Lok Sabha Question No. 2459 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-26
Subject: Appointment of Notary
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: RAJU ALIAS DEVAPPA ANNA SHETTI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2459

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 26 TH  DECEMBER 2018

## APPOINTMENT OF NOTARY

## 2459 SHRI RAJU SHETTY:

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

- (a) the  State-wise  number  of  Notary  public  appointed  by  the  Government  in  the  country particularly in Maharashtra and Gujarat during the last three years;
- (b) whether  there are  many  cases  lying  pending  with  the  Government  in  respect  of appointment of Notary public for more than three years;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the time by which approval is likely to be accorded by the Government in respect of cases lying pending for appointment of Notary public?

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

- (a) A statement showing State-wise number of notaries appointed by the Central Government in the country  including  Maharashtra and Gujarat, during the last three years is at Annexure.
- (b) to (d)   The applications which are received for appointment of notaries are being dealt with as per provisions of Notaries Act and the Rules framed thereunder.

Annexure-1 Number of Notaries appointed by Central Government  during the last Three years

| State                | 2016   | 2017   | 2018   | Appointed and working as on 21/12/2018.   |
|----------------------|--------|--------|--------|-------------------------------------------|
| Andaman &Nicobar     | -      | -      | -      | -                                         |
| Andhra Pradesh       | -      | -      | -      | 412                                       |
| Arunachal Pradesh    | -      | -      | -      | -                                         |
| Assam                | -      | -      | 13     | 15                                        |
| Bihar                | -      | -      | 117    | 178                                       |
| Chandigarh           | 24     | -      | -      | 98                                        |
| Chhattisgarh         | -      | -      | -      | 12                                        |
| Delhi                | -      | -      | -      | 548                                       |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli | -      | -      | -      | -                                         |
| Daman& Diu           | -      | -      | -      | -                                         |
| Goa                  | -      | -      | -      | 16                                        |
| Gujarat              | 658    | -      | -      | 1682                                      |
| Himachal Pradesh     | -      | -      | -      | 4                                         |
| Haryana              | 203    | -      | -      | 1099                                      |
| Jharkhand            | -      | -      | 43     | 57                                        |
| Jammu & Kashmir      | -      | -      | -      | -                                         |
| Kerala               | -      | -      | -      | 636                                       |
| Karnataka            | 329    | -      | -      | 1130                                      |
| Lakshadweep          | -      | -      | -      | -                                         |
| Meghalaya            | -      | -      | 1      | 1                                         |
| Maharashtra          | -      | -      | -      | 2242                                      |
| Manipur              | -      | -      | -      | -                                         |
| Mizoram              | -      | -      | -      | -                                         |
| Madhya Pradesh       | -      | -      | -      | 74                                        |
| Nagaland             | -      | -      | -      | -                                         |
| Odisha               | -      | -      | 56     | 80                                        |
| Punjab               | 170    | -      | -      | 990                                       |
| Pondicherry          | -      | -      | -      | 97                                        |
| Rajasthan            | 600    | -      | 442    | 1653                                      |
| Sikkim               | -      | -      | -      | -                                         |
| Tamil Nadu           | -      | -      | -      | 883                                       |
| Tripura              | -      | -      | 7      | 19                                        |
| Telangana            | -      | -      | -      | -                                         |
| Uttar Pradesh        | -      | 206    | -      | 1838                                      |
| Uttarakhand          | -      | 18     | -      | 53                                        |
| West Bengal          | -      | -      | 80     | 261                                       |