Lok Sabha Question No. 2814 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-17
Subject: Establishment of Courts for Speedy Justice
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Ashok Kumar Rawat

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2814

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY THE 17 th  MARCH, 2023 ESTABLISHMENT OF COURTS FOR SPEEDY JUSTICE 2814. SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

Will the Minister of Law and Justice be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  formulate  any  scheme  to  establish courts for providing speedy justice in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of such courts to be established in the country, State-wise?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF LAW & JUSTICE

(SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a to c): Establishment of Courts for providing speedy justice in the country 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 (FC) had recommended for setting up of 1800 Fast Track Courts (FTCs) during 2015-2020 for speedy trial of specific cases of heinous nature, civil cases related to women, children, senior citizen, disabled persons, persons infected with terminal ailments etc and property related cases pending for  more than 5 years. TheFC had further urged State Governments to utilize enhanced fiscal space available through tax devolution (32% to 42%) for this

purpose.The  Union  Government  has  also  urged  the  State  Governments  to allocate  funds  for  the  setting  up  of  FTCs,  from  the  financial  year  2015-16 onward. In this regard, the State governments /UTs have, so far till 31.01.2023, set  up  843  FTCs,  the  details  of  which  are  given  at  Annexure-I.  Further,  in pursuance  to  the  Criminal  Law  (Amendment)  Act,  2018,  the  Department  of Justice is implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme since October, 2019 for setting  up  1023  Fast  Track  Special  Courts  (FTSCs)  including  389  exclusive POCSO (e-POCSO) Courts to provide speedy justice to the victims of rape and POCSO  Act.  The  Scheme  was  for  a  period  of  one  year  which  has  been continued up to 31 st March 2023. For further extension of the scheme beyond 31.03.2023, a third party evaluation by Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA) has been undertaken which has inter-alia recommended for continuation of the scheme.The details of State/UT wise functional FTSCs as on 31/01/2023 are given at Annexure- II.

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## ANNEXURE-I

## STATUS OF STATE /UT WISE FAST TRACK COURTS (FTCs)

(As on 31/01/2023)

| S.No   | STATES/UTs              |   Functional Courts |   Cases pending |
|--------|-------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
| 1.     | Andhra Pradesh          |                  22 |            7446 |
| 2.     | Andaman &Nicobar island |                   0 |               0 |
| 3.     | Arunachal Pradesh       |                   0 |               0 |
| 4.     | Assam                   |                  18 |           11049 |
| 5.     | Bihar                   |                   0 |               0 |
| 6.     | Chandigarh              |                   0 |               0 |
| 7.     | Chhattisgarh            |                  23 |            5349 |
| 8.     | Dadra &Nagar Haveli     |                   0 |               0 |
| 9.     | Delhi                   |                  10 |            4084 |
| 10.    | Diu &Daman              |                   0 |               0 |
| 11.    | Goa                     |                   4 |            2288 |
| 12.    | Gujarat                 |                  51 |            6730 |
| 13.    | Haryana                 |                   6 |             668 |
| 14.    | Himachal Pradesh        |                   3 |             495 |
| 15.    | Jammu &Kashmir          |                   4 |             691 |
| 16.    | Jharkhand               |                  34 |            7813 |
| 17.    | Karnataka               |                   0 |               0 |
| 18.    | Kerala                  |                   0 |               0 |
| 19.    | Ladakh                  |                   0 |               0 |
| 20.    | Lakshadweep             |                   0 |               0 |
| 21.    | Madhya Pradesh          |                   0 |               0 |
| 22.    | Maharashtra             |                 111 |          162135 |
| 23.    | Manipur                 |                   6 |             351 |
| 24.    | Meghalaya               |                   0 |               0 |
| 25.    | Mizoram                 |                   2 |             230 |
| 26.    | Nagaland                |                   0 |               0 |
| 27.    | Odisha                  |                   0 |               0 |
| 28.    | Puducherry              |                   0 |               0 |
| 29.    | Punjab                  |                   7 |             251 |
| 30.    | Rajasthan               |                   0 |               0 |
| 31.    | Sikkim                  |                   2 |              14 |
| 32.    | Tamil Nadu              |                  73 |          107788 |
| 33.    | Telangana               |                   0 |               0 |
| 34.    | Tripura                 |                   3 |            1382 |
| 35.    | Uttar Pradesh           |                 372 |         1115130 |
| 36.    | Uttarakhand             |                   4 |             932 |
| 37.    | West Bengal             |                  88 |           74016 |
|        | Total                   |                 843 |         1508842 |

## ANNEXURE-II STATUS OF STATE/UT WISE FAST TRACK SPECIAL COURTS (FTSCs)

## (AS ON 31.01.2023)

| S. NO.   | State/UT     | Earmarked Courts       | Earmarked Courts   | Functional Courts      | Functional Courts   | Cumulative Disposal (since inception of CSS)   | Cumulative Disposal (since inception of CSS)   | No. of cases pending in ePOCSOcourts   | Total pendency of cases in    |
|----------|--------------|------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|---------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| S. NO.   | State/UT     | FTSCs including ePOCSO | ePOCSO             | FTSCs including ePOCSO | ePOCSO              | ePOCSO                                         | Total                                          | No. of cases pending in ePOCSOcourts   | FTSCs including ePOCSO courts |
| 1        | Chhattisgarh | 15                     | 11                 | 15                     | 11                  | 2653                                           | 3067                                           | 2059                                   | 2700                          |
| 2        | Gujarat      | 35                     | 24                 | 35                     | 24                  | 5284                                           | 6639                                           | 5350                                   | 6727                          |
| 3        | Mizoram      | 3                      | 1                  | 3                      | 1                   | 27                                             | 109                                            | 31                                     | 76                            |
| 4        | Nagaland     | 1                      | 0                  | 1                      | 0                   | 3                                              | 51                                             | 0                                      | 53                            |
| 5        | Jharkhand    | 22                     | 8                  | 22                     | 16                  | 2353                                           | 3820                                           | 3276                                   | 4480                          |
| 6        | Madhya Pr    | 67                     | 26                 | 67                     | 57                  | 13626                                          | 16258                                          | 9600                                   | 12056                         |
| 7        | Manipur      | 2                      | 0                  | 2                      | 0                   | 0                                              | 82                                             | 0                                      | 129                           |
| 8        | Haryana      | 16                     | 12                 | 16                     | 12                  | 2502                                           | 3449                                           | 3241                                   | 4290                          |
| 9        | Chandigarh   | 1                      | 0                  | 1                      | 0                   | 0                                              | 130                                            | 0                                      | 215                           |
| 10       | Rajasthan    | 45                     | 26                 | 45                     | 30                  | 6354                                           | 9146                                           | 5558                                   | 6939                          |
| 11       | Tamilnadu    | 14                     | 14                 | 14                     | 14                  | 4696                                           | 4696                                           | 5026                                   | 5026                          |
| 12       | Tripura      | 3                      | 1                  | 3                      | 1                   | 103                                            | 189                                            | 122                                    | 319                           |
| 13       | Uttar Pr     | 218                    | 74                 | 218                    | 74                  | 19170                                          | 41053                                          | 47935                                  | 78839                         |
| 14       | Uttarakhand  | 4                      | 4                  | 4                      | 0                   | 0                                              | 1012                                           | 0                                      | 932                           |
| 15       | Delhi        | 16                     | 11                 | 16                     | 11                  | 531                                            | 814                                            | 3104                                   | 4426                          |
| 16       | Meghalaya    | 5                      | 5                  | 5                      | 5                   | 255                                            | 255                                            | 1004                                   | 1004                          |
| 17       | J&K          | 4                      | 0                  | 4                      | 2                   | 63                                             | 119                                            | 245                                    | 440                           |
| 18       | Punjab       | 12                     | 2                  | 12                     | 3                   | 1308                                           | 2194                                           | 589                                    | 1771                          |
| 19       | Himachal P   | 6                      | 3                  | 6                      | 3                   | 373                                            | 540                                            | 417                                    | 912                           |
| 20       | Kerala       | 56                     | 14                 | 56                     | 14                  | 3353                                           | 10503                                          | 1927                                   | 7049                          |
| 21       | Karnataka    | 31                     | 17                 | 31                     | 17                  | 4198                                           | 5506                                           | 3037                                   | 5577                          |
| 22       | Telangana    | 36                     | 10                 | 34                     | 0                   | 2731                                           | 6211                                           | 0                                      | 7634                          |
| 23       | Andhra Pr    | 18                     | 8                  | 13                     | 13                  | 1820                                           | 1820                                           | 7299                                   | 7299                          |
| 24       | Bihar        | 54                     | 30                 | 45                     | 45                  | 5953                                           | 5953                                           | 15576                                  | 15576                         |
| 25       | Assam        | 27                     | 15                 | 17                     | 17                  | 2814                                           | 2814                                           | 3905                                   | 3905                          |
| 26       | Maharashtra  | 138                    | 30                 | 35                     | 17                  | 7387                                           | 10598                                          | 3494                                   | 8292                          |
| 27       | Odisha       | 45                     | 22                 | 43                     | 23                  | 4639                                           | 7111                                           | 8124                                   | 11850                         |
| 28       | Goa          | 2                      | 0                  | 1                      | 1                   | 30                                             | 30                                             | 47                                     | 47                            |
| 29       | WB           | 123                    | 20                 | 0                      | 0                   | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                      | 0                             |
| 30       | A&N          | 1                      | 1                  | 0                      | 0                   | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                      | 0                             |
| 31       | Arunachal Pr | 3                      | 0                  | 0                      | 0                   | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                      | 0                             |
|          | TOTAL        | 1023                   | 389                | 764                    | 411                 | 92226                                          | 144169                                         | 130966                                 | 198563                        |