Lok Sabha Question No. 2327 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-13
Subject: Justice Delivery System through Digitization
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Shri Basavaraj Bommai

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2327

TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 13 th  FEBRUARY, 2026

## JUSTICE DELIVERY SYSTEM THROUGH DIGITIZATION

## 2327. SHRI BASAVARAJ BOMMAI:

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

- (a) the current status of pendency of cases in courts across the country, including High Courts and subordinate courts;
- (b)  the  concrete  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  reduce  judicial  delays  and  ensure  timely delivery of justice, especially for economically weaker sections of society;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  modernize  the  justice  delivery  system  through digitization and use of technology;
- (d) if so, the progress made under e-courts and related initiatives; and
- (e)  the  manner  in  which  these  measures  have  improved  transparency  and  efficiency  in  the judicial process?

## 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  number  of pending cases in courts across the country, including High Courts and subordinate courts, as on 10.02.2026, is as follows:

| Name of Court                | No. of pending cases   |
|------------------------------|------------------------|
| Supreme Court                | 92,320                 |
| High Courts                  | 63,62,174              |
| District &Subordinate Courts | 4,81,60,880            |
| Total                        | 5,46,15,374            |

(b): The  disposal  of  cases  is  within  the  exclusive  domain  of  the  judiciary.    However,  the Government  is  fully  committedfor  speedy  disposal  of  cases  and  reducing  pendency  as mandated under Article 21 of the Constitution.The Government has taken several initiatives to  provide  an  ecosystem  for  faster  disposal  of  cases  by  the  judiciary  which,  inter-alia, involves  better  infrastructure  for  courts  including  computerization,  increase  in  strength  of subordinate  judiciary,  policy  and  legislative  measures  in  the  areas  prone  to  excessive litigation,  re-engineering  of  court  procedure  for  quick  disposal  of  cases  and  emphasis  on humanresource development. 774 Fast Track Special Courts(FTSCs), including 398 exclusive e-POCSO Courts have been established for time-bound trial and disposal of cases relating to rape and offence under the Protection Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, as on 31.12.2025. As per Article 39A of the Constitution of India and as a part of the preventive and strategic legal aid, National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) through the State Legal Services Authorities  and  District  Legal  Services  Authority  (DLSA)  has  undertakenseveral legal services activities in the country to ensure that legal aid reach the economically weaker sections of society.

(c) to (e): To modernize the justice delivery system through through digitization and use of technology, the Government of India, in collaboration with the eCommittee, Supreme Court of  India,  has  introduced  the  eCourts  Mission  Mode  Project.  As  on  31st  December,  2025, significant achievements have been made under the eCourts Project, inter alia:

- i. A total of 3,93,22,695 cases were dealt with (virtual hearings) on video conferencing in High Courts and District Courts.
- ii. Video Conferencing Rules has been implemented in all the High Courts and District Courts
- iii. Rules of eFiling, facility of ePayments and ICJS have been implemented in almost all the High Courts
- iv. A total of 94,55,288 challans have been paid through 29 Virtual Courts functioning across the country, resulting in collection of Rs. 9,73,25,50,414 as Challan Amount.
- v. 1,03,96,720 cases have been submitted through e-filing in High Courts and District Courts.
- vi. The number of downloads of the eCourts Services Mobile App is 3,54,86,435, while downloads of the eCourts Services JustIS app stand at 22,090.
- vii. 2,36,96,50,903 pages have been digitized in High Courts, and 4,00,89,15,374 pages have been digitized in District Courts.
- viii. Justice Clocks have been installed in 37 High Courts, and 30 District Courts.
- ix. A total of 2,331 e-Sewa Kendrasare functioning in High Courts and District Courts across the country benefiting a large number of litigants.
- x. The CIS 4.0 has been implemented in all court complexes and the eCommittee has also released a User Manual on CIS 4.0.
- xi. As part of the e-Courts initiative, seven platforms have been set up to provide near real-time updates on case status, cause lists, judgments and more. These updates are being sent to lawyers and litigants through SMS Push and Pull (over 4 lakh SMS sent daily), email(over 6 lakh sent daily), the multilingual e-Courts services portal (with 35 lakh hits daily), Judicial Service Centres (JSCs) and Info Kiosks.
- xii. Live  streaming  of  court  proceedings  has  been  introduced  in  several  High  Courts, including  those  in  Gujarat,  Gauhati,  Orissa,  Karnataka,  Jharkhand,  Patna,  Madhya Pradesh,  Uttarakhand  and  Calcutta  allowing  media  and  other  interested  parties  to participate in the proceedings.
- xiii. A total of 96.1% of the target for installing solar power facilities in Court Complexes has been achieved.
- xiv. The  Electronic  Motor  Accidents  Claims  Tribunal  (e-MACT)  platform  to  facilitate expeditious, online and asynchronous dealing of Motor Accidents Claim Petitions has been developed.  The testing of the eMACT  project  in  the  live  environment commenced from 07.05.2025 in the pilot court.
- xv. NJDG (National Judicial Data Grid) has been upgraded with an improved dashboard, functioning as a monitoring tool, to identify, manage & reduce pendency of cases. It also  provides  information  regarding  the  reasons  for  delay  in  disposal  of  the  cases which are categorized on various attributes.

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