Uttar Pradesh to set up fast track courts for crimes against women
10 years, 6 months ago

Uttar Pradesh to set up fast track courts for crimes against women

Firstpost  

All 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh will soon have fast track courts for crimes against women, an officials said on Saturday. Lucknow: All 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh will soon have fast track courts for crimes against women, an officials said on Saturday. The state government has also earmarked a sum of Rs15.15 crore every year to run these fast track courts. The official aslso informed that while 75 fast courts will be established – one each in every district, the five temporary fast track courts functioning for the last three months would also be made permanent.

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Hyderabad: Fast track court creeks under backlog of Pocso cases
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Hyderabad: Fast track court creeks under backlog of Pocso cases

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Public prosecutors want more fast-track courts to address the growing backlog of cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act Act. “When the High Court notices a consistent rise in such cases, it proposes the establishment of a fast track court to the central government. “Considering the gravity and pendency of Pocso cases, we definitely need more …

Fast-track courts face challenges in resources and efficiency
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Fast-track courts face challenges in resources and efficiency

The Hindu  

Fast-track courts in India were established to address the phenomenal judicial backlog and ensure the timely delivery of justice. Chart 2| The chart shows the number of fast-track courts established between 2018 to 2023 While States such as Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu have maintained a high number of operational courts, others have far fewer or, in some cases, …

Slow motion
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Slow motion

Times of India  

Times of India’s Edit Page team comprises senior journalists with wide-ranging interests who debate and opine on the news and issues of the day. With an almost 50% pendency, fast-track courts are of little help when there’re policing & forensic deficits Junior medics in several cities struck work in solidarity with Kolkata’s doctors strike after the rape-murder of a junior …

Speed up trials of crimes on women: PM to courts
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Speed up trials of crimes on women: PM to courts

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged the Indian judiciary to accelerate the resolution of cases involving crimes against women, stressing that swift justice would significantly enhance the sense of security for women and girls, who make up half of the country’s population. Inaugurating the National Conference of the District Judiciary, organised by the Supreme Court of India, Modi termed …

'Factually Incorrect', 'To Cover Up Delays': Centre On Mamata Banerjee's Letter On Rape Cases
6 months, 3 weeks ago

'Factually Incorrect', 'To Cover Up Delays': Centre On Mamata Banerjee's Letter On Rape Cases

ABP News  

Responding to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's second letter, Union Women and Child Development Minister Annapurna Devi has told the Trinamool Congress government in the state that stringent laws and exemplary punishment for ron heinous crimes such as rape and murder were already in place and urged it to implement them "in letter and spirit". Devi said that the …

Bengal CM Mamata Slams Modi Govt’s ‘Generic Reply’, Demands PM Intervention On Fast Track Courts
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Bengal CM Mamata Slams Modi Govt’s ‘Generic Reply’, Demands PM Intervention On Fast Track Courts

ABP News  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has sent another letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, expressing concern over the lack of response to her earlier communication regarding the rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor. pic.twitter.com/5GXKaX6EOZ — Mamata Banerjee August 30, 2024 Addressing the Union Minister Annapurna Devi's allegations that the state government failed to implement essential safety measures …

Fast track courts disposing of just 28 POCSO cases per year on average: research paper
1 year, 3 months ago

Fast track courts disposing of just 28 POCSO cases per year on average: research paper

The Hindu  

With over 2.43 lakh POCSO cases pending trial in Fast Track Special Courts as of January 31, 2023, a new research paper by the India Child Protection Fund has estimated that each of the over 1,000 such courts in the country are currently clearing just 28 cases on average every year, as opposed to the initially envisioned 165 cases per …

Cabinet approves continuation of fast track courts for trying sexual offences for 3 years
1 year, 3 months ago

Cabinet approves continuation of fast track courts for trying sexual offences for 3 years

The Hindu  

The Union Cabinet on November 29 approved the continuation of fast-track courts, dedicated to dispensation of justice in cases of sexual offences, for a period of three years. The Fast Track Special Court, a centrally Total cost for three years The total cost of running the scheme for the three-year period would be ₹1,952.23 crore out of which ₹1,207.24 crore …

Set Up More Fast Track Courts: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju Writes To High Court Chief Justices
2 years, 6 months ago

Set Up More Fast Track Courts: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju Writes To High Court Chief Justices

Live Law  

Union Minister for Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju has written a letter to the Chief Justices of the High Courts based upon a review of the status of functioning of the existing Fast Track Courts and Fast Track Special Courts set up under Centrally The Law Minister in the letter pointed out that the safety and security of our women, …

Speed up establishing fast-track courts: Kiren Rijiju to chief justices of HCs
2 years, 6 months ago

Speed up establishing fast-track courts: Kiren Rijiju to chief justices of HCs

The Hindu  

Law Minister Kiren Rijiju has written to the Chief Justices of High Courts to accelerate the process of setting up fast track courts and fast track special courts in their respective States to hear cases of heinous crimes against women, children, and senior citizens. In the case of FTSCs or Fast Track Special Courts set up under a Centrally- 3.28 …

Cabinet approves continuation of scheme for fast track special courts
3 years, 7 months ago

Cabinet approves continuation of scheme for fast track special courts

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the continuation of the centrally The Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the continuation of the scheme with an outlay of ₹1572.86 crore -- Rs.971.70 crore as Centre's share and ₹601.16 crore as states' share. The occurrence of such incidents and prolonged trials of convicts had necessitated the creating of …

Hathras stir: Dalit activists seek judicial probe, fast-track courts
4 years, 5 months ago

Hathras stir: Dalit activists seek judicial probe, fast-track courts

The Hindu  

Dalit Shoshan Mukti Manch and other organisations gathered at Jantar Mantar on Saturday to protest against the atrocities meted out to Dalit women in Uttar Pradesh and demanded a judicial inquiry into the cases. They have also demanded more fast-track courts as well as security for the Hathras victim’s family. Demanding fast-track courts, Vinnita Shikhar, president of the Mahila Dakshata …

Unnao rape-murder case: UP govt setting up fast track courts is eyewash; country needs legislative intervention
5 years, 3 months ago

Unnao rape-murder case: UP govt setting up fast track courts is eyewash; country needs legislative intervention

Firstpost  

Special fast track courts to take up rape cases are set up as an immediate response every time the country witnesses a heinous rape crime The gruesome rape and murder of the young veterinarian in Hyderabad and the Unnao rape and murder case have shocked the conscience of the country. In 2012 after the Jyoti Singh case, special fast track …

Yogi govt to set up 218 fast track courts to hear rape and POCSO cases
5 years, 3 months ago

Yogi govt to set up 218 fast track courts to hear rape and POCSO cases

Op India  

In the wake of the rampant rape and child abuse cases being reported, the Uttar Pradesh government has on Monday decided to set up 218 fast track courts in the state to deal with such crimes on an urgent basis. According to an India Today report, the Yogi Adityanath government is planning to set up 144 fast track courts to …

Hyderabad veterinarian rape and murder: Telangana CM orders fast track court to try accused
5 years, 3 months ago

Hyderabad veterinarian rape and murder: Telangana CM orders fast track court to try accused

The Hindu  

Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao has ordered immediate constitution of a fast track court to try the accused in the rape and murder of a veterinarian at Shadnagar. Mr. Rao recalled the constitution of a fast track court that delivered judgement in 56 days in the case of a minor girl's murder in Warangal. Neighbours confront politicians outside Hyderabad victim’s …

Coming soon: Over 1,000 fast-track courts to settle pending rape cases
5 years, 7 months ago

Coming soon: Over 1,000 fast-track courts to settle pending rape cases

India TV News  

The process of setting up of over 1,000 fast-track special courts across the country to deal with pending cases of rape is likely to begin on October 2, the Law Ministry has said. The Department of Justice in the Law Ministry had proposed to set up 1,023 fast-track courts at a total budget of Rs 767.25 crore. In a letter …

The hard realities of India’s fast-track courts
5 years, 7 months ago

The hard realities of India’s fast-track courts

The Hindu  

Fast-track courts are in the limelight yet again. State-by-State variations With all these years of experience and money spent, it is discomforting to see not only the decline of FTCs across the country but also systemic issues prevalent in the States that have the courts. In a survey of FTCs conducted by National Law University Delhi, it was observed that …

SC fast tracks criminal cases against sitting and ex-MPs, MLAs in Kerala and Bihar; special courts to prioritise life term cases
6 years, 3 months ago

SC fast tracks criminal cases against sitting and ex-MPs, MLAs in Kerala and Bihar; special courts to prioritise life term cases

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that special courts for trial of cases against present and former members of Parliament and legislative assemblies in Bihar and Kerala will prioritise life term cases. The Supreme Court on Tuesday sped up criminal cases against present and former Members of Parliament and Legislative Assemblies in Bihar and Kerala and said that special courts …

12 special courts to try MP, MLA cases
6 years, 6 months ago

12 special courts to try MP, MLA cases

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that so far 12 special courts have been set up in 11 states to try exclusively the pending 2,466 criminal cases against MPs/MLAs with a view to expediting the disposal within one year. The Centre in an affidavit said one special court each has been established in the states of …

SC nod to setting up of 12 fast-track courts to try 1,581 criminal cases against members of Parliament
7 years, 3 months ago

SC nod to setting up of 12 fast-track courts to try 1,581 criminal cases against members of Parliament

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court on Thursday gave its go-ahead to set up 12 special fast-track courts to try 1,581 criminal cases against members of Parliament and state assemblies and directed that these courts become operational by 1 March, 2018. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday gave its go-ahead to set up 12 special fast-track courts to try 1,581 criminal cases …

SC Tells States To Ensure Special Courts For MP, MLA Cases Are Functional By March 2018 [Read Order]
7 years, 3 months ago

SC Tells States To Ensure Special Courts For MP, MLA Cases Are Functional By March 2018 [Read Order]

Live Law  

List the matter on 7th March, 2018 by which time the Special Courts will be expected to be get functional in the light of the directions aforementioned. Giving a go ahead to the Centre in setting up special courts to deal with cases against MPs and MLAs, the Supreme Court has ordered all 12 proposed fast track courts to be …

Fast Track Courts in Karnataka and Justice Delivery: A Valuable Assessment by the Centre for Law & Policy Research, Bangalore
9 years, 9 months ago

Fast Track Courts in Karnataka and Justice Delivery: A Valuable Assessment by the Centre for Law & Policy Research, Bangalore

Live Law  

The Centre for Law & Policy Research, Bangalore has recently released a Report titled “The Myth of Speedy and Substantive Justice: A Study of the Special Fast Track Courts for Sexual Assault and Child Sexual Abuse Cases in Karnataka”.The Report is based on a detailed analysis of all judgments of the 10 Special Fast Track Courts set up in 2013 …

Fast Track Courts in Karnataka and Justice Delivery: A Valuable Assessment by the Centre for Law & Policy Research, Bangalore
9 years, 9 months ago

Fast Track Courts in Karnataka and Justice Delivery: A Valuable Assessment by the Centre for Law & Policy Research, Bangalore

Live Law  

The Centre for Law & Policy Research, Bangalore has recently released a Report titled “The Myth of Speedy and Substantive Justice: A Study of the Special Fast Track Courts for Sexual Assault and Child Sexual Abuse Cases in Karnataka”.The Report is based on a detailed analysis of all judgments of the 10 Special Fast Track Courts set up in 2013 …

Fast track courts trying corruption cases against politicians down to 815 since 2000: RTI |IndiaTV News
9 years, 9 months ago

Fast track courts trying corruption cases against politicians down to 815 since 2000: RTI |IndiaTV News

India TV News  

Mumbai: The number of functional Fast Track Courts hearing corruption cases against politicians has come down to almost half at 815 since 2000, an RTI query has revealed. According to the figures provided, Bihar tops the list of states with 179 functional FTCs; Maharashtra comes second with 92 fast track courts. Only Delhi and Kerala have reversed the trend, with …

Delhi to get 20 new fast-track courts for heinous crimes, says AAP govt
9 years, 10 months ago

Delhi to get 20 new fast-track courts for heinous crimes, says AAP govt

Firstpost  

Delhi government said it has sanctioned a plan for the opening of 20 new fast-track courts which will deal with heinous crimes in the national capital. New Delhi: Delhi government on Monday said it has sanctioned a plan for the opening of 20 new fast-track courts which will deal with heinous crimes in the national capital, including those against women. …

Women's safety: Delhi govt for more fast track courts, QRTs | IndiaTV News
10 years ago

Women's safety: Delhi govt for more fast track courts, QRTs | IndiaTV News

India TV News  

New Delhi: Delhi government today stressed on the need for more number of fast track courts, formation of quick response teams and a training programme for all government officials to ensure women safety in the national capital. Creation of “quick response teams” comprising at least one magistrate was in pipeline for every district to ensure women safety during the last …

Pending rape cases: HC CJs urged to set up fast track courts
10 years, 3 months ago

Pending rape cases: HC CJs urged to set up fast track courts

India TV News  

New Delhi: The Centre has urged chief justices of high courts to set up fast track courts to deal with pending rape cases and monitor their progress. Since setting up of fast track courts is the responsibility of the state government, the Centre has also urged the chief ministers to provide financial support to the high courts for the purpose. …

Take steps to fast track criminal justice system: SC tells Centre
10 years, 7 months ago

Take steps to fast track criminal justice system: SC tells Centre

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court Friday told the central government to take steps to fast-track the criminal justice system so that cases can be decided expeditiously instead of lingering for years. New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday told the central government to take steps to fast-track the criminal justice system so that cases can be decided expeditiously instead of lingering for years. …

Akhilesh Yadav seeks Allahabad High Court consent for fast-track courts
10 years, 9 months ago

Akhilesh Yadav seeks Allahabad High Court consent for fast-track courts

India TV News  

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Saturday asked the Allahabad High Court for its consent to set up fast-track courts in all the state's districts. UP Chief Minister, in a letter to Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, said that the state government mooted this idea due to the necessity of promptly punishing people behind crimes against women, and requested the …

Akhilesh writes to CJ on setting up fast-track courts
10 years, 9 months ago

Akhilesh writes to CJ on setting up fast-track courts

India TV News  

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has requested the Allahabad High Court to give its consent for setting up a fast-track court in every district of the state. The Chief Minister has written a letter to Allahabad High Court Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud in this regard, an official spokesman said here today.In his letter, Akhilesh has mentioned that …

PIL in Bombay HC seeks establishment of more fast-track courts for trying crimes against women
11 years ago

PIL in Bombay HC seeks establishment of more fast-track courts for trying crimes against women

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court today directed the Maharashtra Government to file a reply within a month to a public interest litigation seeking establishment of more fast-track courts for hearing cases related to the crimes against the women.The direction was passed by a Division Bench of the Bombay High Court comprising Justices Abhay Oka and Amjad Sayed in response to a …

PIL in Bombay HC seeks establishment of more fast-track courts for trying crimes against women
11 years ago

PIL in Bombay HC seeks establishment of more fast-track courts for trying crimes against women

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court today directed the Maharashtra Government to file a reply within a month to a public interest litigation seeking establishment of more fast-track courts for hearing cases related to the crimes against the women.The direction was passed by a Division Bench of the Bombay High Court comprising Justices Abhay Oka and Amjad Sayed in response to a …

3.2 million cases pending in India's 1,000 fast track courts
11 years, 3 months ago

3.2 million cases pending in India's 1,000 fast track courts

Firstpost  

India’s over 1,000 fast track courts, set up for moving the wheels of justice faster, have decided more than 3.2 million cases in the past 11 years, but a whopping 32 million cases are still pending, according to available official data. New Delhi: India’s over 1,000 fast track courts, set up for moving the wheels of justice faster, have decided …

Maharashtra's fast track courts: Not as effective as hoped
11 years, 6 months ago

Maharashtra's fast track courts: Not as effective as hoped

Firstpost  

In 2009, over 2000 cases were tried in the fast track courts of Maharashtra yet only 42% of these cases were solved. As crimes against women rise in Mumbai as well as Maharashtra, there is a growing clamour for carrying out the trial of more cases in fast track courts. But how quickly have existing fast track courts helped dispense …

Gang rape aftermath: Centre pushes for fast track courts
12 years, 1 month ago

Gang rape aftermath: Centre pushes for fast track courts

The Hindu  

In the wake of last month’s gang rape in Delhi, the Law Ministry is pushing for early setting up of fast track courts across the country to try such heinous crimes and civil cases having human dimension and is ready to bear majority of the financial burden involved. “We are adopting a multi-pronged strategy in order to ensure that justice …

Fast-tracking justice for women
12 years, 2 months ago

Fast-tracking justice for women

The Hindu  

One of the demands of protestors in the aftermath of the gruesome gang-rape of the 23-year-old physiotherapy student in Delhi was speedy justice. The Delhi High Court responded by opening six new fast track courts to try cases of sexual offences against women and directed all Sessions courts to transfer such cases to the designated courts. The rape cases involving …

Chief Justice warns against people’s anger affecting judicial process
12 years, 2 months ago

Chief Justice warns against people’s anger affecting judicial process

The Hindu  

Inaugurating the first of the five newly announced fast-track courts set up here to try cases related to sexual offence against women, Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir said he appreciated people’s anger over rape but warned against letting it overwhelm the due process of law. Appreciating the government for the fast-track courts, he said: “It is welcome that the …

Set up fast track courts for crimes like rape: Anti-graft group to PM
12 years, 2 months ago

Set up fast track courts for crimes like rape: Anti-graft group to PM

India TV News  

New Delhi, Dec 31: An anti-corruption group today wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh demanding the setting up of fast track courts for dealing with politicians and public representatives charged with heinous crimes such as rape and molestation. “We demand special courts which should be fast tracked, be set up for dealing with all politicians, especially legislators, charged with heinous …

Rape cases: 5 fast-track courts all set to begin next week
12 years, 3 months ago

Rape cases: 5 fast-track courts all set to begin next week

The Hindu  

Delhi High Court Chief Justice D. Murugesan on Monday said five fast-track courts for which approval had been given, to deal with sexual assault cases, would become operational in the first week of January 2013. Justice Murugesan informed Ms. Dikshit that steps had already been taken to make the fast-track courts functional and they would be inaugurated after the winter …

Chief Justice urged to set up fast track court: Sheila
12 years, 3 months ago

Chief Justice urged to set up fast track court: Sheila

The Hindu  

Acting swiftly in the matter of gang-rape of a woman in a moving bus in South Delhi, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday spoke to Chief Justice of Delhi High Court Darmar Murugesan and demanded setting up of five special fast track courts to deal with such cases of crime against women. Talking to The Hindu, Ms. Dikshit said, “I …

Fast track court to be set up to try bus gang-rape case: Sheila
12 years, 3 months ago

Fast track court to be set up to try bus gang-rape case: Sheila

The Hindu  

The Delhi Government will set up a fast track court for disposal of the Vasant Vihar bus gang-rape case as it wants to send out a strong message that violence against women will not be tolerated, said Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Monday. “But in this case, we are of the view that strict punishment should be meted out to …

Delhi govt hints at fast track courts for rape victims
12 years, 3 months ago

Delhi govt hints at fast track courts for rape victims

News 18  

New Delhi: In the wake of the rape incident involving a 23-year-old girl, Delhi government on Monday indicated that it might set up fast track courts to ensure speedy justice to victims of such crimes. The Delhi Cabinet is expected to take up a proposal in this regard very soon, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit’s Parliamentary Secretary Mukesh Sharma said. He …

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