Lok Sabha Question No. 172 (STARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: Special Courts For Pending Cases
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

## LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO. †*172.

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, 07 TH  MARCH, 2018.

Special Courts For Pending Cases

## †*172. SHRI BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA:

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken any decision to develop any new system or set up special courts to dispose of the pending cases;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, whether the Government is likely to consider any such action plan and if so,
- the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE AND ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

- (a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  of  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *172 FOR ANSWER ON 07 TH  MARCH, 2018.

(a) to (c) : Setting up of subordinate courts including special courts lies within the  domain  of  the  State  Governments  which  set  up  such  courts  as  per  their need  and  resources,  in  consultation  with  the  concerned  High  Courts.    The Government  of  India  in  its  Memorandum  to  the  14 th Finance  Commission proposed setting up of Fast Track Courts (FTCs) across the country at a cost of Rs.4,144  crore  for  trial  of  cases  of  heinous  crimes,  involving  senior  citizens, women,  children,  physically  challenged  and  persons  affected  with  terminal ailments etc .  The 14 th Finance Commission endorsed the proposal of the Union Government  and  urged  the  State  Governments  to  use  the  additional  fiscal space provided by the Commission in the form of enhanced tax devolution (from 32% to 42%) to meet such requirements.  The States have, therefore, set up FTCs  from  the  additional tax devolution provided to them  as  per  their requirement.    As  per  available  information,  at  present  there  are  727  Special Fast  Track  Courts  functioning  in  various  States.    The  details  are  given  in Annexure 'A'.  In addition, State governments have set up 12 Special Courts to deal  with  criminal  cases  related  to  legislators,  and  the  details  are  given  in Annexure 'B'.

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## Annexure - A Statement referred to in Lok Sabha Starred Question No.*172 for reply on 07 th March, 2018

## Special Fast Track Courts

| Name of the States/UTs                      | Number of Fast Track Courts   |
|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh, Telangana                   |                               |
| Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram | 0                             |
| Bihar                                       | 55                            |
| Chhattisgarh                                | 21                            |
| Delhi                                       | 14                            |
| Goa                                         | 4                             |
| Gujarat                                     |                               |
| Haryana                                     |                               |
| Himachal Pradesh                            |                               |
| Jammu & Kashmir                             |                               |
| Jharkhand                                   | 14                            |
| Karnataka                                   | 0                             |
| Kerala                                      |                               |
| Madhya Pradesh                              |                               |
| Maharashtra                                 |                               |
| Manipur                                     |                               |
| Meghalaya                                   |                               |
| Odisha                                      | 0                             |
| Punjab                                      |                               |
| Puducherry                                  | 0                             |
| Rajasthan                                   |                               |
| Sikkim                                      |                               |
| Tamil Nadu                                  | 69                            |
| Tripura                                     | 3                             |
| Uttar Pradesh                               |                               |
| Uttarakhand                                 | 4                             |
| West Bengal                                 |                               |
| Total                                       |                               |

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## Annexure - B Statement referred to in Lok Sabha Starred Question No.*172 for reply on 07 th March, 2018 Special Courts to deal with criminal cases related to legislators

| Name of State   |   Number of Special Court |
|-----------------|---------------------------|
| Telengana       |                         1 |
| Tamilnadu       |                         1 |
| Karnataka       |                         1 |
| Bihar           |                         1 |
| Andhra Pradesh  |                         1 |
| Kerala          |                         1 |
| Maharashtra     |                         1 |
| Madhya Pradesh  |                         1 |
| Uttar Pradesh   |                         1 |
| West Bengal     |                         1 |
| Delhi           |                         2 |
| Total           |                        12 |

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