Lok Sabha Question No. 2134 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-15
Subject: Appointment of Advocates as Notary Public
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Bheemrao Baswanthrao Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE

## DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2134 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY 15.12.2023

## Appointment of Advocates as Notary Public

## 2134. SHRI B.B. PATIL:

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

- (a) the number of legal professionals appointed as Notary Public by the Central Government during the last five years, State and UT-wise;
- (b) whether many advocates who submitted online applications for the said post in the year 2022-23 are still waiting for their appointment;
- (c) if so, the details of such applications that are pending as on date, State and UT-wise along with the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the time by which all the pending applications are likely to be  cleared?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)

- a. Statement showing the total  notaries  appointed  by  the  Central  Government during the last five years, State and UT-wise is enclosed at Annexure- I.
- b. Yes, Sir.
- c. Statement showing the online applications received in the year 2022-23 and are pending as on date, State and UT-wise is enclosed at Annexure-II. The applications are pending as appointment of central notaries is an ongoing process and will be done as per provisions of the Notaries Act, 1952 and the Notaries  Rules, 1956, as amended from time to time.
- d. The appointment of central notaries is done in accordance with the provisions contained in  the  Notaries  Act,  1952  and  the  Notaries  Rules,  1956,  as  amended  from  time  to  time. Since this is an ongoing process, no specific time-frame can be indicated.

## Annexure-I

Statement referred to in reply to Part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2134 on the subject of Appointment of Advocates as Notary, for answer on 15.12.2023

## Table: Statement showing the total notaries appointed by the Central Government during the last five years

| S. No.   | State Name        |   No. of Appointment of Notaries during the last five years |
|----------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    |                                                         172 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh |                                                          24 |
| 3        | Assam             |                                                          13 |
| 4        | Bihar             |                                                         168 |
| 5        | Chandigarh        |                                                          29 |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh      |                                                         182 |
| 7        | Delhi             |                                                         324 |
| 8        | Goa               |                                                          16 |
| 9        | Gujarat           |                                                        1896 |
| 10       | Haryana           |                                                         374 |
| 11       | Himachal Pradesh  |                                                          95 |
| 12       | Jammu And Kashmir |                                                          91 |
| 13       | Jharkhand         |                                                          66 |
| 14       | Karnataka         |                                                         570 |
| 15       | Kerala            |                                                         441 |
| 16       | Lakshadweep       |                                                           3 |
| 17       | Madhya Pradesh    |                                                         193 |
| 18       | Maharashtra       |                                                        1949 |
| 19       | Manipur           |                                                           4 |
| 20       | Meghalaya         |                                                           9 |
| 21       | Mizoram           |                                                           1 |
| 21       | Nagaland          |                                                           5 |
| 23       | Odisha            |                                                          66 |
| 24       | Puducherry        |                                                         156 |
| 25       | Punjab            |                                                         351 |
| 26       | Rajasthan         |                                                         786 |
| 27       | Tamil nadu        |                                                         748 |
| 28       | Telangana         |                                                          79 |
| 29       | Tripura           |                                                          23 |
| 30       | Uttar Pradesh     |                                                         504 |
| 31       | Uttarakhand       |                                                          32 |
| 32       | West Bengal       |                                                          91 |
|          | TOTAL             |                                                        9461 |

Statement referred to in reply to Part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2134 on the subject of Appointment of Advocates as Notary, for answer on 15.12.2023

Table: Statement showing the online applications received in the year 2022- 23 and are pending as on date

| S. No.   | State Name                               |   Number of Applications Received Year Wise |   Number of Applications Received Year Wise | Number of Applications Received Year Wise   |
|----------|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|          |                                          |                                        2022 |                                        2023 | Total                                       |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                           |                                          18 |                                        1132 | 1150                                        |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh                        |                                          16 |                                           2 | 18                                          |
| 3        | Assam                                    |                                           2 |                                           7 | 9                                           |
| 4        | Bihar                                    |                                         628 |                                          12 | 640                                         |
| 5        | Chandigarh                               |                                           4 |                                           3 | 7                                           |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh                             |                                           1 |                                           1 | 2                                           |
| 7        | Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And DIU |                                           0 |                                           4 | 4                                           |
| 8        | Delhi                                    |                                          40 |                                         144 | 184                                         |
| 9        | Goa                                      |                                           2 |                                           3 | 5                                           |
| 10       | Haryana                                  |                                         128 |                                          79 | 207                                         |
| 11       | Jammu And Kashmir                        |                                           4 |                                           5 | 9                                           |
| 12       | Jharkhand                                |                                           9 |                                           6 | 15                                          |
| 13       | Karnataka                                |                                          60 |                                         358 | 418                                         |
| 14       | Kerala                                   |                                          18 |                                          51 | 69                                          |
| 15       | Lakshadweep                              |                                           1 |                                           1 | 2                                           |
| 16       | Madhya Pradesh                           |                                          34 |                                          30 | 64                                          |
| 17       | Maharashtra                              |                                          76 |                                         419 | 495                                         |
| 18       | Odisha                                   |                                          14 |                                          20 | 34                                          |
| 19       | Punjab                                   |                                          39 |                                          38 | 77                                          |
| 20       | Rajasthan                                |                                          64 |                                          61 | 125                                         |
| 21       | Tamil nadu                               |                                          37 |                                          61 | 98                                          |
| 22       | Telangana                                |                                          13 |                                         335 | 348                                         |
| 23       | Uttar Pradesh                            |                                          40 |                                         122 | 162                                         |
| 24       | Uttarakhand                              |                                           5 |                                          21 | 26                                          |
| 25       | West Bengal                              |                                           8 |                                          14 | 22                                          |
| TOTAL    | TOTAL                                    |                                        1261 |                                        2929 | 4190                                        |