Lok Sabha Question No. 871 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-07
Subject: Fast Track Courts
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: RAMEN DEKA

## 871. SHRI RAMEN DEKA:

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

- (a) the details of the number of cases pending with high court and supreme court till date;
- (b) the steps taken/being taken to establish fast track courts at district level; and
- (c) the steps taken / being taken to improve the infrastructure of district level courts in the country;

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND JUSTICE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS (SHRI P. P. CHAUDHARY)

- (a)  :  As  per  information  available,  55,459  cases  are  pending  in  the  Supreme  Court and 41.84 lakh cases are pending in various High Courts. A list of cases pending as on date in each High Court is at Annexure .
- (b)  :  The  establishment of Fast Track Courts at district level is  within the domain of the State Governments as per their need and resources.  The 14 th Finance Commission has endorsed the proposal to strengthen the judicial system in States which includes, inter-alia, establishing  1800  FTCs  for  a  period  of  five  years  for  cases  of  heinous  crimes;  cases involving senior citizens, women, children, disabled and litigants affected with   HIV AIDS and other terminal ailments; and civil disputes involving land acquisition and property/rent disputes pending for more than five years,  at a cost of Rs.4144 crore.  The 14 th Finance Commission has urged State Governments to use the additional fiscal space provided by the Commission in the tax devolution to meet such requirements.
- (c)  :  The  primary  responsibility  for  development  of  infrastructural facilities  for  judiciary  in the  States  including  High  Courts  rests  with  the  State  Governments.    The  Central Government  augments  the  resources  of  the  State  Governments  by  releasing  financial

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 871

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 07 TH  FEBRUARY, 2018.

## Fast Track Courts

assistance under a Centrally Sponsored Scheme  (CSS)  for the development of infrastructure facilities for Judiciary.    A  sum of  Rs. 6,020 crore has been released since 1993-94,  out  of  which  Rs.  2,575  crore  (42.77%)  has  been  released  since  April,  2014. 17,798 Court Halls and 13,759 Residential Accommodations have been made available for Judicial Officers of District and Subordinate Courts as on date.  Out of this  1,980 Court Halls and 3,548 Residential Accommodations were constructed since 2014 to till date.  In addition, 2,966 Court Halls and 1,692 Residential Accommodations are under construction. The  Central Government  has  approved  continuation  of  the  Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for Development of Infrastructure Facilities for Judiciary beyond the 12 th Five Year Plan period i.e. from 01.04.2017 to 31.03.2020 with an estimated outlay of Rs.3,320 crore.

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## Annexure

## Statement referred to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 871 for reply on 07.02.2018 Details of Pending Cases in various High Courts

| S. No.              | High Court Name                         | Total Pending Cases   |
|---------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| 1.                  | Allahabad High Court                    | 7,03,061              |
| 2.                  | High Court of Bombay                    | 4,64,074              |
| 3.                  | High Court of Punjab And Haryana        | 3,86,189              |
| 4.                  | Telangana and Andhra Pradesh High Court | 3,24,539              |
| 5.                  | Madras High Court                       | 3,14,345              |
| 6.                  | High Court of Madhya Pradesh            | 3,10,426              |
| 7.                  | High Court of Rajasthan                 | 2,60,358              |
| 8.                  | Calcutta High Court                     | 2,32,776              |
| 9.                  | High Court of Karnataka                 | 2,14,792              |
| 10.                 | High Court of Kerala                    | 1,82,287              |
| 11.                 | Orissa High Court                       | 1,69,325              |
| 12.                 | Patna High Court                        | 1,45,650              |
| 13.                 | High Court of Gujarat                   | 1,09,709              |
| 14.                 | High Court of Delhi                     | 69,589                |
| 15.                 | High Court of Chhattisgarh              | 60,086                |
| 16.                 | High Court of Jharkhand                 | 57,944                |
| 17.                 | High Court of Jammu And Kashmir         | 43,393                |
| 18.                 | Gauhati High Court                      | 39,717                |
| 19.                 | High Court of Himachal Pradesh          | 37,955                |
| 20.                 | High Court of Uttarakhand               | 36,910                |
| 21.                 | High Court of Manipur                   | 16,955                |
| 22.                 | High Court of Tripura                   | 2,894                 |
| 23.                 | High Court of Meghalaya                 | 971                   |
| 24.                 | High Court of Sikkim                    | 215                   |
| Total Pending Cases | Total Pending Cases                     | 41,84,160             |

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