(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
(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.
(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 13596.61
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 87010.60
*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.
(Rs. in crore)
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