Lok Sabha Question No. 3100 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-13
Subject: Courts in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Shri Putta Mahesh Kumar

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3100 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 13TH DECEMBER, 2024

## COURTS IN ANDHRA PRADESH

## 3100. SHRI PUTTA MAHESH KUMAR:

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

(a)  whether  there  has  been  an  increase  in  the  total  number  of  cases  both Civil  and  Criminal  pending  before  courts  across  the  country,  including Andhra Pradesh especially in Eluru district during the last five years, if so, the details thereof;

(b)  whether  there  are  any  proposals  to  set  up  new  district  courts  in  the districts formed post the bifurcation of various districts of Andhra Pradesh in 2022, if so, the details regarding the funds allocated and utilised and the present status of the same;

(c) if not, the reasons therefor;

(d)  the  details  regarding  the  total  number  of  vacancies  in  various  courts across the country, especially in Andhra Pradesh and the steps undertaken to reduce the same, State-wise; and

(e) whether the Government has identified the key issues that have led to the growing  pendency  of  matters  before  courts  across  the  country,  if  so,  the details thereof and the action undertaken to address the same?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE; AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS

## (SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)

(a): As per  information  available  on  National  Judicial  Data  Grid  (NJDG),  the total number of Civil and Criminal cases pending before the Supreme Court of India during the last five years is as under:

*(as on 01.02.2023),**(as on 10.12.2024)

| Supreme Court of India   | Year    | No. pending cases at the end of the year   | No. pending cases at the end of the year   | No. pending cases at the end of the year   |
|--------------------------|---------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| Supreme Court of India   | Year    | Civil                                      | Criminal                                   | Total                                      |
|                          | 2020    | 52290                                      | 12796                                      | 65086                                      |
|                          | 2021    | 55973                                      | 14266                                      | 70239                                      |
|                          | 2022    | 54940                                      | 14828                                      | 69768                                      |
|                          | 2023 *  | 55015                                      | 14496                                      | 69511                                      |
|                          | 2024 ** | 64300                                      | 18277                                      | 82577                                      |

The details of the  number of Civil and Criminal  cases pending before the High Courts and the District and Subordinate Courts, including Andhra Pradesh during the last five years is at Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively.

As  per  the  information  provided  by  High  Court  of  Andhra  Pradesh,  the number of Civil and Criminal cases pending before Eluru district during the last five years is as under:

*as on 31.10.2024

| Year   | No. of pending cases at the end of the year   | No. of pending cases at the end of the year   | No. of pending cases at the end of the year   |
|--------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|        | Civil                                         | Criminal                                      | Total                                         |
| 2020   | 28026                                         | 22214                                         | 50240                                         |
| 2021   | 32645                                         | 28823                                         | 61468                                         |
| 2022   | 30704                                         | 32848                                         | 63552                                         |
| 2023   | 29937                                         | 35601                                         | 65538                                         |
| 2024 * | 29253                                         | 36595                                         | 65848                                         |

(b) & (c): The setting up of more courts at District and Subordinate level, is within the domain of the concerned High Court and respective State Government.In  the  case  of  High  Court,  Benches  are  established  in  accordance with the recommendations made by the Jaswant Singh Commission and judgment pronounced  by  the  Apex  Court  in  W.P.(C)  No.379  of  2000  and  after  due consideration of proposal from the State Government. Since May 2014, a separate High Court for the State of Andhra Pradesh has been constituted on the proposal of the State Government and concerned High Court.

Under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for development of Judicial Infrastructure  to  augment  the  resources  of  State  Governments  for  Infrastructure

development  of  Subordinate  Judiciary  by  way  of  Financial  Assistance  in  the prescribed fund-sharing pattern between the Centre and States, funds are provided for five  components  viz.,  court  halls, residential units, lawyer's halls, toilet complexes and digital computer room. In this regard, a sum of Rs. 272.2395 crore has been released to Andhra Pradesh under the scheme since 1993-94. As on date, 648  court  halls  and  600  residential  units  are  available  in  Andhra  Pradesh.  In addition, 84 court halls and 16 residential units are under construction in the State of Andhra Pradesh".

(d): As on 10.12.2024, there is one (1) vacancy in the Supreme Court of India. Further the number of vacancies in High Court and District and Subordinate Courts, State-wise is at Annexure-III and Annexure-IV respectively.

Appointment of Judges of the High Courts is made under Articles 217 and 224 of the Constitution of India, which is a continuous, integrated and collaborative process between  the  Executive  and  the Judiciary. It requires consultation and approval from various constitutional authorities both at the State and  Centre  level.  While  every  effort  is  made  to  fill  up  the  existing  vacancies expeditiously, vacancies of Judges in High Courts do keep on arising on account of  retirement,  resignation  or  elevation of  Judges and  also due  to increase in the strength of Judges.

As per the MoP,  the responsibility for initiation of proposals for appointment  of  Judges  in  the  High  Courts  vests  with  the  Chief  Justice  of  the concerned High Court, in consultation with two senior-most puisne Judges of the High Court. For appointments to the High Courts, under the MOP, the views of concerned State Government are also obtained. The recommendations also have to  be  considered  in  the  light  of  such  other  reports  as  may  be  available  to  the Government in respect of the names under consideration. The recommendations of  the  High  Court  Collegium,  the  State  Governments  and  the  Government  of India are then forwarded to the Supreme Court Collegium (SCC) for advice. Only

those  persons  are  appointed  as  Judges  of  High  Courts  whose  names have  been recommended by the SCC.

Filling up of vacant positions in the case of District and Subordinate courts is the responsibility of the High Courts and State Governments concerned. As per the  Constitutional  framework,  in  exercise  of  powers  conferred  under  proviso  to Article  309  read  with  Articles  233  and  234  of  the  Constitution,  the  respective State  Government  in  consultation  with  the  High  Court  frames  the  rules  and regulations regarding the appointment and recruitment of Judicial Officers in the respective State Judicial Service. The Hon'ble Supreme Court vide order passed in January 2007 in the Malik Mazhar Sultan case, has inter-alia, stipulated certain timelines, which are to be followed by the States and the respective High Courts for recruitment of judges in District and Subordinate Courts.

(e): The  disposal  of  pending  cases  in  a  time  bound  manner  is  within  the exclusive  domain  of  the  judiciary.  However,  the  Government  is  committed towards  facilitating  an  ecosystem  for  expeditious  disposal  of  cases  by  judiciary and reducing pendency.

The Government has taken several initiatives to provide an ecosystem for faster disposal of cases by the judiciary:

- i. The National Mission for Justice Delivery and Legal Reforms was set up in August, 2011 with the twin objectives of increasing access by reducing delays and  arrears  in  the  system  and  enhancing  accountability  through  structural changes and by setting performance standards and capacities.  The Mission has been  pursuing  a  coordinated  approach  for  phased  liquidation  of  arrears  and pendency in judicial administration, which, inter-alia, involves better infrastructure  for  courts  including  computerization,  increase  in  sanctioned strength of District and Subordinate Courts, policy and legislative measures in the areas prone to excessive litigation and re-engineering of court procedure for quick disposal of cases and emphasis on human resource development.

- ii. Under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme for development of Judicial Infrastructure, funds are being released to States/UTs for construction of court halls, residential quarters for judicial officers, lawyers' halls, toilet complexes and digital computer rooms that ease the life of various stakeholders including the litigants, thereby aiding justice delivery. As on date, Rs. 11571.57 crores have  been  released  since  the  inception  of  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme (CSS) for Development of Infrastructure Facilities for the Judiciary in 1993-94. The  number  of  court  halls  has  increased  from  15,818  as  on  30.06.2014  to 23,590 as on 31.10.2024, and number of residential units has increased from 10,211 as on 30.06.2014 to 21,076 as on 31.10.2024, under this scheme.
- iii. Further  under  the  Phase  I  &  II  of  the  e-Courts  Mission  Mode  Project, information and communication technology (ICT) had been leveraged for IT enablement of District and Subordinate Courts. 18,735 District and Subordinate Courts were computerized till 2023. WAN connectivity has been provided to 99.5% of court complexes.  Video conferencing facility has been enabled between 3,240 court complexes and 1,272 corresponding jails. As on 30.09.2024, 1375 eSewa Kendras in District Courts and 28 eSewa Kendras in High  Courts  have  been  made  functional  to  bridge  the  digital  divide  by providing  citizen  centric  services  to  lawyers  and  litigants.  28  virtual  courts have  been  set  up  in  21  States/UTs.  As  on  30.09.2024,  these  courts  have handled more than 5.82 crore cases and realized more than Rs. 634.74 crores in fines. The Cabinet on 13.09.2023 has approved eCourts Phase-III at an outlay of Rs.7,210 crore. Taking the gains of Phase-I and Phase-II to the next level, the e-Courts Phase-III aims to usher in a regime of enhanced ease of justice by moving towards digital, online and paperless courts. It intends to incorporate latest technology such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Block Chain, etc. to make justice  delivery  progressively  more  robust,  easy  and  accessible  to  all  the stakeholders.
- iv. The  Government  has  been  regularly  filling  up  vacancies  of  Judges  in  the Supreme Court of India and the High Courts. From 01.05.2014 to 21.11.2024,

64  Judges  were  appointed  in  the  Supreme  Court.  999  new  Judges  were appointed and 767 Additional Judges were made permanent in the High Courts during the same period. The sanctioned strength of Judges of the High Courts has been increased from 906 in May, 2014 to 1122 till now. The sanctioned and working strength of judicial officers in District and Subordinate Courts has increased as under:

| As on      | Sanctioned Strength   | Working Strength   |
|------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
| 31.12.2013 | 19,518                | 15,115             |
| 09.12.2024 | 25,741                | 20,479             |

However, filling up of vacancies in District and Subordinate judiciary falls within the domain of the State Governments and High Courts concerned.

- v. In  pursuance  of  a  Resolution  passed  in  Chief  Justices'  Conference  held  in April,  2015,  Arrears  Committees  have  been  set  up  in  all  25  High  Courts  to clear cases pending for more than five years.  Arrears Committees have been set up under District Courts as well.
- vi. Under the aegis of the Fourteenth Finance Commission, the Fast Track Courts have been established for dealing with cases of heinous crimes; cases involving senior citizens, women, children, etc. As on 30.09.2024, 862 Fast Track Courts are functional for handling cases of heinous crimes, crimes against women and children, etc. To fast-track criminal cases involving elected MPs / MLAs, ten (10) Special Courts are functional in nine (9) States/UTs. Further, the Central Government has approved a Scheme for setting up Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) across the  country  for  the  expeditious  disposal  of  pending  cases  of Rape and POCSO Act. As on 30.09.2024, 750 FTSCs including 408 exclusive POCSO (ePOCSO) Courts are functional in 30 States/UTs across the country which have disposed of more than 2,81,000 cases.
- vii. With a view to reduce pendency and unclogging of the courts, the Government has amended various laws like the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Act, 2018,  the  Commercial  Courts  (Amendment)  Act,  2018,  the  Specific  Relief

(Amendment) Act, 2018, the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2019 and the Criminal Laws (Amendment) Act, 2018.

- viii. Alternate  Dispute  Resolution  methods  have  been  promoted  whole  heartedly. Accordingly, the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 was amended in August, 2018 making Pre-institution Mediation and Settlement (PIMS) mandatory in case of commercial  disputes.  Amendment  to  the  Arbitration  and  Conciliation  Act, 1996  has  been  made  by  the  Arbitration  and  Conciliation  (Amendment)  Act 2015 for expediting the speedy resolution of disputes by prescribing timelines.

Under  the  Commercial  Courts  Act,  2015,  there  is  provision  for  case management hearing which provides for an efficient, effective and purposeful judicial  management  of  a  case  so  as  to  achieve  a  timely  and  qualitative resolution of a dispute. It assists in early identification of disputed issues of fact and law, establishment of procedural calendar for the life of the case and the exploration of possibilities of the resolution of the dispute.

Another novel feature introduced for the commercial courts is the system of color banding which limits the number of adjournments that can be granted in  any  commercial  matter  to  three  and  alerts  the  judges  about  listing  of  the cases in accordance with their stage of pendency.

- ix. Lok  Adalat  is  an  important  Alternative  Disputes  Resolution  Mechanism available to common people. It is a forum where the disputes/ cases pending in the court of law or at pre-litigation stage are settled/ compromised amicably. Under the Legal Services Authorities (LSA) Act, 1987, an award made by a Lok Adalat is deemed to be a decree of a civil court and is final and binding on all parties and no appeal lies against thereto before any court. Lok Adalat is not a permanent establishment. National Lok Adalats are organized simultaneously in all Taluks, Districts and High Courts on a pre-fixed date.

The details of the cases disposed of in National Lok Adalats during the last four years are as under: -

| Years                | Pre-litigation Cases   | Pending Cases   | Grand Total   |
|----------------------|------------------------|-----------------|---------------|
| 2021                 | 72,06,294              | 55,81,743       | 1,27,88,037   |
| 2022                 | 3,10,15,215            | 1,09,10,795     | 4,19,26,010   |
| 2023                 | 7,10,32,980            | 1,43,09,237     | 8,53,42,217   |
| 2024 (upto 09.11.24) | 6,46,35,285            | 1,26,34,580     | 7,72,69,865   |
| Total                | 17,38,89,774           | 4,34,36,355     | 21,73,26,129  |

- x. The Government launched the Tele-Law programme in 2017, which provides an  effective and  reliable e-interface  platform  connecting  the  needy  and disadvantaged  sections  seeking  legal  advice  and  consultation  with  panel lawyers via video conferencing, telephone and chat facilities available at the Common Service  Centres  (CSCs)  situated  in  Gram  Panchayats  and  through Tele-Law mobile App.

*Percentage Wise break-up of Tele -Law Data

| Category            | Cases Registered    | %Wise Break Up      | Advice Enabled      | %Wise Break Up      |
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| Gender Wise         | Gender Wise         | Gender Wise         | Gender Wise         | Gender Wise         |
| Female              | 4014611             | 39.12               | 3963499             | 39.06               |
| Male                | 6247980             | 60.88               | 6183286             | 60.94               |
| Caste Category Wise | Caste Category Wise | Caste Category Wise | Caste Category Wise | Caste Category Wise |
| General             | 2387060             | 23.26               | 2352649             | 23.19               |
| OBC                 | 3252495             | 31.69               | 3213067             | 31.67               |
| SC                  | 3246025             | 31.63               | 3215657             | 31.68               |
| ST                  | 1377011             | 13.42               | 1366312             | 13.47               |
| Total               | 10262591            |                     | 10146785            |                     |

*Data as on 31-10-2024.

- xi. Efforts  have  been  made  to  institutionalize  pro  bono  culture  and  pro  bono lawyering  in  the  country.  A  technological  framework  has  been  put  in  place where advocates volunteering to give their time and services for pro bono work can  register  as  Pro  Bono  Advocates  on  Nyaya  Bandhu  (Android  &  iOS  and Apps).  Nyaya  Bandhu  Services  are  also  available  on  UMANG  Platform.  Pro Bono Panel of advocates has been initiated in 23 High Courts at the State level. Pro  Bono  Clubs  have  been  started  in  109  Laws  Schools  to  instill  Pro  Bono culture in budding lawyers.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3100 FOR ANSWER ON 13.12.2024 REGARDING 'COURTS IN ANDHRA PRADESH'.

## Detailed statement showing State/UT-wise pending cases in District and Subordinate Courts during the last five years.

| Sl.No   | States                                | Pendency of Cases as on 31.12.2020   | Pendency of Cases as on 31.12.2020   | Pendency of Cases as on 31.12.2020   | Pendency of Cases as on 31.12.2021   | Pendency of Cases as on 31.12.2021   | Pendency of Cases as on 31.12.2021   | Pendency of Cases as on 31.12.2022   | Pendency of Cases as on 31.12.2022   | Pendency of Cases as on 31.12.2022   | Pendency of Cases as on 31.12.2023   | Pendency of Cases as on 31.12.2023   | Pendency of Cases as on 31.12.2023   | Pendency of Cases as on 10.12.2024   | Pendency of Cases as on 10.12.2024   | Pendency of Cases as on 10.12.2024   |
|---------|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| Sl.No   | States                                | Civil                                | Criminal                             | Total                                | Civil                                | Criminal                             | Total                                | Civil                                | Criminal                             | Total                                | Civil                                | Criminal                             | Total                                | Civil                                | Criminal                             | Total                                |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh                        | 347979                               | 287241                               | 635220                               | 412688                               | 361264                               | 773952                               | 414050                               | 415097                               | 829147                               | 422382                               | 442563                               | 864945                               | 430694                               | 469201                               | 899895                               |
| 2       | Telangana                             | 284531                               | 389770                               | 674301                               | 330160                               | 475462                               | 805622                               | 421679                               | 637722                               | 1059401                              | 349414                               | 568181                               | 917595                               | 333244                               | 599004                               | 932248                               |
| 3       | Andman& Nicobar                       |                                      |                                      | 0                                    |                                      |                                      | 0                                    | 3176                                 | 8710                                 | 11886                                | 3731                                 | 5036                                 | 8767                                 | 3811                                 | 4276                                 | 8087                                 |
| 4       | Arunachal Pradesh                     | Nil                                  | Nil                                  | Nil                                  | Nil                                  | Nil                                  | Nil                                  | Nil                                  | Nil                                  | Nil                                  | 1174                                 | 2975                                 | 4149                                 | 1953                                 | 8256                                 | 10209                                |
| 5       | Assam                                 | 79395                                | 277802                               | 357197                               | 86204                                | 331584                               | 417788                               | 93994                                | 394806                               | 488800                               | 101120                               | 352416                               | 453536                               | 105037                               | 397676                               | 502713                               |
| 6       | Bihar                                 | 429316                               | 2728754                              | 3158070                              | 476437                               | 2902792                              | 3379229                              | 508954                               | 2936205                              | 3445159                              | 537060                               | 3051832                              | 3588892                              | 534055                               | 3076751                              | 3610806                              |
| 7       | Chandigarh                            | 21004                                | 36414                                | 57418                                | 22970                                | 46532                                | 69502                                | 23229                                | 56297                                | 79526                                | 23347                                | 125067                               | 148414                               | 23284                                | 82273                                | 105557                               |
| 8       | Chattisgarh                           | 59709                                | 264564                               | 324273                               | 68905                                | 307315                               | 376220                               | 75569                                | 336030                               | 411599                               | 78493                                | 332086                               | 410579                               | 79471                                | 379231                               | 458702                               |
| 9       | Delhi                                 | 216432                               | 739418                               | 955850                               | 241138                               | 841277                               | 1082415                              | 247208                               | 1046363                              | 1293571                              | 230685                               | 993588                               | 1224273                              | 220208                               | 1302747                              | 1522955                              |
| 10      | Dadar& Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 2953                                 | 3326                                 | 6279                                 | 3147                                 | 3412                                 | 6559                                 | 3218                                 | 3453                                 | 6671                                 | 3441                                 | 3883                                 | 7324                                 | 3423                                 | 4316                                 | 7739                                 |
| 11      | Goa                                   | 23822                                | 32723                                | 56545                                | 25811                                | 33559                                | 59370                                | 25821                                | 30554                                | 56375                                | 26211                                | 30967                                | 57178                                | 26739                                | 32312                                | 59051                                |
| 12      | Gujarat                               | 457897                               | 1432770                              | 1890667                              | 457921                               | 1493629                              | 1951550                              | 424744                               | 1318979                              | 1743723                              | 372162                               | 1217306                              | 1589468                              | 350389                               | 1316006                              | 1666395                              |
| 13      | Haryana                               | 386383                               | 714521                               | 1100904                              | 433043                               | 848654                               | 1281697                              | 454453                               | 1003817                              | 1458270                              | 459885                               | 973156                               | 1433041                              | 438526                               | 993105                               | 1431631                              |
| 14      | Himachal Pradesh                      | 145240                               | 271324                               | 416564                               | 154753                               | 301196                               | 455949                               | 154316                               | 321821                               | 476137                               | 164325                               | 409285                               | 573610                               | 169263                               | 486831                               | 656094                               |
| 15      | Jammu& Kashmir                        | 85913                                | 129890                               | 215803                               | 95828                                | 147198                               | 243026                               | 98331                                | 201385                               | 299716                               | 101210                               | 188996                               | 290206                               | 108271                               | 225052                               | 333323                               |
| 16      | Jharkhand                             | 77284                                | 361283                               | 438567                               | 89806                                | 405302                               | 495108                               | 90175                                | 428981                               | 519156                               | 91346                                | 451630                               | 542976                               | 91856                                | 455071                               | 546927                               |
| 17      | Karnataka                             | 841009                               | 905877                               | 1746886                              | 867552                               | 955551                               | 1823103                              | 910317                               | 982948                               | 1893265                              | 942582                               | 998989                               | 1941571                              | 998446                               | 1203858                              | 2202304                              |

| 18    | Kerala             | 481685   | 1316657   |   1798342 |   516610 |   1426645 |   1943255 |   517038 |   1416325 |   1933363 |   518099 |   1312818 |   1830917 |   517326 |   1219750 |   1737076 |
|-------|--------------------|----------|-----------|-----------|----------|-----------|-----------|----------|-----------|-----------|----------|-----------|-----------|----------|-----------|-----------|
| 19    | Ladakh             | 366      | 383       |       749 |      398 |       426 |       824 |      657 |       497 |      1154 |      631 |       697 |      1328 |      694 |       762 |      1456 |
| 20    | Madhya Pradesh     | 352554   | 1337499   |   1690053 |   379592 |   1496602 |   1876194 |   393250 |   1607018 |   2000268 |   394159 |   1610411 |   2004570 |   413371 |   1618815 |   2032186 |
| 21    | Maharshtra         | 1354707  | 3161604   |   4516311 |  1487070 |   3394648 |   4881718 |  1567297 |   3415614 |   4982911 |  1637874 |   3562441 |   5200315 |  1697480 |   3788061 |   5485541 |
| 22    | Manipur            | 6851     | 3943      |     10794 |     8440 |      4362 |     12802 |     7994 |      4275 |     12269 |     8705 |      4365 |     13070 |     8460 |      4201 |     12661 |
| 23    | Meghalya           | 2793     | 7610      |     10403 |     4300 |     10322 |     14622 |     4563 |     11572 |     16135 |     4508 |     11706 |     16214 |     4300 |     10930 |     15230 |
| 24    | Mizoram            | 1650     | 3049      |      4699 |     2174 |      3708 |      5882 |     2320 |      2822 |      5142 |     2464 |      3102 |      5566 |     3023 |      2467 |      5490 |
| 25    | Nagaland           | 161      | 1378      |      1539 |      493 |      2110 |      2603 |      576 |      2390 |      2966 |      675 |      2159 |      2834 |      695 |      2082 |      2777 |
| 26    | Orissa             | 282943   | 1099595   |   1382538 |   303218 |   1215888 |   1519106 |   302763 |   1256575 |   1559338 |   293052 |   1319143 |   1612195 |   273786 |   1380777 |   1654563 |
| 27    | Puducherry         |          |           |         0 |    14446 |     19583 |     34029 |    11881 |     17950 |     29831 |    12896 |     21183 |     34079 |    13012 |     22374 |     35386 |
| 28    | Punjab             | 348144   | 466394    |    814538 |   394728 |    524130 |    918858 |   401902 |    520458 |    922360 |   378545 |    472637 |    851182 |   378067 |    491756 |    869823 |
| 29    | Rajasthan          | 485531   | 1344931   |   1830462 |   518034 |   1511780 |   2029814 |   524351 |   1599124 |   2123475 |   537184 |   1773804 |   2310988 |   479940 |   1869413 |   2349353 |
| 30    | Sikkim             | 571      | 999       |      1570 |      735 |      1191 |      1926 |      666 |      1177 |      1843 |      626 |      1038 |      1664 |      799 |       956 |      1755 |
| 31    | Tamil Nadu         | 722201   | 566372    |   1288573 |   757785 |    606132 |   1363917 |   751131 |    681444 |   1432575 |   725902 |    723103 |   1449005 |   736752 |    787101 |   1523853 |
| 32    | Tripura            | 9119     | 31913     |     41032 |     9138 |     30066 |     39204 |    11282 |     28730 |     40012 |    11759 |     33620 |     45379 |    12405 |     37463 |     49868 |
| 33    | U.T of Lakshadweep | 0        | 0         |         0 |        0 |         0 |         0 |        0 |         0 |         0 |        0 |         0 |         0 |      137 |       390 |       527 |
| 34    | Uttar Pradesh      | 1854778  | 6717314   |   8572092 |  1912283 |   7909941 |   9822224 |  1857096 |   9116384 |  10973480 |  1875023 |   9751773 |  11626796 |  1827129 |   9924780 |  11751909 |
| 35    | Uttarakhand        | 41825    | 218739    |    260564 |    44272 |    256729 |    301001 |    44847 |    282503 |    327350 |    44930 |    313102 |    358032 |    46430 |    315317 |    361747 |
| 36    | West Bengal        | 548795   | 1831838   |   2380633 |   605904 |   1984089 |   2589993 |   614648 |   2157642 |   2772290 |   620769 |   2368053 |   2988822 |    46430 |    315317 |    361747 |
| Total | Total              | 9953541  | 26685895  |  36639436 | 10725983 |  29853079 |  40579062 | 10963496 |  32245668 |  43209164 | 10976369 |  33433111 |  44409480 | 10378906 |  32828678 |  43207584 |

Source: - National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG).

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3100 FOR ANSWER ON 13.12.2024 REGARDING 'COURTS IN ANDHRA PRADESH'.

## Detailed Statement showing pending cases in High Courts during the last five years.

| Sl.No   | High Court                | Pendency of Cases as on 31.12.2020   | Pendency of Cases as on 31.12.2020   | Pendency of Cases as on 31.12.2020   | Pendency of Cases as on 31.12.2021   | Pendency of Cases as on 31.12.2021   | Pendency of Cases as on 31.12.2021   | Pendency of Cases as on 31.12.2022   | Pendency of Cases as on 31.12.2022   | Pendency of Cases as on 31.12.2022   | Pendency of Cases as 31.12.2023   | Pendency of Cases as 31.12.2023   | Pendency of Cases as 31.12.2023   | on Pendency of Cases as 10.12.2024   | on Pendency of Cases as 10.12.2024   | on      |
|---------|---------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|---------|
| Sl.No   | High Court                | Civil                                | Criminal                             | Total                                | Civil                                | Criminal                             | Total                                | Civil                                | Criminal                             | Total                                | Civil                             | Criminal                          | Total                             | Civil                                | Criminal                             | Total   |
| 1       | Allahabad                 | 415029                               | 358379                               | 773408                               | 418874                               | 384693                               | 803567                               | 556215                               | 476013                               | 1032228                              | 568387                            | 508167                            | 1076554                           | 599544                               | 538945                               | 1138489 |
| 2       | Bombay                    | 471321                               | 87798                                | 559119                               | 472580                               | 96438                                | 569018                               | 506774                               | 103960                               | 610734                               | 596154                            | 116276                            | 712430                            | 539677                               | 111717                               | 651394  |
| 3       | Calcutta                  | 225783                               | 41648                                | 267431                               | 190612                               | 34837                                | 225449                               | 178268                               | 29630                                | 207898                               | 168530                            | 26849                             | 195379                            | 176542                               | 28413                                | 204955  |
| 4       | Gauhati High Court        | 42030                                | 9871                                 | 51901                                | 44786                                | 10863                                | 55649                                | 46628                                | 11873                                | 58501                                | 48308                             | 14133                             | 62441                             | 48138                                | 16183                                | 64321   |
| 5       | Telangana                 | 203093                               | 33759                                | 236852                               | 220805                               | 35713                                | 256518                               | 219891                               | 34198                                | 254089                               | 218291                            | 30096                             | 248387                            | 212660                               | 31363                                | 244023  |
| 6       | Andhra Pradesh            | 177061                               | 30701                                | 207762                               | 189934                               | 32908                                | 222842                               | 204907                               | 35331                                | 240238                               | 212152                            | 37491                             | 249643                            | 208471                               | 38728                                | 247199  |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh              | 47219                                | 28617                                | 75836                                | 51496                                | 29505                                | 81001                                | 58969                                | 32215                                | 91184                                | 58525                             | 31938                             | 90463                             | 55236                                | 29087                                | 84323   |
| 8       | Delhi                     | 65654                                | 25541                                | 91195                                | 73132                                | 26936                                | 100068                               | 75350                                | 29921                                | 105271                               | 90696                             | 37426                             | 128122                            | 90885                                | 36349                                | 127234  |
| 9       | Gujarat                   | 97226                                | 45577                                | 142803                               | 101465                               | 50665                                | 152130                               | 105891                               | 56038                                | 161929                               | 112117                            | 56931                             | 169048                            | 116159                               | 54932                                | 171091  |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh          | 64625                                | 9237                                 | 73862                                | 72084                                | 10154                                | 82238                                | 79041                                | 12169                                | 91210                                | 85437                             | 14108                             | 99545                             | 81449                                | 12167                                | 93616   |
| 11      | Jammu &Kashmir and ladakh | 55565                                | 7903                                 | 63468                                | 40982                                | 6779                                 | 47761                                | 36921                                | 7605                                 | 44526                                | 36002                             | 8241                              | 44243                             | 36897                                | 8533                                 | 45430   |
| 12      | Jharkhand                 | 41240                                | 47205                                | 88445                                | 42300                                | 46071                                | 88371                                | 39234                                | 48758                                | 87992                                | 38519                             | 47271                             | 85790                             | 33005                                | 41737                                | 74742   |
| 13      | Karnataka                 | 250805                               | 42454                                | 293259                               | 225693                               | 40253                                | 265946                               | 255999                               | 48445                                | 304444                               | 240721                            | 48168                             | 288889                            | 248380                               | 52142                                | 300522  |
| 14      | Kerala                    | 169948                               | 44436                                | 214384                               | 169527                               | 42998                                | 212525                               | 157415                               | 39899                                | 197314                               | 201179                            | 54099                             | 255278                            | 198897                               | 51544                                | 250441  |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh            | 223105                               | 139827                               | 362932                               | 256719                               | 156748                               | 413467                               | 265629                               | 164114                               | 429743                               | 269662                            | 176686                            | 446348                            | 278676                               | 189347                               | 468023  |
| 16      | Manipur                   | 3962                                 | 412                                  | 4374                                 | 4327                                 | 490                                  | 4817                                 | 4404                                 | 461                                  | 4865                                 | 4120                              | 511                               | 4631                              | 4591                                 | 649                                  | 5240    |
| 17      | Meghalaya                 | 1328                                 | 115                                  | 1443                                 | 1367                                 | 211                                  | 1578                                 | 1044                                 | 144                                  | 1188                                 | 901                               | 224                               | 1125                              | 920                                  | 264                                  | 1184    |
| 18      | Punjab and Haryana        | 372991                               | 264157                               | 637148                               | 282851                               | 164839                               | 447690                               | 279794                               | 168092                               | 447886                               | 275684                            | 165386                            | 441070                            | 268349                               | 163438                               | 431787  |
| 19      | Rajasthan                 | 387923                               | 135677                               | 523600                               | 422566                               | 151498                               | 574064                               | 465873                               | 167914                               | 633787                               | 490824                            | 181369                            | 672193                            | 477897                               | 179600                               | 657497  |

| 20    | Sikkim      |     204 |      37 |     241 |     146 |      34 |     180 |     135 |      30 |     165 |     126 |      53 |     179 |     144 |      66 |     210 |
|-------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
| 21    | Tripura     |    2044 |     303 |    2347 |    1549 |     187 |    1736 |    1444 |     157 |    1601 |    1124 |     151 |    1275 |     818 |     155 |     973 |
| 22    | Uttarakhand |   23418 |   15258 |   38676 |   24255 |   17667 |   41922 |   25848 |   19175 |   45023 |   28152 |   22380 |   50532 |   30265 |   24829 |   55094 |
| 23    | Madras      |  518985 |   61785 |  580770 |  521391 |   58351 |  579742 |  495771 |   54312 |  550083 |  484616 |   58084 |  542700 |  458729 |   57278 |  516007 |
| 24    | Orissa      |  119076 |   53400 |  172476 |  142821 |   52340 |  195161 |  122027 |   42682 |  164709 |  109964 |   38483 |  148447 |  108339 |   37234 |  145573 |
| 25    | Patna       |   97229 |   81606 |  178835 |  113172 |  112456 |  225628 |  111517 |  100589 |  212106 |  109101 |   88562 |  197663 |  105924 |   95188 |  201112 |
| Total | Total       | 4076864 | 1565703 | 5642567 | 4085434 | 1563634 | 5649068 | 4294989 | 1683725 | 5978714 | 4449292 | 1763083 | 6212375 | 4380592 | 1799888 | 6180480 |

Source: - National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG).

## Annexure-III

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (D) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3100 FOR ANSWER ON 13.12.2024 REGARDING 'COURTS IN ANDHRA PRADESH'.

## Detail of Sanctioned strength and vacancies in the High Courts (As on 09.12.2024)

| Sl. No.   | High Court       |   Sanctioned Strength |   Vacancies |
|-----------|------------------|-----------------------|-------------|
| 1         | Allahabad        |                   160 |          79 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh   |                    37 |           8 |
| 3         | Bombay           |                    94 |          27 |
| 4         | Calcutta         |                    72 |          29 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh     |                    22 |           6 |
| 6         | Delhi            |                    60 |          25 |
| 7         | Gauhati          |                    30 |           6 |
| 8         | Gujarat          |                    52 |          20 |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh |                    17 |           6 |
| 10        | J &Kand Ladakh   |                    25 |          10 |
| 11        | Jharkhand        |                    25 |           7 |
| 12        | Karnataka        |                    62 |          12 |
| 13        | Kerala           |                    47 |           2 |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh   |                    53 |          18 |
| 15        | Madras           |                    75 |           9 |
| 16        | Manipur          |                     5 |           1 |
| 17        | Meghalaya        |                     4 |           0 |
| 18        | Orissa           |                    33 |          14 |
| 19        | Patna            |                    53 |          18 |
| 20        | Punjab &Haryana  |                    85 |          33 |
| 21        | Rajasthan        |                    50 |          18 |
| 22        | Sikkim           |                     3 |           0 |
| 23        | Telangana        |                    42 |          15 |
| 24        | Tripura          |                     5 |           0 |
| 25        | Uttarakhand      |                    11 |           5 |
|           | Total            |                  1122 |         368 |

## Annexure-IV

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (D) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3100 FOR ANSWER ON 13.12.2024 REGARDING 'COURTS IN ANDHRA PRADESH'.

## Vacant Positions of Judicial Officers in District and Subordinate Courts as on 09.12.2024

| Sl No.   | State/Uts                          | Total Sanctioned Strength   | Total Working Strength   | Total Vacancy   |
|----------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh                     | 623                         | 564                      | 59              |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 44                          | 33                       | 11              |
| 3.       | Assam                              | 485                         | 461                      | 24              |
| 4.       | Bihar                              | 2019                        | 1536                     | 483             |
| 5.       | Chandigarh                         | 30                          | 30                       | 0               |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh                       | 663                         | 465                      | 198             |
| 7.       | Dadar& Nagar Haveli and Daman& Diu | 7                           | 6                        | 1               |
| 8.       | Delhi                              | 897                         | 803                      | 94              |
| 9.       | Goa                                | 50                          | 40                       | 10              |
| 10.      | Gujarat                            | 1720                        | 1185                     | 535             |
| 11.      | Haryana                            | 781                         | 552                      | 229             |
| 12.      | Himachal Pradesh                   | 179                         | 160                      | 19              |
| 13.      | Jammu and Kashmir                  | 322                         | 276                      | 46              |
| 14.      | Jharkhand                          | 705                         | 506                      | 199             |
| 15.      | Karnataka                          | 1375                        | 1156                     | 219             |
| 16.      | Kerala                             | 611                         | 534                      | 77              |
| 17.      | Ladakh                             | 17                          | 11                       | 6               |
| 18.      | Lakshadweep                        | 4                           | 4                        | 0               |
| 19.      | Madhya Pradesh                     | 2028                        | 1691                     | 337             |
| 20.      | Maharashtra                        | 2190                        | 1940                     | 250             |
| 21.      | Manipur                            | 62                          | 49                       | 13              |
| 22.      | Meghalaya                          | 99                          | 56                       | 43              |
| 23.      | Mizoram                            | 74                          | 45                       | 29              |
| 24.      | Nagaland                           | 34                          | 24                       | 10              |
| 25.      | Odisha                             | 1041                        | 841                      | 200             |
| 26.      | Puducherry                         | 36                          | 26                       | 10              |
| 27.      | Punjab                             | 804                         | 723                      | 81              |
| 28.      | Rajasthan                          | 1641                        | 1313                     | 328             |
| 29.      | Sikkim                             | 35                          | 23                       | 12              |
| 30.      | Tamil Nadu                         | 1369                        | 1023                     | 346             |
| 31.      | Telangana                          | 560                         | 445                      | 115             |
| 32.      | Tripura                            | 133                         | 109                      | 24              |
| 33.      | Uttar Pradesh                      | 3700                        | 2704                     | 996             |
| 34.      | Uttarakhand                        | 298                         | 270                      | 28              |
| 35.      | Andaman and Nicobar                | 1105                        | 875                      | 230             |
| 36.      | West Bengal                        |                             |                          |                 |
| TOTAL    |                                    | 25741                       | 20479                    | 5262            |