law: Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008 
  36. Nyayadhikaris and
  
  employees, etc., to be public servants. – 
  The Nyayadhikaris and
  
  the officers and other employees of the Gram Nyayalayas shall be deemed, when
  
  acting or purporting to act in pursuance of any of the provisions of this Act,
  
  to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal
  
  Code.