Lok Sabha Question No. 384 (STARRED), answered on 2017-03-29
Subject: Fast Track Courts
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: NISHIKANT  DUBEY

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

## L O K  S A B H A

## STARRED QUESTION NO.384

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 29TH MARCH, 2017

## Fast Track Courts

- *384. SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:

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

- (a) the  details  of  Fast  Track  Courts  (FTCs)  functioning  in  the country, State-wise;
- (b) the number of cases disposed of during the last three years and the  number  of  cases  presently  pending  in  these  courts,  Statewise;
- (c) the total funds allocated and spent for setting up of these courts during each of the last three years and the current year; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  more  FTCs  in  the country and if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

## A N S W E R

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

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

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.384 FOR 29TH MARCH, 2017 REGARDING FAST TRACK COURTS

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(a): Setting up of subordinate courts including Fast Track Courts (FTCs)  is  the  responsibility  of  the  State  Governments  which  in consultation with the respective High Courts setup such courts from  their  own  resources.    A  statement  indicating  State-wise number of FTCs reported functional is enclosed as Annexure-I.

- (b):     The information on the number of cases disposed of during the  last  three  years  and  the  number  of  cases  presently  pending  in these  courts  is  not  maintained  centrally.    However,  as  per  the information  available  and  compiled,  cases  disposed  of  and pending in FTCs is enclosed as Annexure-II.
- (c) and  (d): An amount of Rs.870 crore was released to the State Governments for FTCs during a period of 11 years from 2000-01 to  2010-2011  and  Central  funding  was  discontinued  beyond 31.03.2011. The Central grants released to the States for FTCs from  2000-2001  to  2010-2011  is  given  as  Annexure-III.  The Central Government decided to provide funds upto a maximum of Rs.80 crore per annum on a matching basis upto 31.03.2015 from the 13 th  Finance Commission Award for meeting expenditure on salaries of the 10% additional positions of Judges being created in  the  subordinate  Judiciary following the direction  of Supreme Court in the case of Brij Mohan Lal Vs. Union of India.  The State Governments  and  Chief Justices of the High Courts  were requested to utilize these positions for creation of FTCs also.

The 11 th Finance  Commission  had  recommended  a scheme for creation of 1734 FTCs in the country for disposal of long pending cases and the cases involving undertrial prisoners. The scheme recommended by the  11 th  Finance Commission was for  a  period  of  five  years  upto  2004-05.    The  Government accorded its approval for the continuation of central funding of 1562  FTCs  that  were  operational  as  on  31.3.2005  for  a  further period of 5 years i.e. up to 31 st   March, 2010.  The scheme was continued  for  another  one  year  upto  31 st   March,  2011,  and central funding for these FTCs  has been discontinued with effect from 1 st  April, 2011.

The 14 th  Finance Commission has endorsed the proposal to strengthen the judicial system in States which includes, interalia, 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  which  is  enclosed  as  Annexure-IV.    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.

The Prime Minister vide his letter dated 23 rd  April, 2015 has urged the State Governments to allocate funds for the activities mentioned  in  the  14 th   Finance  Commission  recommendations from their State budget from 2015-16 onwards. Further, this issue was also discussed in the CM/CJ Conference held on 24 th  April, 2016 wherein it was resolved to strengthen the existing coordination  and  monitoring  mechanism  between  the  State Governments  and  the  Judiciary  for  effective  implementation  of the  recommendations  of  the  14 th   Finance  Commission.  The Minister of Law and Justice has also urged vide letters dated 3 rd June, 2016 and 26 th  September, 2016 to all the Chief Ministers of the  States  and  Chief  Justices  of  High  Courts  to  implement  the resolution  of  the  Conference  including  the  recommendations  of the 14 th  Finance Commission.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  384  TO  BE  REPLIED  ON  29 TH MARCH,  2017 REGARDING FAST TRACK COURTS.

| S. No   | State             | No. of FTC functional   |
|---------|-------------------|-------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 38                      |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | -                       |
| 3       | Assam             | 3                       |
| 4       | Bihar             | 0                       |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      | 14                      |
| 6       | Delhi             | 13                      |
| 7       | Goa               | 5                       |
| 8       | Gujarat           | 0                       |
| 9       | Haryana           | 0                       |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh  | 0                       |
| 11      | Jammu & Kashmir   | -                       |
| 12      | Jharkhand         | 12                      |
| 13      | Karnataka         | 0                       |
| 14      | Kerala            | 0                       |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh    | 0                       |
| 16      | Maharashtra       | 100                     |
| 17      | Manipur           | -                       |
| 18      | Meghalaya         | 0                       |
| 19      | Mizoram           | -                       |
| 20      | Nagaland          | -                       |
| 21      | Odisha            | 0                       |
| 22      | Punjab            | 0                       |
| 23      | Puducherry        | -                       |
| 24      | Rajasthan         | 0                       |
| 25      | Sikkim            | 1                       |
| 26      | Tamil Nadu        | 39                      |
| 27      | Telangana         | 34                      |
| 28      | Tripura           | 1                       |
| 29      | Uttar Pradesh     | 183                     |
| 30      | Uttarakhand       | 4                       |
| 31      | West Bengal       | 77                      |
|         | Total             | 524                     |

ANNEXURE-II

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  384  TO  BE  REPLIED  ON  29 TH   MARCH,  2017 REGARDING FAST TRACK COURTS.

| S. No   | State             | Cases disposed of during the Year   | Cases disposed of during the Year   | Cases disposed of during the Year   | Cases disposed of during the Year   | Cases Pending as on   |
|---------|-------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|         |                   | 2013                                | 2014                                | 2015                                | 2016                                |                       |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 4157                                | 2639                                | 2781                                |                                     | 6778 as on 31.3.16    |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | -                                   | -                                   | -                                   | -                                   | -                     |
| 3       | Assam             | 5185                                | 4741                                | 2811                                |                                     | 5769 as on 12/12      |
| 4       | Bihar             | -                                   | -                                   | -                                   | -                                   | -                     |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      | 847                                 | 1474                                | 1596                                | 893 as on 15.6.16                   | 2966 13 on 30.6.16    |
| 6       | Delhi             | 1367                                | 1153                                | 1218                                | 273 as on 7/16                      | 658 as on 7/16        |
| 7       | Goa               | 284                                 | 950                                 | 374                                 | 2521 as on 31.8.16                  | 2521 as on 31.8.16    |
| 8       | Gujarat           | -                                   | -                                   | -                                   | 434090 as 3/11                      | -                     |
| 9       | Haryana           | 1440                                | 1493                                | 1527                                | o                                   | 1553 as on 31.12.15   |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh  | 48051 up to 30.3.13                 | -                                   | -                                   | -                                   | -                     |
| 11      | Jammu & Kashmir   | -                                   | -                                   | -                                   | -                                   | -                     |
| 12      | Jharkhand         | 722                                 | 834                                 | 664                                 | 143                                 | 2200 as on 31.12.15   |
| 13      | Karnataka         | 42898                               | 18496                               | 5389 upto 31.3.15                   | 344834                              |                       |
| 14      | Kerala            | -                                   | -                                   | -                                   | -                                   | 3692 as on 31.12.15   |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh    | -                                   | -                                   | -                                   | -                                   | -                     |
| 16      | Maharashtra       | -                                   | 259538                              | 182667                              | 81058                               | -                     |
| 17      | Manipur           | -                                   | -                                   | -                                   | -                                   | -                     |
| 18      | Meghalaya         | -                                   | -                                   | -                                   | -                                   | *202 as on 31.1.11    |
| 19      | Mizoram           | -                                   | -                                   | -                                   | -                                   | -                     |
| 20      | Nagaland          | -                                   | -                                   | -                                   | -                                   | -                     |
| 21      | Odisha            | 1343                                |                                     |                                     |                                     |                       |
| 22      | Punjab            | 9219                                | 10875                               | 4072                                | 1259 as on 31.1.16                  | 1292 as on 31.1.16    |
| 23      | Puducherry        | -                                   | -                                   | -                                   | -                                   | -                     |
| 24      | Rajasthan         |                                     | 111695                              | 126893                              |                                     |                       |
| 25      | Sikkim            | 59                                  | 16                                  | 12                                  | 1 up to 31.3.16                     | 4 as on 31.3.16       |
| 26      | Tamil Nadu        | -                                   | 29670                               | 19962                               | -                                   | -                     |
| 27      | Telangana         |                                     | 3789                                | 3370                                |                                     | 6602 as on 31.3.16    |
| 28      | Tripura           | 1114                                | 4179                                | 493                                 |                                     | 1751 as on 31.12.15   |
| 29      | Uttar Pradesh     | -                                   | -                                   | 19101                               | -                                   | 41001                 |
| 30      | Uttarakhand       | 8                                   | 14                                  | 47                                  | 37 upto 31/5/16                     | 161 upto 31/5/16      |
| 31      | West Bengal       | 22466                               | 10256                               | 11122                               | 7370 as on 31.7.16                  | 33510 as on 31.7.16   |

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (c)  AND  (d)  OF  THE    LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.384 FOR 29.03.2017

## Central Grants released to States for Fast Track Courts from 2000-01 to 2010-11

(Rs. In lakh)

|        |                   |                                    | Central Grant released by Department of Justice   | Central Grant released by Department of Justice   | Central Grant released by Department of Justice   | Central Grant released by Department of Justice   | Central Grant released by Department of Justice   | Central Grant released by Department of Justice   |             |
|--------|-------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|-------------|
| Sl. No | Name of the state | Released from 2000-01 to 2004-05 * | 2005-06                                           | 2006-07                                           | 2007-08                                           | 2008-09                                           | 2009-10                                           | 2010-11                                           | Grand Total |
| 1      | 2                 | 3                                  | 4                                                 | 5                                                 | 6                                                 | 7                                                 | 8                                                 | 9                                                 | 10          |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    | 2250.00                            | 550.50                                            | 412.80                                            | 412.80                                            | 142.40                                            | -                                                 | 1096.00                                           | 4864.50     |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh | 52.69                              | 19.20                                             | 14.40                                             | 14.40                                             | 14.40                                             | 14.40                                             | 14.40                                             | 143.89      |
| 3      | Assam             | 530.10                             | 128.00                                            | 96.00                                             | 96.00                                             | 91.20                                             | 96.00                                             | 96.00                                             | 1133.30     |
| 4      | Bihar             | 4766.40                            | 960.30                                            | 720.00                                            | 720.00                                            | 720.00                                            | 720.00                                            | 720.00                                            | 9326.70     |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh      | 791.10                             | 198.40                                            | 129.60                                            | 129.60                                            | 148.80                                            | 148.80                                            | 129.60                                            | 1675.90     |
| 6      | Goa               | 125.10                             | 32.00                                             | 24.00                                             | 24.00                                             | 19.20                                             | 14.40                                             | 24.00                                             | 262.70      |
| 7      | Gujarat           | 3226.68                            | 1062.80                                           | 1355.90                                           | 571.20                                            | 580.80                                            | -                                                 | 777.60                                            | 7574.98     |
| 8      | Haryana           | 422.31                             | 102.40                                            | 33.60                                             | 67.20                                             | 38.40                                             | 76.80                                             | 67.20                                             | 807.90      |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh  | 108.59                             | 57.60                                             | 43.57                                             | 0                                                 | 38.40                                             | 43.20                                             | 43.20                                             | 334.56      |
| 10     | J & K             | 300.60                             | -                                                 | -                                                 | -                                                 | -                                                 | -                                                 | -                                                 | 300.60      |
| 11     | Jharkhand         | 2319.30                            | 569.80                                            | 226.00                                            | 190.17                                            | 249.60                                            | 196.80                                            | 192.00                                            | 3943.67     |
| 12     | Karnataka         | 2431.80                            | 595.40                                            | 610.80                                            | 230.40                                            | 182.40                                            | 446.40                                            | 441.60                                            | 4938.80     |
| 13     | Kerala            | 815.25                             | 198.40                                            | 148.80                                            | 148.80                                            | 148.80                                            | 148.80                                            | 148.80                                            | 1757.65     |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh    | 2223.90                            | 422.50                                            | 215.40                                            | 259.80                                            | 312.00                                            | 316.80                                            | 316.80                                            | 4067.20     |
| 15     | Maharashtra       | 4352.40                            | 1197.20                                           | 1101.60                                           | 782.40                                            | 417.60                                            | 412.80                                            | 537.60                                            | 8801.60     |
| 16     | Manipur           | 90.00                              | 12.80                                             | 9.60                                              | 9.60                                              | 9.60                                              | 9.60                                              | 9.60                                              | 150.80      |
| 17     | Meghalaya         | 90.00                              | 19.20                                             | 14.40                                             | 0                                                 | 28.80                                             | -                                                 | 28.80                                             | 181.20      |
| 18     | Mizoram           | 90.00                              | 19.20                                             | 17.68                                             | 14.40                                             | 14.40                                             | 14.40                                             | 14.40                                             | 184.48      |
| 19     | Nagaland          | 54.90                              | 12.80                                             | 18.18                                             | 9.60                                              | 9.60                                              | 9.60                                              | 9.60                                              | 124.28      |
| 20     | Orissa            | 1866.60                            | 262.40                                            | 196.80                                            | 158.40                                            | 158.40                                            | 168.00                                            | 168.00                                            | 2978.60     |
| 21     | Punjab            | 746.10                             | 115.20                                            | 48.00                                             | 51.20                                             | 0                                                 | 163.20                                            | 81.60                                             | 1205.30     |
| 22     | Rajasthan         | 2238.05                            | 531.40                                            | 753.64                                            | 398.40                                            | 398.40                                            | 398.40                                            | 398.40                                            | 5116.69     |
| 23     | Sikkim            | 29.70                              | -                                                 | -                                                 | -                                                 | -                                                 | -                                                 | -                                                 | 29.70       |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu        | 1151.90                            | 313.70                                            | 235.20                                            | 235.20                                            | 0                                                 | 470.40                                            | 235.20                                            | 2641.60     |
| 25     | Tripura           | 73.80                              | 19.20                                             | 3.80                                              | 0                                                 | 0                                                 | 11.56                                             | 0                                                 | 108.36      |
| 26     | Uttar Pradesh     | 6319.80                            | 288.00                                            | 3075.69                                           | 495.52                                            | 1161.60                                           | 1161.60                                           | 1094.40                                           | 13596.6 1   |
| 27     | Uttarakhand       | 1173.60                            | 1549.80                                           | 216.00                                            | 129.60                                            | 0                                                 | -                                                 | 99.62                                             | 3168.62     |
| 28     | West Bengal       | 3972.60                            | 761.80                                            | 571.20                                            | 571.20                                            | 571.20                                            | 571.20                                            | 571.20                                            | 7590.40     |
|        | Total             | 42613.27                           | 10000.00                                          | 10292.66                                          | 5719.89                                           | 5456.00                                           | 5613.16                                           | 7315.62                                           | 87010.6     |

*Grants released to the States from 2000-01 to 2004-2005 by Ministry of Finance

ANNEXURE-IV

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (c)  and  (d)  OF  THE  lOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.384TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH  MARCH,, 2017

## 14 TH  FINANCE COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS

(Rs. in crore)

|   S.No | Name of the State            |   Funds earmarked/released |
|--------|------------------------------|----------------------------|
|      1 | Andhra Pradesh               |                     108.21 |
|      2 | Telangana                    |                      85.18 |
|      3 | Assam                        |                      82.88 |
|      4 | Arunachal Pradesh            |                       0    |
|      5 | Mizoram                      |                      16.12 |
|      6 | Nagaland                     |                       6.91 |
|      7 | Bihar                        |                     338.43 |
|      8 | Chhattisgarh                 |                      64.46 |
|      9 | Gujarat                      |                     400.59 |
|     10 | Himachal Pradesh             |                      29.93 |
|     11 | Jammu &Kashmir               |                      48.35 |
|     12 | Jharkhand                    |                     115.11 |
|     13 | Karnataka                    |                     218.72 |
|     14 | Kerala, Lakshadweep          |                      94.39 |
|     15 | Madhya Pradesh               |                     306.2  |
|     16 | Maharashtra, D&N, Daman &Diu |                     469.67 |
|     17 | Goa                          |                      11.51 |
|     18 | Manipur                      |                       6.91 |
|     19 | Meghalaya                    |                       9.21 |
|     20 | Orissa                       |                     145.04 |
|     21 | Punjab                       |                     115.11 |
|     22 | Chandigarh                   |                       4.61 |
|     22 | Haryana                      |                     110.51 |
|     23 | Rajasthan                    |                     214.11 |
|     24 | Sikkim                       |                       2.3  |
|     25 | Tamil Nadu, Puducherry       |                     204.91 |
|     26 | Tripura                      |                      20.72 |
|     27 | Uttar Pradesh                |                     488.08 |