**Executive Summary**
This document provides the response of the Minister of Law and Justice to questions raised in the Lok Sabha regarding the pendency of cases in District Courts, particularly in Rajasthan and the districts of Tonk and Sawai Madhopur. The response includes data from the National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) and details about Legal Aid Camps, Lok Adalats, and e-Court facilities in the specified districts between January 2023 and November 2025. The document was presented on December 12, 2025.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Case Pendency in Rajasthan (as of December 8, 2025):**
* Civil Cases: 5,02,170
* Criminal Cases: 20,67,494
* **Cases Pending for Over Three Years (in Tonk and Sawai Madhopur Districts):**
* **Tonk:**
* Civil: 2,486
* Criminal: 10,751
* Total: 13,237
* **Sawai Madhopur:**
* Civil: 2,186
* Criminal: 6,831
* Total: 9,017
* **Mobile Legal Aid Camps and Lok Adalats (January 2023 – November 2025):**
* **Mobile Legal Aid Camps:**
* Tonk: 447
* Sawai Madhopur: 172
* Total Beneficiaries: 28,092
* **National Lok Adalat (NLA):**
* Data provided on cases referred and disposed of in Tonk and Sawai Madhopur.
* **Monthly Lok Adalat (U/s 19 excluding NLA):**
* Tonk: 6,418 cases taken up
* Sawai Madhopur: 761 cases taken up
* Number of cases disposed of in each district.
* **Permanent Lok Adalat:**
* Tonk and Sawai Madhopur received and disposed of cases.
* **e-Court Facilities:**
* eFiling, ePay (Court Fees and Fine), eSummons, NSTEP, and TWARIT are functional in Tonk and Sawai Madhopur.
* Data on eServices usage is provided, including amounts collected through ePay and the number of NSTEP/TWARIT cases.
* 2,68,922 litigants in Tonk and 1,72,099 litigants in Sawai Madhopur have registered for case status tracking via SMS and email.
**Impact Analysis**
**District Courts:**
* **Impact:** Provides details on how many cases are being worked through the District Court system and the number of people involved.
* **Action Required:** Use the data provided to improve service delivery to meet the needs of constituents.
**Litigants/Citizens:**
* **Impact:** Provides a better understanding of e-court services and other court services provided in order to access the judicial system in India.
* **Action Required:** To enroll and utilize the digital tools being offered to improve the tracking of their cases.
**Ministry of Law and Justice:**
* **Impact:** Information about the pendency of cases in district courts helps provide a better understanding of resource allocation.
* **Action Required:** Review data from the National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) in order to make changes in the future to reduce the burden on the courts.
Key Entities Referenced
National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG): A system for monitoring and managing cases in Indian courts; referenced in the question regarding data on pending cases in Rajasthan district courts.
Lok Adalats: Alternate dispute resolution mechanism. Addressed in the question as to whether Lok Adalats have been organized in certain districts.
Ministry of Law and Justice: The ministry to which the question about the pendency of cases in district courts is addressed.
Rajasthan: Indian state where pendency of cases in district courts is being assessed as per the question.
eCourts: Refers to facilities including efiling, ePay and eSummons available in Tonk and Sawai Madhopur district of Rajasthan.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
LOK SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO. †*198
TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 12th DECEMBER, 2025
PENDENCY OF CASES IN DISTRICT COURTS
†*198. SHRI HARISH CHANDRA MEENA:
Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:
(a) the number of civil and criminal cases pending before the District Courts in
Rajasthan as per the National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG);
(b) the number of cases pending for more than three years before the District Courts
in Tonk and Sawai Madhopur districts;
(c) whether Mobile Legal Aid Camps or Lok Adalats have been organized in the said
districts during the years 2023-25;
(d) if so, the number of beneficiaries from the said camps and Lok Adalats; and
(e) the status of e-Court facilities including online filing and tracking available in the
said districts alongwith the number of litigants utilizing the said facilities?
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 (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
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1STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK
SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. †*198 FOR ANSWER ON 12.12.2025
REGARDING ‘PENDENCY OF CASES IN DISTRICT COURTS’.
(a) & (b): As per information available on National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG), the
number of civil and criminal cases pending as on 08.12.2025 before the District Courts
in Rajasthan is 5,02,170 and 20,67,494 respectively. Further, cases pending for more than
three years before the District Courts in Tonk and Sawai Madhopur districts are as under:
Sl. Name of District Courts in Cases pending for more than three years
No. Rajasthan Civil Criminal Total
1 Tonk 2486 10,751 13,237
2 Sawai Madhopur 2186 6831 9017
(c) & (d): The details of Mobile Legal Aid Camps, National Lok Adalats, State Lok
Adalats and Permanent Lok Adalats, which have been organized in the said districts for
the period from January, 2023 to November, 2025 and the number of beneficiaries from
these camps and Lok Adalats, are as under;
Period January, 2023 – November, 2025 (Mobile legal aid Camps)
District Legal District Legal Service
Particulars Service Authority Authority (DLSA) Sawai Total
(DLSA) Tonk Madhopur
Number of Mobile legal aid 447 172 619
Camps
Number of Beneficiaries 18,362 9730 28,092
Number of Mobile Lok Adalats NIL NIL -
Period January, 2023 – November, 2025 National Lok Adalat (NLA)
DLSA Tonk DLSA Sawai Madhopur
Pre- *Pending Pre- *Pending
Total Total
Particulars litigation cases litigation cases
cases cases
cases cases
Number of cases 9,74,398 40,672 10,15,070 8,38,170 26,340 8,64,510
referred
Number of cases 9,04,829 10,498 9,15,327 7,87,892 12,241 8,00,133
disposed of
*The cases that remain unresolved after the proceedings in the Lok Adalat are referred again to the next Lok Adalat. Some cases are
referred more than once. Therefore, the number of referred cases is bound to be higher than the total number of finally pending cases.
2Period January, 2023 – November, 2025 (Monthly Lok Adalat U/s 19 excluding NLA)
DLSA
Particulars DLSA Sawai Madhopur Total
Tonk
Number of cases Taken Up 6418 761 7179
Number of cases disposed of 197 32 229
Period January, 2023 – November, 2025 (Permanent Lok Adalat)
DLSA Sawai
Particulars DLSA Tonk Total
Madhopur
Number of cases Received 71 223 294
Number of cases disposed of 98 (Pending cases 209 307
from the previous year
are included.)
(e): All eCourts facilities including efiling, ePay, eSummons, NSTEP (National
Service and Tracking of Electronic Processing), TWARIT (Transmission of Warrants
and Summons and Reports by Information Technology) are available/ functional in
Tonk and Sawal Madhopur district of Rajasthan.
Details of different eServices in Tonk and Sawai Madhopur districts are as under: -
Name of eServices Tonk Sawai Madhopur
eFiling 3 0
ePay- Court Fees Rs. 27,51,714 Rs. 59,77,844
ePay – Fine Rs. 12,23,173 Rs. 1,03,37,565
NSTEP – Civil Cases 13,275 85
TWARIT – Criminal Cases 4789 15,251
Further, total 2,68,922 litigants in Tonk District and 1,72,099 litigants in Sawai
Madhopur District have updated their email and mobile number in CIS to avail facility
of case status tracking through SMS and email.
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