Lok Sabha Question No. 624 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-09
Subject: Disposal of Cases through Video Conferencing
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Kalaben Mohanbhai Delkar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. †624

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 09 th DECEMBER, 2022

## Disposal of Cases through Video Conferencing

## †624. SHRIMATI  DELKARKALABEN MOHANBHAI:

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

- (a) the details of High Courts/District Courts where the proceedings are being conducted  through video conferencing,
- State/UT-wise;
- (b) the details of cases disposed by courts through video conferencing since its inception upto September, 2022,
- State/UT and court-wise;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to allocate additional funds for  live  streaming  of  the  proceedings  of  district/High  Courts;
- and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE

## ANSWER (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a):  In  the  following  High  Courts  along  with  the  District  Courts  within  their jurisdiction proceedings are being conducted using video conferencing:

Allahabad,Andhra Pradesh, Bombay, Calcutta, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gauhati  -(Arunachal  Pradesh,  Assam,  Mizoram,  Nagaland),  Gujarat, Himanchal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya  Pradesh,  Madras,  Manipur,  Meghalaya,  Orissa,  Patna,  Punjab and Haryana, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, Tripura, Uttarakhand.

(b):Number  of  cases  dealt by High  Courts  and  District  Courts  through videoconferencing upto September 2022is attached at Annexure.

(c)and  (d):eCourts  Phase-II  is  coming  to  end  and  phase-III  DPR  has  been approved by eCommittee, Supreme Court of India. Provision of funds for Live Streaming has been incorporated in DPR of phase III.

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## Annexure

Statement  referred  to  in  reply  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.†624  for  09/12/2022 regarding disposal of cases through video conferencing. The details of proceedings conducted by different courts through video conferencing upto September 2022 are as under:

| Number of cases dealt with (virtual hearings) on video conferencing in High Courts and District Courts during the pandemic as on 30 September 2022   | Number of cases dealt with (virtual hearings) on video conferencing in High Courts and District Courts during the pandemic as on 30 September 2022   | Number of cases dealt with (virtual hearings) on video conferencing in High Courts and District Courts during the pandemic as on 30 September 2022   | Number of cases dealt with (virtual hearings) on video conferencing in High Courts and District Courts during the pandemic as on 30 September 2022   | Number of cases dealt with (virtual hearings) on video conferencing in High Courts and District Courts during the pandemic as on 30 September 2022   |
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| S.No                                                                                                                                                 | High Court                                                                                                                                           | High Court                                                                                                                                           | District Court                                                                                                                                       | Total                                                                                                                                                |
| 1                                                                                                                                                    | Allahabad                                                                                                                                            | 241321                                                                                                                                               | 3639634                                                                                                                                              | 3880955                                                                                                                                              |
| 2                                                                                                                                                    | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                       | 380252                                                                                                                                               | 1411741                                                                                                                                              | 1791993                                                                                                                                              |
| 3                                                                                                                                                    | Bombay                                                                                                                                               | 36849                                                                                                                                                | 59084                                                                                                                                                | 95933                                                                                                                                                |
| 4                                                                                                                                                    | Calcutta                                                                                                                                             | 135598                                                                                                                                               | 79549                                                                                                                                                | 215147                                                                                                                                               |
| 5                                                                                                                                                    | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                         | 103007                                                                                                                                               | 36358                                                                                                                                                | 139365                                                                                                                                               |
| 6                                                                                                                                                    | Delhi                                                                                                                                                | 317729                                                                                                                                               | 3210946                                                                                                                                              | 3528675                                                                                                                                              |
| 7                                                                                                                                                    | Gauhati - Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                          | 2291                                                                                                                                                 | 8128                                                                                                                                                 | 10419                                                                                                                                                |
| 8                                                                                                                                                    | Gauhati - Assam                                                                                                                                      | 242335                                                                                                                                               | 309766                                                                                                                                               | 552101                                                                                                                                               |
| 9                                                                                                                                                    | Gauhati - Mizoram                                                                                                                                    | 3963                                                                                                                                                 | 13268                                                                                                                                                | 17231                                                                                                                                                |
| 10                                                                                                                                                   | Gauhati - Nagaland                                                                                                                                   | 930                                                                                                                                                  | 650                                                                                                                                                  | 1580                                                                                                                                                 |
| 11                                                                                                                                                   | Gujarat                                                                                                                                              | 388928                                                                                                                                               | 191558                                                                                                                                               | 580486                                                                                                                                               |
| 12                                                                                                                                                   | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                     | 183904                                                                                                                                               | 81755                                                                                                                                                | 265659                                                                                                                                               |
| 13                                                                                                                                                   | Common High Court for Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh                                                             | 257102                                                                                                                                               | 408713                                                                                                                                               | 665815                                                                                                                                               |
| 14                                                                                                                                                   | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                            | 218022                                                                                                                                               | 635528                                                                                                                                               | 853550                                                                                                                                               |
| 15                                                                                                                                                   | Karnataka                                                                                                                                            | 1003946                                                                                                                                              | 117422                                                                                                                                               | 1121368                                                                                                                                              |
| 16                                                                                                                                                   | Kerala                                                                                                                                               | 158150                                                                                                                                               | 520123                                                                                                                                               | 678273                                                                                                                                               |
| 17                                                                                                                                                   | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                       | 664985                                                                                                                                               | 747388                                                                                                                                               | 1412373                                                                                                                                              |
| 18                                                                                                                                                   | Madras                                                                                                                                               | 1424292                                                                                                                                              | 327922                                                                                                                                               | 1752214                                                                                                                                              |
| 19                                                                                                                                                   | Manipur                                                                                                                                              | 38695                                                                                                                                                | 15288                                                                                                                                                | 53983                                                                                                                                                |
| 20                                                                                                                                                   | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                            | 2466                                                                                                                                                 | 21377                                                                                                                                                | 23843                                                                                                                                                |
| 21                                                                                                                                                   | Orissa                                                                                                                                               | 276241                                                                                                                                               | 234567                                                                                                                                               | 510808                                                                                                                                               |
| 22                                                                                                                                                   | Patna                                                                                                                                                | 259819                                                                                                                                               | 1991876                                                                                                                                              | 2251695                                                                                                                                              |
| 23                                                                                                                                                   | Punjab and Haryana                                                                                                                                   | 585412                                                                                                                                               | 792754                                                                                                                                               | 1378166                                                                                                                                              |
| 24                                                                                                                                                   | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                            | 232770                                                                                                                                               | 217746                                                                                                                                               | 450516                                                                                                                                               |
| 25                                                                                                                                                   | Sikkim                                                                                                                                               | 474                                                                                                                                                  | 56053                                                                                                                                                | 56527                                                                                                                                                |
| 26                                                                                                                                                   | Telangana                                                                                                                                            | 299859                                                                                                                                               | 190600                                                                                                                                               | 490459                                                                                                                                               |
| 27                                                                                                                                                   | Tripura                                                                                                                                              | 10563                                                                                                                                                | 11994                                                                                                                                                | 22557                                                                                                                                                |

| 28    | Uttarakhand   |   73686 |    41151 |   114837 |
|-------|---------------|---------|----------|----------|
| Total | Total         | 7543589 | 15372939 | 22916528 |