**Summary:**
In response to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1134, answered on July 25, 2025, the Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Law and Justice addressed the increase in family litigation. As of June 30, 2025, there were 927 functional Family Courts across the country, as reported by the High Courts. Data indicates a rise in family case filings, with 825,502 cases instituted in 2023 and 939,100 cases instituted in 2024. The establishment of Family Courts falls under the purview of State/UT Governments, in consultation with their respective High Courts, as per the Family Courts Act, 1984, to facilitate conciliation and expedite the resolution of family disputes. Section 3(1)(a) of the Act mandates the establishment of a Family Court in every city or town with a population exceeding one million. State/UT-wise details of functional Family Courts are provided in the annexure.
Key Entities Referenced
UJJWAL RAMAN SINGH: Member of Parliament who raised the question regarding family litigation.
LAW AND JUSTICE: The ministry responsible for addressing the query about family courts.
ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL: Minister of State in the Ministry of Law and Justice and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, who provided the answer.
Family Courts: Courts established to settle family matters.
Family Courts Act, 1984: The legislation that provides for the establishment of family courts in India.
Andhra Pradesh: A state in India with 16 functional Family Courts.
Uttar Pradesh: A state in India with 189 functional Family Courts.
High Courts: Source of information and consultation body for establishment of family courts.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1134
ANSWERED ON – 25/07/2025
INCREASE IN NUMBER OF FAMILY LITIGATION
†1134. SHRI UJJWAL RAMAN SINGH:
Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:
(a) the number of family courts functioning in the country to settle family matters;
(b) whether it is a fact that the number of family cases is increasing day by day in the family courts
functioning in the country;
(c) if so, whether the Government proposes to open new family courts in the country to settle pending
family cases expeditiously; and
(d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?
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) As per the information received from the High Courts, 927 Family Courts were functional
across the country as on 30.06.2025. The State/UT-wise number of functional Family Courts is given at
Annexure.
(b) As per data received from the High Courts, the number of cases instituted in family courts in
year 2023 was 8,25,502, whereas 9,39,100 cases were instituted in these courts in the year 2024.
(c) and (d) The Family Courts Act, 1984 provides for establishment of family courts by the
State/UT Governments in consultation with their respective High Courts to promote conciliation and
secure speedy settlement of disputes relating to marriage and family affairs and for matters connected
therewith.
Under Section 3(1) (a) of the Family Courts Act, it is mandatory for the State Governments to set
up a family court for every area in the State comprising a city or a town whose population exceeds one
million. In other areas of the States also, the family courts may be set up if the State/UT Governments
deem it necessary.
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1Annexure
The State/UT- wise details of number of functional Family Courts as on 30.06.2025
Number of
Sl.No Name of the State/UTs Functional
Family Courts
1 Andhra Pradesh 16
2 Andaman & Nicobar island 1
3 Arunachal Pradesh 0
4 Assam 7
5 Bihar 39
6 Chandigarh 0
7 Chhattisgarh 29
8 Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu 0
9 Delhi 31
10 Goa 0
11 Gujarat 123
12 Haryana 33
13 Himachal Pradesh 3
14 Jammu & Kashmir 4
15 Jharkhand 31
16 Karnataka 41
17 Kerala 37
18 Ladakh 2
19 Lakshadweep 0
20 Madhya Pradesh 64
21 Maharashtra 51
22 Manipur 3
23 Meghalaya 0
24 Mizoram 0
25 Nagaland 2
26 Odisha 28
27 Puducherry 2
28 Punjab 37
29 Rajasthan 50
30 Sikkim 6
31 Tamil Nadu 40
32 Telangana 23
33 Tripura 9
34 Uttar Pradesh 189
35 Uttarakhand 27
36 West Bengal 6
TOTAL 927
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