**Executive Summary**
This document presents an unstarred question (No. 2115) raised in Lok Sabha on December 12, 2025, regarding delays in the disposal of execution petitions across district courts. The Minister of Law and Justice provides answers, clarifying the Central Government's position and actions. The document highlights the judiciary's role in these matters and the government's support through various initiatives.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Question Regarding Execution Petition Delays:**
* The question addresses the pendency of over 8.82 lakh execution petitions in district courts, particularly noting the Bombay High Court's high pendency and delays.
* It asks about the government's review of the causes for these delays.
* It inquires about steps to comply with the Supreme Court's directive to dispose of execution petitions within six months.
* It asks if the government plans a time-bound national plan for digitization, staffing, and fast-track execution benches.
* **Government's Response:**
* The disposal of execution petitions falls under the judiciary's domain, meaning the matter does not fall within the purview of the Central Government for direct intervention.
* The Supreme Court directions to dispose of the petitions within six months are directly addressed to the High Courts.
* The Central Government is committed to the speedy disposal of cases and reducing pendency under Article 21 of the Constitution.
* **Government Initiatives:**
* The government has taken initiatives to provide an ecosystem for faster disposal of cases.
* These include incorporating latest technologies for increased access to justice and transparency under the e-Courts Mission Mode Project.
* Initiatives also include supplementing resources of State Governments/UTs for suitable infrastructure facilities for the District and Subordinate Judiciary under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: High Courts**
* **Impact**: Directly addressed by the Supreme Court's directive to ensure disposal of execution petitions within six months.
* **Action Required**: To comply with the Supreme Court's directive regarding timely disposal of execution petitions.
**Stakeholder: Judiciary (District and Subordinate)**
* **Impact**: Supported through the Centrally Sponsored Scheme for Development of Infrastructure Facilities and the e-Courts Mission Mode Project.
* **Action Required**: To utilize the infrastructure and technological resources provided to improve efficiency in case disposal.
**Stakeholder: Central Government**
* **Impact**: Responsible for supporting the judiciary through initiatives and resource allocation, though not directly intervening in case disposal.
* **Action Required**: To continue implementing and supporting initiatives like the e-Courts Mission Mode Project and infrastructure development schemes.
Key Entities Referenced
Supreme Court: Directives from the Supreme Court regarding the disposal of execution petitions are referenced.
High Courts: The response concerns the High Courts' role in addressing the disposal of execution petitions.
Ministry of Law and Justice: The ministry to which the parliamentary question is addressed.
e-Courts Mission Mode Project: Initiative for increasing access to justice and greater transparency.
Centrally Sponsored Scheme for Development of Infrastructure Facilities for Judiciary: Scheme supplementing resources for suitable infrastructure for the District and Subordinate Judiciary
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2115.
TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 12TH DECEMBER, 2025
DELAY IN DISPOSAL OF EXECUTION PETITIONS
2115. MS. PRANITI SUSHILKUMAR SHINDE:
ADV GOWAAL KAGADA PADAVI:
SHRI VISHALDADA PRAKASHBAPU PATIL:
Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government is aware that over 8.82 lakh execution petitions
remain pending across district courts, with the Bombay High Court having the
highest pendency and an average delay of nearly nine years from decree to
execution, if so the details thereof;
(b) whether the Government has reviewed the causes of such prolonged
pendency, if so, the details thereof;
(c) the steps being taken, in coordination with High Courts, to ensure
compliance with the Supreme Court’s directive for disposal of execution
petitions within six months; and
(d) whether the Government proposes to introduce a time-bound national plan
for digitisation, staffing, and creation of fast-track execution benches to ensure
timely enforcement of court decrees?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY
OF LAW AND JUSTICE; AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY
OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
(SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)
(a) to (d): The matter of disposal of execution petitions lies within the exclusive
domain of the Judiciary. Since the directions of the Supreme Court to ensure the
disposal of execution petitions within six months is directly addressed to the HighCourts, the matter does not fall within the purview of the Central Government for
direct intervention.
The Central Government is committed for speedy disposal of cases and reducing
pendency as mandated under Article 21 of the Constitution and has taken several
initiatives to provide an ecosystem for faster disposal of cases by the judiciary
which includes, inter-alia, amalgamation of latest technologies for increasing
access to Justice and greater transparency under the e-Courts Mission Mode Project
and supplementing of the resources of the State Governments/UTs for providing
suitable infrastructure facilities for the District and Subordinate Judiciary under the
Centrally Sponsored Scheme for Development of Infrastructure Facilities for
Judiciary.
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