Uttar Pradesh accounts for 78 per cent of cases pending in Fast Track Courts across India: RTI

Uttar Pradesh accounts for nearly 78 per cent cases pending before Fast Track Courts FTCs across the country with more than 1374 lakh cases awaiting disposal according to data obtained under the Right to Information RTI Act from the Department of JusticeOver 175 lakh matters are pending across the country going by the data until June 30According to the reply Fast Track Courts FTCs are set up by the states and UTs in consultation with the respective high courts for expeditious trial of specific categories of casesThe data has been shared by the Department of Justice in a reply on August 10 this year to a query filed under the Right to Information RTI Act by Noidabased social activist Amit GuptaIt said As per information received from the high courts 884 FTCs are functional across 21 StateUTs as on June 30 2026 No central assistance to the States is being provided for the setting up of these FTCsAnalysis of the statewise data shows that Uttar Pradesh tops the pendency list with over 1374 lakh pending cases across 373 functional FTCsMaharashtra follows with 135340 pending cases across 117 functional courts Other states with high pendency include West Bengal 93245 cases Tamil Nadu 89703 cases and Assam 17145 casesDelhi has 7385 pending cases across 26 functional FTCsAmong states with functional courts Sikkim reported the lowest pendency with just 18 cases across two functional FTCs followed by Manipur 131 pending cases across 6 FTCs and Punjab 161 cases across 7 FTCsA substantial number of Indian states and Union Territories do not have any functional FTCsAcross 36 states and UTs mentioned in the reply 15 have zero functional FTCsThese states include Bihar Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Odisha Rajasthan Telangana Arunachal Pradesh Meghalaya and Nagaland Among the UTs Andaman and Nicobar Islands Chandigarh and the combined territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Diu and Daman Ladakh and Lakshadweep have zero functional FTCsThe yearly data regarding FTCs between 2021 and June 30 this year shows a rise in the number of pending casesIn 2021 over 1173 lakh cases were pending across 898 functional courts By 2022 however the backlog increased significantly to more than 1474 lakh cases even as the total number of functional courts dipped to 848The upward trend in pendency continued into 2023 when the total number of cases reached 1527 lakh This particular year was notable for the courts disposing of around 1521 lakh pending casesFollowing this the number of pending cases dropped to 1457 lakh in 2024This number began to climb once again in 2025 reaching a total of 1470 lakh pending cases with a disposal of around 133 lakh casesAs of June 30 this year there is a pendency of 1754 lakh cases with more than 866 lakh cases disposed ofThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever