12.13 | 08.12.13 | |
| Q. No. | Questions | Comilla (UP: Bar Para) |
Comilla (UP: Baisgaow Union Thana: Monohorgonj) |
Comilla (UP: Bijaypur) |
Comilla (UP: Nather Patua Union, Thana: Monohorgonj) |
Gopalgonj (UP: 9 No. Amtoli) |
Gopalgonj (UP: 2 no Sadullapur) |
Gopalgonj (UP: Patghati) |
Madaripur (UP: Khalia, Rajoir) |
Madaripur (UP: Kathalbari) |
Madaripur (UP: Kabirjpur) |
Mymensingh (UP : Furbaria, sadar) |
Mymensingh (UP : 5 no,Deyolkhol, Furbaria) |
Mymensingh (UP: Issorgonj, Shohagi Union) |
Rangpur (UP: Kolkond) |
Rangpur (UP: Lokhkhitari) |
| 1 | When does the VC sit? | once a week | once
a week > From 10 AM till have cases |
once
a week > sometimes twice a week |
once a week | twice a week | twice a week | once a week | twice a week | twice a week | twice a week | Village court is not active here | once a month | once a month | twice a week | once a week |
| 2 | What is the sitting time of the court? | 11 am to 5pm | whole day | 6 - 8 hrs | 6 - 8 hrs | 4 hours | 4 - 6 hrs | 4 hours | 4 hours | 6 - 8 hrs | 4 - 6 hrs | 6 - 8 hrs | 6 - 8 hrs | |||
| 3 | How long does it usually take to hear a case from start to finish? | 1- 2 hrs | 1- 2 hrs | 1- 2 hrs | 1- 2 hrs | 1- 2 hrs | 1- 2 hrs | 1 hr | 1- 2 hrs | 1- 2 hrs | 1- 2 hrs | 1- 2 hrs | 1-
2 hrs half a day |
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| 4 | What is the average monthly caseload | 1/2 cases | not fixed. 8/10 | 5 to 10 | 5 to 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | more than 10 | more than 10 | 5 to 10 | 5 to 10 | 12 | more than 10 | |
| 5 | What is the average number of adjournments / postponements in each case? | 2 | 2/3 times | 3 | 2/3 times | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 > more than 4 |
3 | |||||
| 6 | What are the main reasons for adjournments / postponements? | 1. Non-appearance of a party | 1.
Non-appearance of witness 2. Non apperance of parties 3. Production of a document |
1.
Non-appearance of witness 2. Non-appearance of a party |
1.
Non-appearance of witness 2. Non apperance of parties 3. Production of a document |
1.
Non-appearance of witness 2. Non-appearance of a party |
1.
Non-appearance of witness 2. Production of a document 3. there is no evidence |
1.
Non-appearance of witness 2. Non apperance of parties 3. Production of a document |
1.
Non-appearance of witness 2. Non apperance of parties 3. Production of a document 4. Chairman is busy in administrative work |
non-appearance of a witness/production of a document | 1.
non, appearance of witness 2. non-appearnce of a party 3. non-aooearance of a representative |
Non-appearance
of witness Production of a document |
Non-appearance
of witness Production of a document |
1.
Non-appearance of witness 2. Non apperance of parties 3. Production of a document |
Non-appearance of witness | |
| 7 | What is the main complaint of women applicants? | 1.
Domestic Violence 2. complaints regarding maintainance |
1.
family problems 2. land dispute 3. dowry |
1.
Domestic Violence 2. complaints regarding maintainance |
1.
Dowry related violance 2. maintainance 3. land dispute |
1 Disputes or torture. | 1.
Embezzlement 2. fraud 3. Property damage 4. Assult |
1.
Money exchange 2. assault |
1.
Assault 2. Owe Money 3. Land Possession 4. Cut of tree 5. cattle related matter |
quarrel, assault, owe money, matter related to crop | Oppression, assault, Narcotics | Oppression, assault, Narcotics | quarrel, quarrel regarding cattle, chicken,duck | assault, petty quarrel | ||
| 8 | What proportion of cases are concluded by way of admission/settlement under R33? | 90% | more than 50% | 70-80% | more than 50% | Less than 15% | less
than 25% more than 50% |
less than 25% | 25 - 50% | less than 25% | less than 25% | more than 50% | 25 - 50% | less than 25% | less than 25% | |
| 9 | What proportion of cases are appealed to the DMC? | party go by themselves. We don’t have the data | parties go the by themselves | none | none | None | less than 25% | none | none | none | very few | very few | don’t need to go | not send yet | ||
| 10 | What is the value of the average dispute? | upto 25000 taka | 5000-25000 | not more than 25000 taka | more or less then 25000 | Tk 500 - 2000 | Tk 500 - 2000 | Tk 2000 - 5000 | more than Tk10000-20000 | more
than Tk5000 > 7000-25,000 |
more than Tk5000 | more | Tk 500 - 2000 | Tk 2000 - 5000 | ||
| DATA MANAGEMENT QUESTIONS | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Are the cases recorded | in a manual register | in a manual register | in a manual register | in a manual register | in a manual register | in a manual register | in a manual register | in a manual register | in a manual register | in a manual register | Village court is not active here | in a manual register | in a manual register | in a manual register | in a manual register |
| 2 | If the (digital) system crashes, how is the data backed up? | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | How far back do records go? | 2 - 5 years | 5 - 10 years | 5 - 10 years | 5 - 10 years | More than 10 years | 5 - 10 years | More than 10 years | 5 - 10 years | 5 - 10 years | 5 - 10 years | 2 - 5 years | 2 - 5 years | 3 years in document, 10 years in register | 3 years in document, 10 years in register | |
| 4 | Do you track the cases by the gender of the accused? | no | no | no | no | yes | No, by the case number and also by the name of plaintiff and defendant. | no | No | Yes | no | no,according to the case number | according to case number, dates | |||
| 5 | How is data reported up the chain | hard copies | hard copies | hard copies | hard copies | hard copies | hard copies | hard copies | hard copies | hard copies | hard copies | hard copies | hard copies | |||
| 6 | How often is it reported? | bi-annually | bi-annually | bi-annually | bi-annually | bi-annually | bi-annually | 1.
bi-annually 2. annually 3. Each month (to UNO) bi-anually is given 4. 4 times a year |
bi-annually | bi-annually | bi-annually | bi-annually | bi-annually | 1.
quarterly to Village committee 2. bi-annually to the UNO |
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| 7 | To where is it reported? | DC office | DC office. | DC office | DC office. | UNO | UNO | Monthly, quarterly, bi-annually and annually report is submitted to Report Program and District Coordinator and UNO | UNO | UNO | Secretary | UNO | UNO | to upazilla supervisor in every month | quarterly
to Village committee bi-annually to the UNO |
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| 8 | What is done with the data? | they know about the village court activity | they know about the village court activity | they know about the village court activity | they know about the village court activity | Measure whether the village is active or not | Measure whether the village is active or not | Measure whether the village court is active or not | reserved through the management | kept in board, preserved and analized | ||||||
| 9 | Is there any mechanism to check the management of data | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes > hear from plaintiff |
Yes | Yes | No > management go through the data |
No | ||||
| 10 | If yes, describe | through upozilla coordinator | It is mendatory to submit the report in government created format to UNO | It is mendatory to submit the report in government created format to UNO | by report | by report | ||||||||||
| 11 | Is a case tracking system in place? | No | No | No | No | Yes > Through Reports |
Yes > By previous month report. |
Yes | Yes > to hear from plaintiffs |
Yes Supervising through communication Followed up through village court |
Yes Supervising through communication Followed up through village court |
No | do observation | |||
| HARD DATA QUESTIONS - FROM THE FILES | ||||||||||||||||
| What is the total number of cases heard from 1 January to 30 June, 2013 | 10 | 30 | 20 | 12 | 12 cases. | 25 | 4 | I am working here from august 2013. My previous officer wokred in disorganized way. So the records are not saved here. | I am working here from august 2013. My previous officer wokred in disorganized way. So the records are not saved here. | Village Court is not active here | 80 | 27 | 47 | |||
| 1 | What numbers of applicants were women? | 3/4 women | 22 | 6 women | 3 | 4 women | 11 women | 1 | in 3 months 6 applications. One of them is female application. | 5 | 35 | 13 | 18 | |||
| 2 | What were the 3 main causes of dispute? | 1.
land dispute 2. domestic violance 3. no maintainance |
1.
land dispute 2. domestic violance 3. no maintainance |
1.
land dispute 2. domestic violance 3. no maintainance |
1.
dowry 2. domestic violance 3. no maintainance |
1.
Killing Domestic Animal 2. Loan Problem 3. Dispute or Assault |
1.
Illegal possession 2. Fraud 3. Embezzlement |
1.
Money 2. Fighting 3. Branch cutting |
Assault; land | mix up; land; owe money | land
dispute cut of tree cattle theft |
land
dispute cut of tree cattle theft |
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| 3 | How many new cases each month? | |||||||||||||||
| Jan | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||||||
| Feb | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |||||
| Mar | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||
| Apr to June | 3 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 27 | |||||
| 4 | How many cases resolved each month by settlement outside court? | |||||||||||||||
| Jan | most | 40% | 20% | 10% | No cases. | 1 | 22 | 2 | 2 | no information regarding this matter | no information regarding this matter | null | null | |||
| Feb | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Mar | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Apr to June | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | How many cases resolved each month by the Village Court? | |||||||||||||||
| Jan | In the documents there is none. But practically all cases are solved by the chairman | most of them | 60% | 90% | 12 cases. | 39 | 3 | 7 | Most of the cases are settled by village court | Most of the cases are settled by village court | 27 cases | all of them | ||||
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| 6 | How many cases appealed to the CJM? | none | don’t know about it. Because parties go there by themselves | none | null | No cases. | no appeal | 0 | none | none | Most of the cases are settled by village court | null | ||||
| 7 | How many decisions were implemented? | most of them. 50% | 70% | most of them. 80% | 80% | 7 decisions. | 39 | 21 decisions | 4 | 3 | 4 | almost all | almost all | |||