Lok Sabha Question No. 6343 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-12
Subject: Requirement of Session Courts
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: KAMALBHAN SINGH MARABI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE

## DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †6343

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, 12 TH  APRIL, 2017

Requirement of Session Courts

†6343. SHRI KAMALBHAN SINGH MARABI:

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

- (a) the number of district and other courts in the country, State-wise;
- (b)  whether  with  the  constitution  of  new  States  there  is  shortage  of  session courts  and  notaries  therein  and  if  so,  the  number  of  new  session  courts required to be established and number of Notaries needed to be increased to tide over the shortfall;
- (c) the district-wise details of number of Notaries in the Chhattisgarh State;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  of  Chhattisgarh  has  requested  to  increase  the number of Notaries; and
- (e) if so, the district-wise details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND JUSTICE AND ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI P. P. CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (e) : The District and Subordinate Courts are set up by the State Governments in consultation  with  concerned  High  Courts.    Hence,  State  /  UT-wise  list  of  District  and Subordinate  Courts  are  not  maintained  centrally.    However,  as  per  the  information available,  State-wise  details  of  sanctioned  and  working  strength  of  Judges  /  Judicial Officers in District and Subordinate Courts as on 30.09.2016 are given in the Statement at Annexure - I .

Continued….2/-

As per Schedule attached to the Notaries Rules, maximum number of Notaries to be appointed by the Central Government is 400.  On the request made by the State of Chhattisgarh,  Government  has vide Notification  G.S.R.429  (E)  dated  18.04.2016 increased maximum number of Notaries to be appointed by the State Government from 600  to  1350.    Government  does  not  maintain  the  district-wise  details  of  number  of Notaries in the Chhattisgarh State.

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## Statement referred to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 6343 for reply on 12.04.2017

## Details of Sanctioned and Working Strength of Judges / Judicial Officers of District and Subordinate Courts as on 30.09.2016*

| Sr. No.   | Name of the State / UT     | Total Sanctioned Strength   | Total Working Strength   |
|-----------|----------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh              | 2262                        | 1674                     |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh & Telangana | 975                         | 798                      |
| 3(a)      | Mahrashtra                 | 2257                        | 2248                     |
| 3(b)      | Goa                        | 57                          | 46                       |
| 3(c)      | Diu and Daman              | 7                           | 6                        |
| 3(d)      | Silvasa                    |                             |                          |
| 4(a)      | West Bengal                | 1013                        | 885                      |
| 4(b)      | Andaman & Nicobar          |                             |                          |
| 5.        | Chhattisgarh               | 395                         | 334                      |
| 6.        | Delhi                      | 793                         | 491                      |
| 7.        | Gujarat                    | 1953                        | 1133                     |
| 8(a)      | Assam                      | 424                         | 314                      |
| 8(b)      | Nagaland                   | 34                          | 25                       |
| 8(c)      | Mizoram                    | 63                          | 30                       |
| 8(d)      | Arunachal Pradesh          | 26                          | 17                       |
| 9.        | Himachal Pradesh           | 155                         | 145                      |
| 10.       | Jammu & Kashmir            | 246                         | 219                      |
| 11.       | Jharkhand                  | 671                         | 454                      |
| 12.       | Karnataka                  | 1299                        | 923                      |
| 13(a)     | Kerala                     | 470                         | 415                      |
| 13(b)     | Lakshadweep                | 3                           | 3                        |
| 14.       | Madhya Pradesh             | 1461                        | 1233                     |
| 15.       | Manipur                    | 41                          | 34                       |
| 16.       | Meghalaya                  | 57                          | 41                       |
| 17(a)     | Tamil Nadu                 | 1038                        | 948                      |
| 17(b)     | Puducherry                 | 26                          | 14                       |
| 18.       | Orissa                     | 863                         | 606                      |
| 19.       | Bihar                      | 1825                        | 1016                     |
| 20(a)     | Punjab                     | 674                         | 548                      |
| 20(b)     | Haryana                    | 644                         | 505                      |
| 20(c)     | Chandigarh                 | 30                          | 30                       |
| 21.       | Rajasthan                  | 1203                        | 1081                     |
| 22.       | Sikkim                     | 18                          | 14                       |
| 23.       | Tripura                    | 106                         | 78                       |
| 24.       | Uttarakhand                | 285                         | 220                      |
|           | Total                      | 21374                       | 16528                    |

*Court News (July-September, 2016) of Supreme Court ************