Lok Sabha Question No. 4217 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-11
Subject: Divorce Cases
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: MALA RAJYA LAXMI SHAH

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

## L O K  S A B H A

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4217

TO BE ANSWERED ON THURSDAY, THE 11TH AUGUST, 2016

Divorce Cases

## +4217. SHRIMATI MALA RAJYA LAXMI SHAH:

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

- (a) whether    the  Government  is  aware  of  increasing  number  of  divorce cases in various courts in the country;
- (b) if  so, the number of such cases pending in these courts as on date in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the Government is aware that such cases remain pending in courts for a very long period;
- (d) if so, whether the Government proposes to formulate any mechanism/scheme for expeditious disposal of such cases; and
- if so, the details thereof and if not, the other steps taken/being  taken
- (e) by the Government in this regards?

## A N S W E R

MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND JUSTICE AND ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## (SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY)

- (a)  to  (e):    No  data  relating  to  divorce  cases    is  maintained  separately. However,  a  statement  giving  details  of  cases  pending  in  Family  Courts, State/UT-wise  which,  inter-alia,  includes  divorce  cases  is  given  in  the Annexure.    In  the  Chief  Justices  Conference,  2015,  directions  have    been issued to all High Courts to regularly monitor and take necessary steps for early disposal of such cases.

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## Annexure

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 4217 FOR 11.8.2016

Number of cases pending  in Family Courts are as follows:-

|   S.No. | State                                       | Cases Pending        |
|---------|---------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh                              | 7177 as on 31.12.15  |
|       2 | Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram | 5858 as on 29.2.16   |
|       3 | Bihar                                       | 50847 as on 31.12.15 |
|       4 | Chhattisgarh                                | 10464 as on 31.3.16  |
|       5 | Delhi                                       | 29079 as on 31.3.16  |
|       6 | Goa                                         | -                    |
|       7 | Gujarat                                     | 29445 as on 29.2.16  |
|       8 | Haryana                                     | 15256 as on 31.03.16 |
|       9 | Himachal Pradesh                            | -                    |
|      10 | Jammu & Kashmir                             | 1490 as on 31.3.16   |
|      11 | Jharkhand                                   | 14261                |
|      12 | Karnataka                                   | 24612 as on 1.3.16   |
|      13 | Kerala                                      | 52446 as on 31.12.15 |
|      14 | Madhya Pradesh                              | 34165 as on 1.10.15  |
|      15 | Maharashtra                                 | 32854 as on 30.4.16  |
|      16 | Manipur                                     | 434                  |
|      17 | Meghalaya                                   | -                    |
|      18 | Odisha                                      | 22035 as on 31.3.16  |
|      19 | Punjab                                      | 4533 as on 31.3.16   |
|      20 | Puducherry                                  | 862 as on 31.12.15   |
|      21 | Rajasthan                                   | 21974 as on 31.12.15 |
|      22 | Sikkim                                      | 130 as on 31.3.16    |
|      23 | Tamil Nadu                                  | 20592 as on 31.12.15 |
|      24 | Telangana                                   | 9308 as on 31.12.15  |
|      25 | Tripura                                     | 1799 as on 31.3.16   |
|      26 | Uttar Pradesh                               | 263682 as 31.3.16    |
|      27 | Uttarakhand                                 | 8048 as on 31.3.16   |
|      28 | West Bengal                                 | 1091 as on 31.12.15  |