Lok Sabha Question No. 100 (STARRED), answered on 2021-12-03
Subject: Fast Track Courts
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Ramcharan Bohra

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF LAW& JUSTICE DEPARTMENTOFJUSTICE

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.100

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 3 rd  December, 2021

## Fast Track Courts

## †*100. SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  intends  to  increase  the  number  of  Fast  Track Courts in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken by the Government in this regard and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the total funds allocated and utilised for the establishment of these courts during each of the last three years and the current year; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  allocated  more  funds  to  States  for  the establishment of these courts and for the appointment of more judges and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF LAW & JUSTICE (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

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

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 100 FOR THE 3 rd  DECEMBER, 2021 REGARDING 'FAST TRACK COURTS'

(a) to (d): 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 respective High Courts.  FTCs were created  during  11 th Finance  Commission  for  disposal  of  long  pending  cases based on the findings of a study that one such court disposes up to 168 cases in a year.  Central funding has been discontinued after 31.03.2015.  Subsequently, 14 th Finance  Commission  had  recommended  that  the  number  of  FTCs  to  be established should be 10% of the sanctioned strength of Judicial Officers of the State.  The 14 th Finance Commission had recommended the setting up of 1800 FTCs during 2015-2020 and had urged State Governments to utilize enhanced fiscal space available through tax devolution (32% to 42%) for this purpose. As per  information  received  from  High  Courts  the  number  of  functional  FTCs, State/UT-wise as on 31 st October 2021, is given in Annexure .

Information on funds allocated by the States for functioning of FTCs is not maintained  centrally.  Since  central  funding  stands  discontinued  for  FTCs,  the question of allocation of more funds by the centre to the States does not arise.

## ANNEXURE

## Details of Functional Fast Track Courts-State-wise (As on 31/10/2021)

| S.No.   | Name of the States/UTs   |   No. of Court Functional |
|---------|--------------------------|---------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh           |                        21 |
| 2       | Andaman Nicobar          |                         0 |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh        |                         0 |
| 4       | Assam                    |                        15 |
| 5       | Bihar                    |                         0 |
| 6       | Chandigarh               |                         0 |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh             |                        23 |
| 8       | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      |                         0 |
| 9       | Delhi                    |                         5 |
| 10      | Diu &Daman               |                         0 |
| 11      | Goa                      |                         3 |
| 12      | Gujarat                  |                        35 |
| 13      | Haryana                  |                         6 |
| 14      | Himachal Pradesh         |                         0 |
| 15      | Jammu &Kashmir           |                         4 |
| 16      | Jharkhand                |                        36 |
| 17      | Karnataka                |                        16 |
| 18      | Kerala                   |                        28 |
| 19      | Ladakh                   |                         0 |
| 20      | Lakshadweep              |                         0 |
| 21      | Madhya Pradesh           |                         0 |
| 22      | Maharashtra              |                       109 |
| 23      | Manipur                  |                         2 |
| 24      | Meghalaya                |                         0 |
| 25      | Mizoram                  |                         2 |
| 26      | Nagaland                 |                         0 |
| 27      | Odisha                   |                        18 |
| 28      | Puducherry               |                         0 |
| 29      | Punjab                   |                         7 |
| 30      | Rajasthan                |                         0 |
| 31      | Sikkim                   |                         2 |
| 32      | Tamil Nadu               |                        74 |
| 33      | Teleangana               |                        34 |
| 34      | Tripura                  |                        11 |
| 35      | Uttar Pradesh            |                       371 |
| 36      | Uttarakhand              |                         4 |
| 37      | West Bengal              |                        88 |
|         | Total                    |                       914 |

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