Lok Sabha Question No. 660 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-04
Subject: Fast Track Courts
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Ajay Nishad

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

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## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 660

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 4 th  FEBRUARY, 2022

## Fast Track Courts

## 660. SHRI AJAY NISHAD:

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

- (a) the  details  of  Fast  Track  Courts  functioning  in  the  country,  State/UTwise;
- (b) the number of cases settled during the last three years along with the number of cases lying pending at present in these courts, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the funds allocated and utilized for setting up these courts during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to set up additional number of Fast Track Courts in the country in view of the present pendency of large number of cases; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof ?

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

- (a) & (b):  As per information made available by the High Courts, the details of Fast Track Courts (FTCs) functioning in the country and the number of cases disposed  during  the  last  three  years  along  with  the  number  of  cases  lying pending in these courts, State/UT-wise, is given in Annexure-I and AnnexureII respectively.

(c) to (e): 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.  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. Information on funds  allocated  and  utilized  for  setting  up  these  Courts  by  States  is  not maintained centrally.

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## Details of Fast Track Courts, States/UTs wise

## Annexure-I

As on 31/12/2021

| S.No.   | States/UTs     |   Functional Fast Track Court |
|---------|----------------|-------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh |                            21 |
| 2       | Assam          |                            16 |
| 3       | Chhattisgarh   |                            23 |
| 4       | Delhi          |                             7 |
| 5       | Gujarat        |                            35 |
| 6       | Haryana        |                            06 |
| 7       | Jammu &Kashmir |                            04 |
| 8       | Jharkhand      |                            06 |
| 9       | Karnataka      |                            18 |
| 10      | Kerala         |                            28 |
| 11      | Maharashtra    |                           110 |
| 12      | Manipur        |                            06 |
| 13      | Mizoram        |                            02 |
| 14      | Odisha         |                            19 |
| 15      | Punjab         |                            07 |
| 16      | Sikkim         |                            02 |
| 17      | Tamil Nadu     |                            74 |
| 18      | Telangana      |                            35 |
| 19      | Tripura        |                            11 |
| 20      | Uttar Pradesh  |                           376 |
| 21      | Uttarakhand    |                            04 |
| 22      | West Bengal    |                            88 |
|         | Total          |                           898 |

Annexure-II

Details of the number of cases disposed during the last three years along with the

## number of cases lying pending at present in these courts

| S.No.   | States/UTs     | Cases disposed during 2019   | Cases disposed during 2020   | Cases disposed during 2021   | Cases Pending as on 31.12.2021   |
|---------|----------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh | 5456                         | 1177                         | 312                          | 6153                             |
| 2       | Assam          | 3173                         | 2615                         | 3780                         | 9942                             |
| 3       | Bihar          | 14595                        | 1759                         | 1603                         | NA                               |
| 4       | Chhattisgarh   | 9392                         | 2877                         | 5324                         | 6060                             |
| 5       | Delhi          | 19841                        | 393                          | 223                          | 2776                             |
| 6       | Goa            | NA                           | 130                          | 59974                        | NA                               |
| 7       | Gujarat        | 14318                        | 462                          | 37102                        | 5633                             |
| 8       | Haryana        | 23348                        | 825                          | 899                          | 856                              |
| 9       | Himachal       | 9388                         | NA                           | 5                            | NA                               |
| 10      | Jammu &Kashmir | NA                           | 27                           | 391                          | 620                              |
| 11      | Jharkhand      | 6244                         | 624                          | 861                          | 1009                             |
| 12      | Karnataka      | 11722                        | 210                          | 2051                         | 3962                             |
| 13      | Kerala         | 27872                        | 217                          | 2333                         | 7653                             |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh | 18732                        | 1                            | NA                           | NA                               |
| 15      | Maharashtra    | 59279                        | 63470                        | 114254                       | 130868                           |
| 16      | Manipur        | 541                          | 45                           | 73081                        | 430                              |
| 17      | Meghalaya      | NA                           | NA                           | 11                           | NA                               |
| 18      | Mizoram        | 130                          | 179                          | 1758                         | 207                              |
| 19      | Nagaland       | 89                           | 3                            | 3                            | NA                               |
| 20      | Odisha         | 6664                         | NA                           | 234                          | 3244                             |
| 21      | Puducherry     | 126                          | NA                           | NA                           | NA                               |
| 22      | Punjab         | 24854                        | 85                           | 471                          | 300                              |
| 23      | Rajasthan      | 22346                        | NA                           | 32                           | NA                               |
| 24      | Sikkim         | 114                          | 5                            | 5                            | 23                               |
| 25      | Tamil Nadu     | 18083                        | 9389                         | 7865                         | 97262                            |
| 26      | Telangana      | 5044                         | 1525                         | 2849                         | 12063                            |
| 27      | Tripura        | 1399                         | 100                          | 347                          | 1607                             |
| 28      | Uttar Pradesh  | 329345                       | 148466                       | 86013                        | 732759                           |
| 29      | Uttarakhand    | 6215                         | 170                          | 215                          | 763                              |
| 30      | West Bengal    | 7753                         | 5202                         | 3172                         | 61335                            |
|         | Total          | 646063                       | 239956                       | 405168                       | 1085525                          |

NA : Not Available