New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha was on Thursday (February 6) informed that the central government is a party in about seven lakh cases pending before various courts and out of those cases, the Ministry of Finance is a party in about 1.9 lakh cases.
Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal, while citing data available on Legal Information Management & Briefing System (LIMBS), told the Rajya Sabha, “”There are about seven lakh cases pending where the Government of India is a party. Out of these, in about 1.9 lakh cases the Ministry of Finance is mentioned as a party”.
Central government introduced a scheme for setting up of Fast Track Special Courts: Law Minister
The Law Minister, In his written reply, also said that the Central government introduced a scheme for setting up of Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) following the enactment of the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018 and the order of the Supreme Court and these include combined FTSCs, which handle both rape as well as the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act cases, and exclusive POCSO courts, which are dedicated solely to cases under the POCSO Act.
Meghwal, citing details shared by the various high courts, said that as on December 31, 2024, a total of 747 FTSCs, including 406 exclusive POCSO (e-POCSO) courts, are functional across 30 states and Union Territories (UTs).
No proposal at present to hike salaries of SC, HC judges, Meghwal told Rajya Sabha
The Law Minister also told the Rajya Sabha in a written reply that at present there is no proposal to hike the salary and allowances of the judges of the Supreme Court and high courts.
“Presently, no proposal for enhancing pay, allowances and pension etc for the judges of Supreme Court and High Courts is under consideration of the government,” the Law Minister said in a written reply.
Meghwal said the pay, allowance and pension of the Supreme Court judges and the 25 high courts judges are governed by The Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act, 1958 and The High Court Judges (Salary and Conditions of Services) Act, 1954 respectively.
