Details of Fast Track Courts Functioning in the Country and Total Disposed Cases the last three years

Details of Fast Track Courts Functioning in the Country and Total Disposed Cases the last three years

(a) Setting up of subordinate courts including Fast Track Courts (FTCs) comes within the domain of the State Governments which in consultation with the respective High Courts set up such courts. A statement indicating State-wise number of FTCs reported functional is enclosed as Annexure-I.

(b)  The information on the number of cases disposed of during the last three years and the number of cases presently pending in these courts, as made available by the High Courts, is at Annexure-II.

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(c)-(e)  An amount of Rs.870 crore was released to the State Governments for FTCs during a period of 11 years from 2000-01 to 2010-2011 and Central funding was discontinued beyond 31.03.2011. The Central grants released to the States for FTCs from 2000-2001 to 2010-2011 is given as Annexure-III. The Central Government decided to provide funds upto a maximum of Rs.80 crore per annum on a matching basis upto 31.03.2015 from the 13th Finance Commission Award for meeting expenditure on salaries of the 10% additional positions of Judges being created in the subordinate Judiciary following the direction of Supreme Court in the case of Brij Mohan Lal Vs. Union of India. The State Governments and Chief Justices of the High Courts were requested to utilize these positions for creation of FTCs also.

The 14th Finance Commission (14th FC) endorsed the proposal of the Union of India to strengthen the judicial system in States which includes, inter-alia, establishing 1800 FTCs for a period of five years for cases of heinous crimes; cases involving senior citizens, women, children, disabled and litigants affected with HIV AIDS and other terminal ailments; and civil disputes involving land acquisition and property/rent disputes pending for more than five years at a cost of Rs.4144 crore which is enclosed as Annexure-IV. The 14th FC had urged the State Governments to use the additional fiscal space provided by the Commission in the tax devolution to meet such requirements. The Union Government has urged the State Governments to allocate funds for the activities mentioned in the 14th FC recommendations from their State budgets from the Financial Year 2015-16 onwards and to strengthen the existing coordination and monitoring mechanism between the State Governments and the Judiciary for effective implementation of the recommendations of the 14th FC.
The details of funds allocated by the State/UT Governments and their expenditure for setting up and running these courts during each of the last three years and the current year State/UT-wise is not maintained at Central Government level.

ANNEXURE-I
STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO. 74 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019
Sl.
No.
Name
of the State/UT
No. of FTCs functional (as on 31.03.2019)
1.
Andhra Pradesh
21
2.
Assam
03
3.
Arunachal Pradesh
0
4.
Mizoram
02
5.
Nagaland
0
6.
Bihar
45
7.
Chhattisgarh
23
8.
Delhi
14
9.
Goa
0
10.
Maharashtra
77
11.
Gujarat
0
12.
Haryana
05
13.
Punjab
0
14.
Chandigarh
0
15. Himachal Pradesh
0
16. Jammu & Kashmir
0
17.
Jharkhand
0
18.
Karnataka
0
19. Kerala & Lakshadweep
0
20. Madhya Pradesh
0
21.
Manipur
04
22.
Meghalaya
0
23.
Odisha
0
24.
Rajasthan
0
25.
Sikkim
02
26.
Tamil Nadu
50
27.
Puducherry
0
28.
Tripura
03
29.
Uttar Pradesh
206
30.
Uttarakhand
0
31. West Bengal & Andaman and Nicobar
88
32.
Telangana
38
33.
Daman & Diu
0
34. Dadra & Nagar Haveli
0
                                                                          Total
581
ANNEXURE-II
STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO. 74 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019
Sl.

No.
Name
of the State/UT
No. of FTCs functional (as on 31.03.2019)
Cases

disposed off in FTCs
during 2016
Cases

disposed off in FTCs
during 2017
Cases

disposed off in FTCs
during 2018
Cases

pending in FTCs
1.
Andhra Pradesh
21
1861 2615 2504 5364 as on

30.04.2019
2.
Assam
03
2990 2314 2042 as on

31.05.2019
3.
Maharashtra
77
30153 35046 32807 79436 as on

31.03.2019
4.
West Bengal

& Andaman and Nicobar
88
12351 15482 16358 46678 as on

31.05.2019
5.
Chhattisgarh
23
3840 3862 4989 as on

31.05.2019
6.
Manipur
04
675 cases disposed during last three years 311 as on

31.03.2019
7.
Bihar
45
5889 11525 20092 as on

31.05.2019
8.
Delhi
14
1295 1487 1559 4363 as on

31.03.2019
9.
Haryana
05
166
801 as on

30.04.2019
10. Sikkim
02
03
09
11 as on
31.03.2019
11. Tripura
03
897 cases disposed during last three years 1085 as on

31.03.2019
12. Uttar Pradesh
206
456477 cases disposed of during 2017 and 2018
425442 as
on
31.05.2019
ANNEXURE-III
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) AND (d) OF THE   LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.74 FOR 26.06.2019

Central Grants released to States for Fast Track Courts from 2000-01 to 2010-11(Rs. In lakh)

Central Grant released by Department of Justice
Sl. No Name of the state Released from 2000-01

to

2004-05 *
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 Grand Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 Andhra Pradesh 2250.00 550.50 412.80 412.80 142.40 1096.00 4864.50
2 Arunachal Pradesh 52.69 19.20 14.40 14.40 14.40 14.40 14.40 143.89
3 Assam 530.10 128.00 96.00 96.00 91.20 96.00 96.00 1133.30
4 Bihar 4766.40 960.30 720.00 720.00 720.00 720.00 720.00 9326.70
5 Chhattisgarh 791.10 198.40 129.60 129.60 148.80 148.80 129.60 1675.90
6 Goa 125.10 32.00 24.00 24.00 19.20 14.40 24.00 262.70
7 Gujarat 3226.68 1062.80 1355.90 571.20 580.80 777.60 7574.98
8 Haryana 422.31 102.40 33.60 67.20 38.40 76.80 67.20 807.90
9 Himachal Pradesh 108.59 57.60 43.57 0 38.40 43.20 43.20 334.56
10 J & K 300.60 300.60
11 Jharkhand 2319.30 569.80 226.00 190.17 249.60 196.80 192.00 3943.67
12 Karnataka 2431.80 595.40 610.80 230.40 182.40 446.40 441.60 4938.80
13 Kerala 815.25 198.40 148.80 148.80 148.80 148.80 148.80 1757.65
14 Madhya Pradesh 2223.90 422.50 215.40 259.80 312.00 316.80 316.80 4067.20
15 Maharashtra 4352.40 1197.20 1101.60 782.40 417.60 412.80 537.60 8801.60
16 Manipur 90.00 12.80 9.60 9.60 9.60 9.60 9.60 150.80
17 Meghalaya 90.00 19.20 14.40 0 28.80 28.80 181.20
18 Mizoram 90.00 19.20 17.68 14.40 14.40 14.40 14.40 184.48
19 Nagaland 54.90 12.80 18.18 9.60 9.60 9.60 9.60 124.28
20 Orissa 1866.60 262.40 196.80 158.40 158.40 168.00 168.00 2978.60
21 Punjab 746.10 115.20 48.00 51.20 0 163.20 81.60 1205.30
22 Rajasthan 2238.05 531.40 753.64 398.40 398.40 398.40 398.40 5116.69
23 Sikkim 29.70 29.70
24 Tamil Nadu 1151.90 313.70 235.20 235.20 0 470.40 235.20 2641.60
25 Tripura 73.80 19.20 3.80 0 0 11.56 0 108.36
26 Uttar Pradesh 6319.80 288.00 3075.69 495.52 1161.60 1161.60 1094.40 13596.6

1
27 Uttarakhand 1173.60 1549.80 216.00 129.60 0 99.62 3168.62
28 West Bengal 3972.60 761.80 571.20 571.20 571.20 571.20 571.20 7590.40
Total 42613.27 10000.00 10292.66 5719.89 5456.00 5613.16 7315.62 87010.6

0
*Grants released to the States from 2000-01 to 2004-2005 by Ministry of Finance

ANNEXURE-IV
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (d) and (e) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.74 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.06. 2019
Funds proposed for establishment of 1800 Fast Track Courts for a period of five years (2015- 2020) under Grants-in-Aid as endorsed by the 14th Finance Commission.
S.No Name
of the State
No. of FTCs proposed Funds

proposed
1.
Andhra Pradesh 47 108.21
2.
Telangana 37 85.18
3.
Assam 36 82.88
4.
Arunachal Pradesh 0 0.00
5.
Mizoram 07 16.12
6.
Nagaland 03 6.91
7.
Bihar 147 338.43
8.
Chhattisgarh 28 64.46
9.
Gujarat 174 400.59
10. Himachal Pradesh 13 29.93
11. Jammu & Kashmir 21 48.35
12. Jharkhand 50 115.11
13. Karnataka 95 218.72
14. Kerala, Lakshadweep 41 94.39
15. Madhya Pradesh 133 306.20
16. Maharashtra, D&N, Daman

& Diu
204 469.67
17. Goa 05 11.51
18. Manipur 03 6.91
19. Meghalaya 04 9.21
20. Orissa 63 145.04
21. Punjab 50 115.11
22. Chandigarh 02 4.61
Haryana 48 110.51
23. Rajasthan 93 214.11
24. Sikkim 01 2.3
25. Tamil Nadu, Puducherry 89 204.91
26. Tripura 09 20.72
27. Uttar Pradesh 212 488.08
28. Uttarakhand 28 64.46
29. West Bengal, A&N Islands 94 216.42
30. Delhi 63 145.05
Total
1800 4144.11
The above statement was submitted by Ministry of Law Justice Department of Jistice  of undermentioned Lok Sabha Question:-
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 
MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
LOK SABHA 
STARRED QUESTION NO.74
TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 26TH JUNE, 2019
74. SHRI AJAY NISHAD:
Fast Track Courts

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

  • (a) the details of Fast Track Courts (FTCs) functioning in the country, State/UT- wise;
  • (b) the number of cases disposed of during the last three years along with the number of cases pending in these courts at present, State/UT-wise;
  • (c) the total funds allocated and spent for setting up of these courts during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
  • (d) whether the Government proposes to set up more FTCs in the country; and
  • (e) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise?

ANSWER
MINISTER OF LAW & JUSTICE, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS
& INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

(a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.74 FOR 26TH JUNE, 2019 REGARDING FAST TRACK COURTS

As above

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