Question : Requirement of Session Courts

(a) the number of district and other courts in the country, State-wise;
(b) whether with the constitution of new States there is shortage of session courts and notaries therein and if so, the number of new session courts required to be established and number of Notaries needed to be increased to tide over the shortfall;
(c) the district-wise details of number of Notaries in the Chhattisgarh State;
(d) whether the Government of Chhattisgarh has requested to increase the number of Notaries; and
(e) if so, the district-wise details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND JUSTICE AND ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(SHRI P. P. CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (e) : The District and Subordinate Courts are set up by the State Governments in consultation with concerned High Courts. Hence, State / UT-wise list of District and Subordinate Courts are not maintained centrally. However, as per the information available, State-wise details of sanctioned and working strength of Judges / Judicial Officers in District and Subordinate Courts as on 30.09.2016 are given in the Statement at Annexure – I.
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As per Schedule attached to the Notaries Rules, maximum number of Notaries to be appointed by the Central Government is 400. On the request made by the State of Chhattisgarh, Government has vide Notification G.S.R.429 (E) dated 18.04.2016 increased maximum number of Notaries to be appointed by the State Government from 600 to 1350. Government does not maintain the district-wise details of number of Notaries in the Chhattisgarh State.
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Annexure - I
Statement referred to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 6343 for reply on 12.04.2017
Details of Sanctioned and Working Strength of Judges / Judicial Officers of District and Subordinate Courts as on 30.09.2016*
Sr. No. Name of the State / UT Total Sanctioned Strength Total Working Strength
1. Uttar Pradesh 2262 1674
2. Andhra Pradesh & Telangana 975 798
3(a) Mahrashtra 2257 2248
3(b) Goa 57 46
3(c) Diu and Daman 7 6
3(d) Silvasa
4(a) West Bengal 1013 885
4(b) Andaman & Nicobar
5. Chhattisgarh 395 334
6. Delhi 793 491
7. Gujarat 1953 1133
8(a) Assam 424 314
8(b) Nagaland 34 25
8(c) Mizoram 63 30
8(d) Arunachal Pradesh 26 17
9. Himachal Pradesh 155 145
10. Jammu & Kashmir 246 219
11. Jharkhand 671 454
12. Karnataka 1299 923
13(a) Kerala 470 415
13(b) Lakshadweep 3 3
14. Madhya Pradesh 1461 1233
15. Manipur 41 34
16. Meghalaya 57 41
17(a) Tamil Nadu 1038 948
17(b) Puducherry 26 14
18. Orissa 863 606
19. Bihar 1825 1016
20(a) Punjab 674 548
20(b) Haryana 644 505
20(c) Chandigarh 30 30
21. Rajasthan 1203 1081
22. Sikkim 18 14
23. Tripura 106 78
24. Uttarakhand 285 220
Total 21374
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*Court News (July-September, 2016) of Supreme Court