Ministry of Law and Justice
ESTABLISHMENT OF COURTS FOR SPEEDY JUSTICE
Posted On:
17 MAR 2023 5:18PM by PIB Delhi
Establishment of Courts for providing speedy justice in the country lies within the domain of the State Governments who set up such courts as per their need and resources, in consultation with the respective High Courts. The 14th Finance Commission (FC) had recommended for setting up of 1800 Fast Track Courts (FTCs) during 2015-2020 for speedy trial of specific cases of heinous nature, civil cases related to women, children, senior citizen, disabled persons, persons infected with terminal ailments etc and property related cases pending for more than 5 years. The FC had further urged State Governments to utilize enhanced fiscal space available through tax devolution (32% to 42%) for this purpose. The Union Government has also urged the State Governments to allocate funds for the setting up of FTCs, from the financial year 2015-16 onward. In this regard, the State governments /UTs have, so far till 31.01.2023, set up 843 FTCs, the details of which are given at Annexure-I. Further, in pursuance to the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018, the Department of Justice is implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme since October, 2019 for setting up 1023 Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) including 389 exclusive POCSO (e-POCSO) Courts to provide speedy justice to the victims of rape and POCSO Act. The Scheme was for a period of one year which has been continued up to 31st March 2023. For further extension of the scheme beyond 31.03.2023, a third party evaluation by Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA) has been undertaken which has inter-alia recommended for continuation of the scheme. The details of State/UT wise functional FTSCs as on 31/01/2023 are given at Annexure- II.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Law & Justice, Shri Kiren Rijiju, in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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ANNEXURE-I
STATUS OF STATE /UT WISE FAST TRACK COURTS (FTCs)
(As on 31/01/2023)
|
S.No
|
STATES/UTs
|
Functional Courts
|
Cases pending
|
-
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
22
|
7446
|
-
|
Andaman & Nicobar island
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
Assam
|
18
|
11049
|
-
|
Bihar
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
Chandigarh
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
Chhattisgarh
|
23
|
5349
|
-
|
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
Delhi
|
10
|
4084
|
-
|
Diu & Daman
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
Goa
|
4
|
2288
|
-
|
Gujarat
|
51
|
6730
|
-
|
Haryana
|
6
|
668
|
-
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
3
|
495
|
-
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
4
|
691
|
-
|
Jharkhand
|
34
|
7813
|
-
|
Karnataka
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
Kerala
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
Ladakh
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
Lakshadweep
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
Maharashtra
|
111
|
162135
|
-
|
Manipur
|
6
|
351
|
-
|
Meghalaya
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
Mizoram
|
2
|
230
|
-
|
Nagaland
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
Odisha
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
Puducherry
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
Punjab
|
7
|
251
|
-
|
Rajasthan
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
Sikkim
|
2
|
14
|
-
|
Tamil Nadu
|
73
|
107788
|
-
|
Telangana
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
Tripura
|
3
|
1382
|
-
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
372
|
1115130
|
-
|
Uttarakhand
|
4
|
932
|
-
|
West Bengal
|
88
|
74016
|
|
Total
|
843
|
1508842
|
ANNEXURE-II
STATUS OF STATE/UT WISE FAST TRACK SPECIAL COURTS (FTSCs)
(AS ON 31.01.2023)
|
S.
NO.
|
State/UT
|
Earmarked Courts
|
Functional Courts
|
Cumulative Disposal (since inception of CSS)
|
No. of cases pending in
ePOCSOcourts
|
Total pendency of cases in FTSCs including ePOCSO courts
|
|
|
|
FTSCs including ePOCSO
|
ePOCSO
|
FTSCs including ePOCSO
|
ePOCSO
|
ePOCSO
|
Total
|
|
1
|
Chhattisgarh
|
15
|
11
|
15
|
11
|
2653
|
3067
|
2059
|
2700
|
|
2
|
Gujarat
|
35
|
24
|
35
|
24
|
5284
|
6639
|
5350
|
6727
|
|
3
|
Mizoram
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
27
|
109
|
31
|
76
|
|
4
|
Nagaland
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
51
|
0
|
53
|
|
5
|
Jharkhand
|
22
|
8
|
22
|
16
|
2353
|
3820
|
3276
|
4480
|
|
6
|
Madhya Pr
|
67
|
26
|
67
|
57
|
13626
|
16258
|
9600
|
12056
|
|
7
|
Manipur
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
82
|
0
|
129
|
|
8
|
Haryana
|
16
|
12
|
16
|
12
|
2502
|
3449
|
3241
|
4290
|
|
9
|
Chandigarh
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
130
|
0
|
215
|
|
10
|
Rajasthan
|
45
|
26
|
45
|
30
|
6354
|
9146
|
5558
|
6939
|
|
11
|
Tamilnadu
|
14
|
14
|
14
|
14
|
4696
|
4696
|
5026
|
5026
|
|
12
|
Tripura
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
103
|
189
|
122
|
319
|
|
13
|
Uttar Pr
|
218
|
74
|
218
|
74
|
19170
|
41053
|
47935
|
78839
|
|
14
|
Uttarakhand
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
1012
|
0
|
932
|
|
15
|
Delhi
|
16
|
11
|
16
|
11
|
531
|
814
|
3104
|
4426
|
|
16
|
Meghalaya
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
255
|
255
|
1004
|
1004
|
|
17
|
J&K
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
2
|
63
|
119
|
245
|
440
|
|
18
|
Punjab
|
12
|
2
|
12
|
3
|
1308
|
2194
|
589
|
1771
|
|
19
|
Himachal P
|
6
|
3
|
6
|
3
|
373
|
540
|
417
|
912
|
|
20
|
Kerala
|
56
|
14
|
56
|
14
|
3353
|
10503
|
1927
|
7049
|
|
21
|
Karnataka
|
31
|
17
|
31
|
17
|
4198
|
5506
|
3037
|
5577
|
|
22
|
Telangana
|
36
|
10
|
34
|
0
|
2731
|
6211
|
0
|
7634
|
|
23
|
Andhra Pr
|
18
|
8
|
13
|
13
|
1820
|
1820
|
7299
|
7299
|
|
24
|
Bihar
|
54
|
30
|
45
|
45
|
5953
|
5953
|
15576
|
15576
|
|
25
|
Assam
|
27
|
15
|
17
|
17
|
2814
|
2814
|
3905
|
3905
|
|
26
|
Maharashtra
|
138
|
30
|
35
|
17
|
7387
|
10598
|
3494
|
8292
|
|
27
|
Odisha
|
45
|
22
|
43
|
23
|
4639
|
7111
|
8124
|
11850
|
|
28
|
Goa
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
30
|
30
|
47
|
47
|
|
29
|
WB
|
123
|
20
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
30
|
A&N
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
31
|
Arunachal Pr
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
1023
|
389
|
764
|
411
|
92226
|
144169
|
130966
|
198563
|
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