Ministry of Law and Justice
Nyaya Mitra Scheme
Posted On:
29 JUL 2022 3:29PM by PIB Delhi
Nyaya Mitra (NM) aims to facilitate expeditious disposal of 10-15 years old pending cases in High Courts and Subordinate Courts. Since introduction of Nyaya Mitra programme in 2017, a total of 38 Nyaya Mitras were engaged in the States of Assam, Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal as per the details given under Annexure- ‘A’. The Nyaya Mitras engaged so far have assisted the Court concerned in disposal of 3495 old cases which includes matrimonial cases, accident claim and also criminal cases. The State/UT wise details of cases disposed is at Annexure-‘B’. 80 Nyaya Mitras will be engaged across the country from 2021-2026. For the year 2021-2022, 11 Nyaya Mitras have been engaged in the 11 District Courts in the month of April 2022.
Annexure-A
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A State-wise Statement containing number of Nyaya Mitra engaged from 2017-2022
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|
S.No
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State
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Year
2017-2018
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Year
2018-2019
|
Year
2019-2020
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Year
2020-2021
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Year
2021-2022
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Total
|
|
1
|
Assam
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-
|
-
|
-
|
NIL*
|
02
|
02
|
|
2
|
Bihar
|
01
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
01
|
|
3
|
Karnataka
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
01
|
01
|
|
4
|
Maharashtra
|
-
|
-
|
03
|
01
|
04
|
|
5
|
Odisha
|
|
|
02
|
02
|
04
|
|
6
|
Rajasthan
|
04
|
03
|
02
|
01
|
10
|
|
7
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
05
|
-
|
01
|
02
|
08
|
|
8
|
West Bengal
|
04
|
01
|
01
|
02
|
09
|
| |
Total
|
14
|
04
|
09
|
11
|
38
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*No NyayaMitra could be engaged during the year 2020-2021 due to closure of courts and social distancing protocols caused by Covid pandemic.
Annexure-B
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A State-wise Statement containing number of cases disposed by Nyaya Mitra (2017-2022)
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S.No
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State
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No. of cases disposed
(2017-2022)
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1
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Assam
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8
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2
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Bihar
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44
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|
3
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Karnataka
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0
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|
4
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Maharashtra
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327
|
|
5
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Odisha
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818
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|
6
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Rajasthan
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1691
|
|
7
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Uttar Pradesh
|
461
|
|
9
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West Bengal
|
28
|
| |
Grand Total
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3495
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This information was given by the Minister for Law and Justice, Shri Kiren Rijiju in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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