Lok Sabha Question No. 2488 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-13
Subject: Strengthening of Judicial Human Resources
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Shri Aashtikar Patil Nagesh Bapurao

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2488 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 13 TH  FEBRUARY, 2026

## STRENGTHENING OF JUDICIAL HUMAN RESOURCES

## †2488. SHRI AASHTIKAR PATIL NAGESH BAPURAO:

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

(a) whether the Government is aware that numerous posts of judicial officers, government lawyers, prosecution officers and court staff (clerks, stenographers, process servers, etc.) in the subordinate courts of the Hingoli Lok Sabha constituency have been lying vacant for a long time, thereby affecting the pace of judicial proceedings;

(b)  whether it is  also  true  that  the  effective  implementation  of  e-courts,  virtual  hearings  and  case management systems is not possible due to the lack of adequate training, digitization support and technical manpower; and

(c) if so, the concrete steps that have been taken by the Government so far to fill the vacant posts expeditiously and to provide special training programmes for judicial and non-judicial staff and also technical assistance in the Hingoli Lok Sabha constituency?

## 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) to (c): As per the extant provisions under Article(s) 227 and 235 of the Constitution of India, the power of superintendence and control over all district courts and courts subordinate thereto under its jurisdiction is vested in the respective High Courts.  Filling up of vacant positions of the judicial officers  in  District  and  Subordinate  courts  is  the  responsibility  of  the  High  Courts  and  State Governments  concerned.  The  data  regarding  posts  of  judicial  officers,  government  lawyers, prosecution officers and court staff (clerks, stenographers, process servers, etc.) in the subordinate courts of the Hingoli Lok Sabha constituency lying vacant for a long time, is not centrally maintained. However, as informed by Bombay High Court, 25 posts (excluding Bailiffs and Peons) of Court staff

are vacant as on 04/02/2026. As regards the posts of Judicial officers at present at Hingoli District along with Talukas, there are 21 Judicial Officers working.

Under  the  eCourts  Mission  Mode  Project  various  infrastructure  facilities,  i.e.,  video conferencing systems, all-in-one computers, printers, scanners, eSewa Kendras along with required hardware  and  WAN  connectivity,  etc.,  have  been  provided  to  the  courts  in  Hingoli  District. Contractual technical manpower, i.e., a System  Officer, has been  appointed at the District Court, Hingoli.

Hingoli Judicial District was established on 22nd February 2025. Since then various trainings are  conducted  under  e-Committee  Special  Drive  Training  and  Outreach  Programs  for  Judicial Officers, Court Staffs, Advocates and Advocate Clersk at Hingoli Districts, the details of which are at Annexure .

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## ANNEXURE

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (A)  TO  (C)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2488  FOR  ANSWER  ON  13.02.2026  REGARDING 'STRENGTHENING OF JUDICIAL HUMAN RESOURCES'

|   Sr. No. | Date       | Name of ECT training                                                |   Number of participants | Designation                |
|-----------|------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|         1 | 28.12.2025 | ECT_4_2025 Programme for Advocate/Advocate Clerks eCourts Programme |                      118 | Advocates& Advocates Clerk |
|         2 | 16.11.2025 | ECT_8_2025 Refresher Programme for Court staffs &NStep training     |                       52 | Staff Members              |
|         3 | 14.12.2025 | ECT_9_2025 Refresher Programme for court staff                      |                      142 | Staff Members              |
|         4 | 21.09.2025 | ECT_13_2025 Computer Skill Enhancement Programme-Level I &II etc    |                       18 | Judicial Officers          |
|         5 | 12.10.2025 | ECT_16_2025 Ecourts Programme at All District Headquarters          |                       17 | Judicial Officers          |
|         6 | 26.01.2026 | ECT_12_2025 Computer Skill enhancement Programme- Level I &II       |                      152 | Advocates& Advocates Clerk |

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