Lok Sabha Question No. 1446 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-28
Subject: Court Cases Disposed Through Digital System
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Chunni Lal Sahu

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. † 1446 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 28 th  JULY, 2021

## Court Cases Disposed Through Digital System

## †1446. SHRI CHUNNI LAL SAHU:

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

- (a)  the number of court cases disposed of through the digital system during the lockdown of 2020-21 in the country; State/UT-wise;
- (b)  the present status of the disposal of general and less important court cases; and
- (c) whether the Government is working on some special plan for disposing of the same; and
- (d)   if so, the details thereof?

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

(a):  Between  March  2020  and  June  2021,  the  District  Courts  heard  a  total  of 74,15,989 cases using the digital system.  The case disposal status by digital and physical hearing is however not separately maintained. During the same period, a total of 97,21,491 cases were disposed of in all States/UTs by digital and physical hearing. The State/UT wise position is placed at Annexure I.

(b) to (d): Disposal of cases is within the domain of the judiciary. However, the Union Government is committed to speedy disposal of cases and reduction in  pendency  of  cases  to  improve  access  to  justice  in  line  with  the  mandate under  Article  39A  of  the  Constitution.  The  National  Mission  for  Justice Delivery  and  Legal  Reforms,  established  by  the  Union  Government,  has adopted  many  strategic  initiatives,  including  improving  infrastructure  for Judicial  Officers  of  District  and  Subordinate  Courts,  leveraging  Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for better justice delivery, filling up of vacant positions of Judges in High Courts and Supreme Court, reduction in pendency through follow up by Arrears Committees at District, High Court and Supreme Court level, emphasis on Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) and initiatives to fast track special type of cases.

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## Annexure I

Statement referred to in reply of part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1446 for 28/07/2021 regarding cases disposed of in all States/UTs.

| Sr. no   | State                           | Total     |
|----------|---------------------------------|-----------|
| 1        | Uttar Pradesh                   | 1919222   |
| 2        | Maharashtra                     | 697044    |
| 3        | Bihar                           | 317546    |
| 4        | West Bengal                     | 291292    |
| 5        | Rajasthan                       | 567151    |
| 6        | Gujarat                         | 555898    |
| 7        | Karnataka                       | 1239746   |
| 8        | Kerala                          | 439637    |
| 9        | Madhya Pradesh                  | 513909    |
| 10       | Odisha                          | 139202    |
| 11       | Tamil Nadu                      | 919338    |
| 12       | Haryana                         | 280593    |
| 13       | Delhi                           | 233910    |
| 14       | Punjab                          | 365706    |
| 15       | Telangana                       | 161720    |
| 16       | Andhra Pradesh                  | 171205    |
| 17       | Jharkhand                       | 209906    |
| 18       | Assam                           | 82084     |
| 19       | Himachal Pradesh                | 229240    |
| 20       | Chhattisgarh                    | 106295    |
| 21       | Uttarakhand                     | 111687    |
| 22       | UT of Jammu and Kashmir &Ladakh | 100139    |
| 23       | Goa                             | 6591      |
| 24       | Chandigarh                      | 10671     |
| 25       | Puducherry                      | 3535      |
| 26       | Tripura                         | 24411     |
| 27       | Meghalaya                       | 4342      |
| 28       | Manipur                         | 9956      |
| 29       | Mizoram                         | 2924      |
| 30       | Dadar &Nagar Haveli at Silvassa | 1319      |
| 31       | Diu and Daman                   | 1431      |
| 32       | Nagaland                        | 334       |
| 33       | Sikkim                          | 2831      |
| 34       | Ladakh                          | 676       |
| Total    | Total                           | 97,21,491 |