India, July 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

S. No.

High Court

FY 2023-24

FY 2024-25

FY 2025-26

Total

Released

Expenditure

Released

Expenditure

Released

Expenditure

Total Released

Total Expenditure

1

Allahabad

96.08

95.87

79.26

51.78

119.92

115.9

295.26

263.55

2

Andhra

45.28

25.44

35.1

31.74

18

17.8

98.38

74.98

3

Bombay

69.54

69.54

145.8

83.19

104.32

79.12

319.66

231.85

4

Calcutta

29.15

16.73

41.9

27.65

9.5

7.96

80.55

52.34

5

Chhattisgarh

20.22

16.27

32.57

24.17

49.74

49.23

102.53

89.67

6

Delhi

18.89

17.89

52.51

48.19

17.9

9.25

89.3

75.33

7

Gauhati (Arunachal Pradesh)

2.32

2.03

10.39

9.76

2.26

2

14.97

13.79

8

Gauhati

25.5

24.97

34.69

33.85

3.65

3.64

63.84

62.46

9

Gauhati (Mizoram)

3.5

3.12

9.98

6.22

2.48

2.05

15.96

11.39

10

Gauhati,

1.8

1.79

3.93

3.91

3.41

3.04

9.14

8.74

11

Gujarat

27.72

27.72

74.99

73.21

48.89

38.08

151.6

139.01

12

Himachal

6.13

6.06

6.9

6.89

7.63

6.86

20.66

19.81

13

J & K

15.37

6.52

21.98

14.53

14.48

13.33

51.83

34.38

14

Jharkhand

12.47

10.59

37.4

29.22

7.65

4.92

57.52

44.73

15

Karnataka

35.86

32.37

67.65

67.4

48.22

26.08

151.73

125.85

16

Kerala

15.63

15.4

42.49

32.62

51.6

13.28

109.72

61.3

17

Madhya

23.36

22.9

79.54

77.31

59.14

46.07

162.04

146.28

18

Madras

90.69

90.69

91.75

91.75

113.2

67.8

295.64

250.24

19

Manipur

11.21

11.12

7.68

7.54

2.16

2.02

21.05

20.68

20

Meghalaya

3.44

3.33

10.83

8.5

3.83

3.61

18.1

15.44

21

Orissa

9.79

6.77

58.48

53.24

16.09

14.12

84.36

74.13

22

Patna

32.89

32.43

119.16

89.55

57.61

2.47

209.66

124.45

23

Punjab And Haryana

14.93

14.58

26.13

26.01

18.95

18.77

60.01

59.36

24

Rajasthan

25.12

19.8

63.69

34.72

60.88

46.56

149.69

101.08

25

Sikkim

2.1

1.71

10.11

8.98

2.51

2.44

14.72

13.13

26

Telangana

22.79

22.03

34.83

28.57

29.44

12.42

87.06

63.02

27

Tripura

3.38

0.53

8.21

7.05

8.79

2.46

20.38

10.04

28

Uttarakhand

13.68

13.68

19.95

19.95

29.57

29.57

63.2

63.2

Total

678.86

611.88

1227.91

997.49

911.82

640.85

2818.59

2250.22

Pradesh

(Assam)

Kohima (Nagaland)

Pradesh

Pradesh

Disposal of cases pending in various courts lies within the domain of the judiciary. However, the Government is fully committed to speedy disposal of cases and reducing pendency. The Government has taken several initiatives to provide an ecosystem for faster disposal of cases by the judiciary which, inter-alia, includes amalgamation of latest technologies under the e-Courts Mission Mode Project, better infrastructure for courts, policy and legislative measures in the areas prone to excessive litigation.

The Phase-III of the eCourts Project (2023-2027) was approved on 13.09.2023 with an outlay of Rs.7,210 crore. Phase III envisions a transition towards digital, paperless courts through large-scale digitisation of records, wider use of virtual hearings, interoperability across institutions and adoption of emerging technologies including Artificial Intelligence (AI), analytics and Optical Character Recognition (OCR). The current status of progress made under eCourts Phase-III is as under:

The details of funds released to various High Courts, as recommended by e-Committee, Supreme Court of India, under the eCourts Project during the last three years, are at Annexure.

In addition, several steps taken by the Government to reduce judicial delays and improve access to justice through technology and judicial reforms are as under:

Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.