Lok Sabha Question No. 2916 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-11
Subject: Affordable Justice
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Khagen Murmu, Ajay (Teni) Misra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LAW & JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2916

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 11 th  MARCH, 2020

## Affordable Justice

## 2916. SHRI KHAGEN MURMU: SHRI AJAY KUMAR MISRA TENI:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to increase the existing number of courts for providing affordable and speedy justice to the people in the country;
- (b) if so, the State-wise and location-wise details thereof;and
- (c)  if not, the reasons therefor?

## MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS &

## ANSWER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

- (a):  The  appointment  of  Judges  and  Judicial  Officers  in  the  District  and  Subordinate Courts falls within the domain of the High Courts and State Governments concerned in which the Central Government has no role.  As per information made available by the High Courts and respective State Governments, sanctioned strength of Judges of District /  Subordinate  Courts  has  increased  from  20,214  in  the  year  2014  to  24,018  as  on 29.02.2020.    The  working  strength  of  Judges  of  District  and  Subordinate  Courts  is

increased from 15,634 in the year 2014 to 19,160 as on 29.02.2020.  The State / UTwise details of sanctioned / working strength of Judges of District / Subordinate Courts are given in a Statement at Annexure .

(b) and (c): Does not arise.

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Annexure Sanctioned Strength / Working Strength and vacancies in Subordinate Courts as on 29.02.2020

| Sl. No.   | States & Uts        |   Total Sanctioned Strength |   Total Working Strength |   Total Vacancy |
|-----------|---------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------|
| 1         | Andaman and Nicobar |                           0 |                       13 |             -13 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh      |                         599 |                      526 |              73 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh   |                          41 |                       27 |              14 |
| 4         | Assam               |                         441 |                      409 |              32 |
| 5         | Bihar               |                        1925 |                     1437 |             488 |
| 6         | Chandigarh          |                          30 |                       29 |               1 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh        |                         480 |                      393 |              87 |
| 8         | D & N Haveli        |                           3 |                        3 |               0 |
| 9         | Daman & Diu         |                           4 |                        3 |               1 |
| 10        | Delhi               |                         799 |                      678 |             121 |
| 11        | Goa                 |                          50 |                       40 |              10 |
| 12        | Gujarat             |                        1521 |                     1183 |             338 |
| 13        | Haryana             |                         772 |                      475 |             297 |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh    |                         175 |                      163 |              12 |
| 15        | Jammu and Kashmir   |                         290 |                      232 |              58 |
| 16        | Jharkhand           |                         677 |                      458 |             219 |
| 17        | Karnataka           |                        1346 |                     1098 |             248 |
| 18        | Kerala              |                         536 |                      456 |              80 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep         |                           3 |                        3 |               0 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh      |                        2021 |                     1651 |             370 |
| 21        | Maharashtra         |                        2189 |                     1940 |             249 |
| 22        | Manipur             |                          55 |                       41 |              14 |
| 23        | Meghalaya           |                          97 |                       49 |              48 |
| 24        | Mizoram             |                          64 |                       45 |              19 |
| 25        | Nagaland            |                          33 |                       26 |               7 |
| 26        | Odisha              |                         920 |                      771 |             149 |
| 27        | Puducherry          |                          26 |                       11 |              15 |
| 28        | Punjab              |                         675 |                      577 |              98 |
| 29        | Rajasthan           |                        1428 |                     1119 |             309 |
| 30        | Sikkim              |                          25 |                       19 |               6 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu          |                        1257 |                     1080 |             177 |
| 32        | Telangana           |                         474 |                      383 |              91 |
| 33        | Tripura             |                         120 |                       95 |              25 |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh       |                        3634 |                     2581 |            1053 |
| 35        | Uttarakhand         |                         294 |                      228 |              66 |
| 36        | West Bengal         |                        1014 |                      918 |              96 |
| TOTAL     | TOTAL               |                       24018 |                    19160 |            4858 |