Lok Sabha Question No. 2001 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-02
Subject: Court Infrastructure in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Shri G M Harish Balayogi, Shri Krishna Prasad Tenneti

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LAW & JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2001

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 02 ND  AUGUST, 2024

## Court Infrastructure in Andhra Pradesh

## 2001.   SHRI KRISHNA PRASAD TENNETI:

## SHRI G M HARISH BALAYOGI :

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

- (a) the total number of District Courts which have more than one districts under their jurisdiction, State-wise including Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) the total number of vacancies in District Courts at present, State and districtwise especially in Bapatla and B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema districts of Andhra Pradesh;
- (c) the total number of courts that have been upgraded/are under construction in the  State  of  Andhra  Pradesh  during  the  last  five  years,  district-wise  and  yearwise; and
- (d) the total amount of funds allocated/utilised for the purpose of upgrading/constructing  new  courts  in  the  State  of  Andhra  Pradesh  during  the said years, district-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE 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):    The  information  with  respect  to  District  Courts  having  more  than  one District  under  their  jurisdiction  is  not  maintained  by  the  Ministry  of  Law  and Justice in the manner sought for. However, as per information provided by the

High Court of Andhra Pradesh, the jurisdiction of a District Court is generally confined within  the  District  or  may  overlap  with  the  Mandals  in  a  District  in Andhra Pradesh. The State of Andhra Pradesh had 13 Districts to begin with. Subsequently,  the  number  of  Districts  (on  Revenue  side)  has  increased  to  26 Districts in the year 2022. Whereas, there was no re-organisation of Districts on the judicial side. Therefore, as far as judiciary in Andhra Pradesh is concerned, there are 13 Districts only.

(b):  The  total  number of vacancies in District Courts at present in the State of Andhra Pradesh is as under:

| Sl. No.   | Judges Level                                                         |   Vacancies |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
| 1.        | District Judge (Entry Level) under direct recruitment (25% quota)    |          07 |
| 2.        | District Judge under Accelerated Recruitment by transfer (10 %quota) |          02 |
| 3.        | District Judge under Promotion (65% quota)                           |          13 |
| 4.        | Civil Judge (Junior Division)                                        |          39 |
| 5.        | Civil Judge (Senior Division)                                        |          09 |
| Total     | Total                                                                |          70 |

As informed by the State of Andhra Pradesh, the Judicial Districts are not bifurcated  for  the  judiciary.  The  vacancies  lying  in  the  Guntur  and  East Godavari Districts (which includes Baptla and Konaseema area respectively) are detailed as under:

| Sl. No.   | Category                      | No. of Vacancies (As on 01.07.2024 )   | No. of Vacancies (As on 01.07.2024 )   |
|-----------|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|           |                               | Guntur                                 | East Godavari                          |
| 1.        | District Judge                | 5                                      | Nil                                    |
| 2.        | Civil Judge (Senior Division) | 1                                      | Nil                                    |
| 3.        | Civil Judge (Junior Division) | 5                                      | 4                                      |

(c)  & (d):   The total number of courts that have been upgraded or  are in the process of construction in the State of Andhra Pradesh during the last five years are 13. The status of the aforesaid works including utilization of allocated funds, in this behalf in the State of Andhra Pradesh during the last five years (Districtwise/year-wise) is at Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  PART  (D)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2001  FOR REPLY ON 02.08.2024

| S. No   | District      | Name of work                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Estimate as DPR/ in                           | Revi sed cost   | Year of Sancti   | Tentati ve date of tion   | Funds utilised              | Funds utilised             | Total amount of funds utilized (Rs. in lakhs)   |
|---------|---------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------|------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| .       |               |                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | cost per Administ rative sanction (Rs. lakhs) |                 | on               | competi                   | Central Share (Rs. in lakhs | State Share (Rs. in lakhs) | Total amount of funds utilized (Rs. in lakhs)   |
| 1       | Vizianagaram  | Construction of Addl Court building (Two addl court halls with chambers and one hall to the Bar Association, Bobbili) in the premises of Court complex building, Bobbili.                                                 | 3120                                          | Nil             | 2023             | Tenders to be called for  | 0                           | 0                          | 0                                               |
| 1       | Vizianagaram  | Construction of New court building consisting of Stilt + 6 floors to accomodate 17 court halls at Vizinagaram                                                                                                             | 9920                                          | Nil             | 2023             | Tenders to be called for  | 0                           | 0                          | 0                                               |
| 2       | East Godavari | Construction of first floor over the existing family court building in the district court compound at Rajamahendravaram                                                                                                   | 37.8                                          | Nil             | 2019             | Work Comple ted           | 20.796                      | 13.864                     | 34.66                                           |
| 2       | East Godavari | Construction of Ten Court Building Complex at Rajamahendravaram                                                                                                                                                           | 3680                                          | Nil             | 2019             | 31.05.2 025               | 216.9                       | 144.6                      | 361.5                                           |
| 3       | Kakinada      | Construction of 2 floors over the existing Excise court building at Kakinada to accommodate the III Addl. Senior Civil Judge's Court in the 3rd floor and V Addl. Judl. Magistrate of First Class Court in the 4th floor. | 375                                           | Nil             | 2020             | Work Comple ted           | 240.438                     | 160.29                     | 400.73                                          |

| 4     | West Godavari   | Construction of 1st floor over the existing Senior Civil Judge's Court Building at Tanuku                                                                                                                      |     135 | Nil   | 2019   | Work Comple ted          |   53.136 | 35.424   |   88.56 |
|-------|-----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|-------|--------|--------------------------|----------|----------|---------|
| 5     | Krishna         | Construction of first floor on the fast track court building in the District Court Complex at Machilipatnam, to provide accommodation to the VI Additional District Judge's Court and repairs to ground floor. |    45   | Nil   | 2019   | Work Comple ted          |   22.896 | 15.264   |   38.16 |
| 6     | NTR district    | Construction of multistoried court building complex after demolishing the old sub- court building at Vijayawada (stilt + 7 floors)                                                                             |  8660   | 9260  | 2022   | 31.08.2 024              | 3504.29  | 2336.2   | 5840.48 |
| 7     | SPSR Nellore    | Construction of 6 court buildings in the Prl. District Complex at Nellore                                                                                                                                      |  1345   | Nil   | 2019   | Work Comple ted          |  772.512 | 515.00 8 | 1287.52 |
| 8     | Tirupathi       | Construction of court building for Junior Civil Judge at Pakala in Chittoor District.                                                                                                                          |   307   | Nil   | 2019   | Work Comple ted          |  213.54  | 142.36   |  355.9  |
| 9     | Kurnool         | Construction of six court building at Adoni in Kurnool district                                                                                                                                                |  1500   | Nil   | 2019   | 31.12.2 024              |   97.824 | 65.216   |  163.04 |
| 10    | Nandyal         | Construction of four Court building (G+3 floors) at Dhone.                                                                                                                                                     |  2350   | Nil   | 2023   | 12.09.2 025              |    0     | 0        |    0    |
| 11    | Srikakulam      | Construction of single court building for Jr. Civil judge at Ponduru                                                                                                                                           |   400   | Nil   | 2024   | Tenders to be called for |    0     | 0        |    0    |
| Total | Total           | Total                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 31874.8 |       |        |                          | 5142.33  | 3428.2   | 8570.55 |

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