Lok Sabha Question No. 4022 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-17
Subject: Pending Cases in Family Courts
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Umesh G. Jadhav

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4022

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 17 th  JULY, 2019

## Pending Cases in Family Courts

## 4022.  DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:

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

- (a) the number of pending cases in family courts in the country, State-wise;
- (b) the reasons behind pending cases in courts; and

(c) the measures taken/being taken by the Government to ensure timely disposal of such cases?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

(a):  The  number  of  pending  cases  in  family  courts  in  the  country,  State/UT-wise,  is  as  per Annexure .

(b)-(c): Setting up of subordinate courts, which includes Family Courts and their functioning, is in the domain of the State Governments and respective High Courts. The role and functions of Family Courts are governed by the Family Courts Act, 1984. Family Courts are set up by the  State  Governments  in  consultation  with  the  concerned  High  Courts  from  their  own resources  with  a  view  to  promote  conciliation  and  to  secure  speedy  settlement  of  family disputes.

The 14 th Finance Commission (FC) has endorsed the proposal of Government of India for setting up of 235 Family Courts at a cost of Rs.541crore in districts without such courts as a  component  of  its  Memorandum  to  the  Finance  Commission  in  order  to  dispose  of  cases pertaining  to  family  disputes.  The  14 th FC  further  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.  The  Union  Government  also  requested  the  State  Governments  to implement the recommendations of the 14 th FC including those related to setting up of Family Courts.

|   Sl. No. | Name of the State/UT   |   No. of Family Courts functional (as on 31.03.2019) | Cases pending in Family Courts   |
|-----------|------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh         |                                                   14 | 9820 as on 30.06.2019            |
|         2 | Assam                  |                                                   05 | 7410 as on 30.06.2019            |
|         3 | Nagaland               |                                                   02 | 61 as on 30.06.2019              |
|         4 | Bihar                  |                                                   39 | 49669 as on 30.06.2019           |
|         5 | Chhattisgarh           |                                                   21 | 12904 as on 31.03.2019           |
|         6 | Delhi                  |                                                   21 | 31737 as on 31.03.2019           |
|         7 | Maharashtra            |                                                   33 | 41949 as on 31.03.2019           |
|         8 | Gujarat                |                                                   37 | 27057 as on 31.03.2019           |
|         9 | Haryana                |                                                   22 | 33358 as on 31.03.2019           |
|        10 | Punjab                 |                                                   16 | 29471 as on 31.03.2019           |
|        11 | Himachal Pradesh       |                                                   03 | 12197 as on 31.03.2019           |
|        12 | Jharkhand              |                                                   19 | 10259 as on 31.03.2019           |
|        13 | Karnataka              |                                                   32 | 30305 as on 01.07.2019           |
|        14 | Kerala &Lakshadweep    |                                                   28 | 71829 as on 31.03.2019           |
|        15 | Madhya Pradesh         |                                                   58 | 46067 as on 31.03.2019           |
|        16 | Manipur                |                                                   07 | 655 as on 31.03.2019             |
|        17 | Odisha                 |                                                   25 | 34638 as on 30.06.2019           |
|        18 | Rajasthan              |                                                   39 | 36590 as on 31.03.2019           |
|        19 | Sikkim                 |                                                   04 | 118 as on 31.03.2019             |
|        20 | Tamil Nadu             |                                                   30 | 21688 as on 31.03.2019           |
|        21 | Puducherry             |                                                   02 | 990 as on 31.03.2019             |
|        22 | Tripura                |                                                   04 | 1715 as on 31.03.2019            |
|        23 | Uttar Pradesh          |                                                  108 | 291754 as on 31.03.2019          |
|        24 | Uttarakhand            |                                                   16 | 10867 as on 31.03.2019           |
|        25 | West Bengal            |                                                   02 | 1243 as on 31.05.2019            |
|        26 | Andaman and Nicobar    |                                                   01 | 647 as on 27.06.2019             |
|        27 | Telangana              |                                                   16 | 12951 as on 31.03.2019           |