Lok Sabha Question No. 770 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-07
Subject: Quantum of Divorce Cases Registered
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: SANKAR PRASAD DATTA

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.770

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 07.02.2018

## Quantum of Divorce Cases Registered

## 770. SHRI SANKAR PRASAD DATTA:

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

- (a) the number of divorce cases registered/disposed of in various courts in the country during each of the last three years, court-wise;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  taking  adequate  steps  to  expedite  the  disposal  of divorce cases including setting up of special courts in this regard and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to amend the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 and the Special Marriage Act, 1954; and
- (d) if so, the details and the present status thereof?

## ANSWER

## Minister of State for  Law & Justice and Corporate Affairs (SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY)

- (a) & (b):  No data relating to divorce cases is maintained separately.  However, as per the information furnished by the  High Courts, a statement giving details of cases pending in Family Courts, State/UT-wise, which inter-alia includes divorce cases, is given in the Annexure. In the Chief Ministers' and Chief Justices' Conference, 2015, directions have been issued  to  all  High  Courts  to  regularly  monitor  and  take  necessary  steps  for  early disposal of such cases. Setting up of subordinate courts which includes Special Courts, is within the domain of the State Governments and respective High Courts who set up such court as per their need and resources.
- (c) & (d):  At present, there is no proposal to amend the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 and the Special Marriage Act, 1954.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PARTS (A) & (B) OF LSUSQ NO.770 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2018 ASKED BY SHRI SANKAR PRASAD DATTA, MP.

| Sl. No.   | NAME OF THE STATEs/UTs                      |   NO. OF CASES PENDING AS ON 31.12.2017 |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh, Telengana                   |                                   24529 |
| 2         | Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram |                                    5693 |
| 3         | Bihar                                       |                                   46735 |
| 4         | Chhattisgarh                                |                                   12012 |
| 5         | Delhi                                       |                                   30333 |
| 6         | Gujarat                                     |                                   30987 |
| 7         | Haryana                                     |                                   18963 |
| 8         | Jharkhand                                   |                                   10871 |
| 9         | Karnataka                                   |                                   27174 |
| 10        | Kerala                                      |                                   61970 |
| 11        | Madhya Pradesh                              |                                   41028 |
| 12        | Maharashtra                                 |                                   35349 |
| 13        | Manipur                                     |                                     597 |
| 14        | Odisha                                      |                                   31212 |
| 15        | Punjab                                      |                                    4489 |
| 16        | Puducherry                                  |                                     971 |
| 17        | Rajasthan                                   |                                   31890 |
| 18        | Sikkim                                      |                                     165 |
| 19        | Tamil Nadu                                  |                                   21672 |
| 20        | Tripura                                     |                                    2121 |
| 21        | Uttar Pradesh                               |                                  264409 |
| 22        | Uttarakhand                                 |                                    9201 |
| 23        | West Bengal                                 |                                    1140 |
|           | Total                                       |                                  713511 |

At  present,  there  is  no  family  court  in  the  States  of  Goa,  Himachal  Pradesh  and Meghalaya.