Lok Sabha Question No. 314 (STARRED), answered on 2019-01-02
Subject: Fast-Track Courts
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: SHARAD TRIPATHI

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

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.314

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 02 nd  JANUARY, 2019

## Fast-Track Courts

## †*314. SHRI SHARAD TRIPATHI:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  increase  the  number  of  fast-track courts in the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons  therefor  along  with  the steps taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c) the total amount allocated and the expenditure incurred during each of the last three years and the current year for setting up of these courts;
- (d) whether the Government has allocated more funds to various States for the establishment of these courts and for appointment of more judges in these courts; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF LAW AND JUSTICE AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

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

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 314 FOR THE 02 nd  JANUARY, 2019 REGARDING 'FAST TRACK COURTS'

(a) to (e): The decision of setting up of Fast Track Courts (FTCs) and allocation of  funds  lies  within  the  domain  of  the  State  Governments  who  set  up  such courts as per their need and resources, in consultation with the concerned High Courts. In its judgment in Brij Mohan Lal & Others vs Union of India & Others on 19.04.2012, the Supreme Court had, inter alia, directed the States that they shall not take a decision to continue FTCs on an ad-hoc and temporary basis. They (States) will need to decide either to bring the FTCs scheme to an end or to continue the same as a permanent feature in the State.

The Government of India proposed setting up of 1800 FTCs with a cost of  Rs.4144  crore  as  a  component  of  its  Memorandum  to  the  14 th Finance Commission  (FC)  in  order  to  dispose  of  cases  pertaining  to  heinous  crimes involving women, children etc. The 14 th FC endorsed the proposal of the Union Government and urged the State Governments to use the additional fiscal space provided by the Commission in the tax devolution from 32% to 42% to meet such requirements. As per information received from State and UT Governments,  the  number  of  Fast  Track  Courts  functioning  State/UT-wise  is given in Annexure .

In  accordance  with  a  Supreme  Court  order,  Government  is  providing financial assistance for running 12 Special Courts in 11 states to expeditiously dispose off criminal cases against MPs and MLAs.

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## Details of Fast Track Courts (FTCs) functional (State-wise)

| S.No   | Name of the State            |   No. of FTCs |
|--------|------------------------------|---------------|
| 1.     | Andhra Pradesh               |            21 |
| 2.     | Telangana                    |            38 |
| 3.     | Assam                        |             3 |
| 4.     | Arunachal Pradesh            |             0 |
| 5.     | Mizoram                      |             0 |
| 6.     | Nagaland                     |             0 |
| 7.     | Bihar                        |            48 |
| 8.     | Chhattisgarh                 |            23 |
| 9.     | Gujarat                      |             0 |
| 10.    | Himachal Pradesh             |             0 |
| 11.    | Jammu &Kashmir               |             0 |
| 12.    | Jharkhand                    |             0 |
| 13.    | Karnataka                    |             0 |
| 14.    | Kerala, Lakshadweep          |             0 |
| 15.    | Madhya Pradesh               |             0 |
| 16.    | Maharashtra, D&N, Daman &Diu |           100 |
| 17.    | Goa                          |             2 |
| 18.    | Manipur                      |             4 |
| 19.    | Meghalaya                    |             0 |
| 20.    | Orissa                       |             0 |
| 21.    | Punjab                       |             0 |
| 22.    | Chandigarh                   |             0 |
| 23.    | Haryana                      |             0 |
| 24.    | Rajasthan                    |             0 |
| 25.    | Sikkim                       |             2 |
| 26.    | Tamil Nadu, Puducherry       |            72 |
| 27.    | Tripura                      |             3 |
| 28.    | Uttar Pradesh                |           286 |
| 29.    | Uttarakhand                  |             4 |
| 30.    | West Bengal, A&N Islands     |            88 |
| 31.    | Delhi                        |            14 |
| Total  | Total                        |           708 |

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## Annexure