**Executive Summary**
This document is a response to Unstarred Question No. 2488 in the Lok Sabha, answered on February 13, 2026, concerning the strengthening of judicial human resources. It addresses the issue of vacant posts and training in the subordinate courts of the Hingoli Lok Sabha constituency. The response provides details on the filling of judicial officer positions, infrastructure developments under the eCourts Mission Mode Project, and the various training programs conducted.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Vacant Posts and Judicial Control:**
* Filling vacant judicial officer positions in District and Subordinate courts is the responsibility of High Courts and State Governments.
* Data regarding vacant posts in the Hingoli Lok Sabha constituency is not centrally maintained.
* Bombay High Court reported 25 vacant court staff positions (excluding Bailiffs and Peons) as of 04/02/2026.
* There are 21 judicial officers working in the Hingoli District along with Talukas.
* **eCourts Mission Mode Project:**
* Infrastructure facilities (video conferencing, computers, printers, scanners, eSewa Kendras, etc.) have been provided to Hingoli District courts.
* A System Officer has been appointed at the District Court, Hingoli.
* **Training Programs:**
* Hingoli Judicial District was established on 22nd February 2025.
* Various training programs are conducted under the e-Committee Special Drive Training and Outreach Programs for Judicial Officers, Court Staff, Advocates and Advocate Clerks at Hingoli Districts.
* Details of the training programs are in the Annexure.
* Training programs conducted include:
* ECT_4_2025 Programme for Advocate/Advocate Clerks eCourts Programme
* ECT_8_2025 Refresher Programme for Court staffs & N Step training
* ECT_9_2025 Refresher Programme for court staff
* ECT_13_2025 Computer Skill Enhancement Programme-Level I & II etc
* ECT_16_2025 Ecourts Programme at All District Headquarters
* ECT_12_2025 Computer Skill enhancement Programme-Level I & II
**Impact Analysis**
**High Courts and State Governments**
* **Impact**: Responsible for filling vacant judicial officer positions in District and Subordinate courts
* **Action Required**: Take necessary actions to fill the vacant judicial officer positions in District and Subordinate courts.
**Judicial Officers, Court Staffs, Advocates, and Advocate Clerks at Hingoli Districts**
* **Impact**: Benefit from infrastructure improvements and training programs.
* **Action Required**: Participate in training programs as required.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Law and Justice: The primary ministry responsible for the administration of law and justice.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India, where the question was raised.
Constitution of India: The supreme law of India, specifically Articles 227 and 235 concerning the High Courts' power of superintendence and control.
Hingoli: A Lok Sabha constituency in India where judicial vacancies are a concern.
eCourts Mission Mode Project: An initiative to provide infrastructure for e-courts, virtual hearings, and case management.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2488
TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 13TH FEBRUARY, 2026
STRENGTHENING OF JUDICIAL HUMAN RESOURCES
†2488. SHRI AASHTIKAR PATIL NAGESH BAPURAO:
Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government is aware that numerous posts of judicial officers, government lawyers,
prosecution officers and court staff (clerks, stenographers, process servers, etc.) in the subordinate
courts of the Hingoli Lok Sabha constituency have been lying vacant for a long time, thereby affecting
the pace of judicial proceedings;
(b) whether it is also true that the effective implementation of e-courts, virtual hearings and case
management systems is not possible due to the lack of adequate training, digitization support and
technical manpower; and
(c) if so, the concrete steps that have been taken by the Government so far to fill the vacant posts
expeditiously and to provide special training programmes for judicial and non-judicial staff and also
technical assistance in the Hingoli Lok Sabha constituency?
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 (c): As per the extant provisions under Article(s) 227 and 235 of the Constitution of India,
the power of superintendence and control over all district courts and courts subordinate thereto under
its jurisdiction is vested in the respective High Courts. Filling up of vacant positions of the judicial
officers in District and Subordinate courts is the responsibility of the High Courts and State
Governments concerned. The data regarding posts of judicial officers, government lawyers,
prosecution officers and court staff (clerks, stenographers, process servers, etc.) in the subordinate
courts of the Hingoli Lok Sabha constituency lying vacant for a long time, is not centrally maintained.
However, as informed by Bombay High Court, 25 posts (excluding Bailiffs and Peons) of Court staff
1are vacant as on 04/02/2026. As regards the posts of Judicial officers at present at Hingoli District
along with Talukas, there are 21 Judicial Officers working.
Under the eCourts Mission Mode Project various infrastructure facilities, i.e., video
conferencing systems, all-in-one computers, printers, scanners, eSewa Kendras along with required
hardware and WAN connectivity, etc., have been provided to the courts in Hingoli District.
Contractual technical manpower, i.e., a System Officer, has been appointed at the District Court,
Hingoli.
Hingoli Judicial District was established on 22nd February 2025. Since then various trainings
are conducted under e-Committee Special Drive Training and Outreach Programs for Judicial
Officers, Court Staffs, Advocates and Advocate Clersk at Hingoli Districts, the details of which are
at Annexure.
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2ANNEXURE
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (C) OF LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2488 FOR ANSWER ON 13.02.2026 REGARDING
‘STRENGTHENING OF JUDICIAL HUMAN RESOURCES’
Sr. No. Date Name of ECT Number of Designation
training participants
1 28.12.2025 ECT_4_2025 Programme 118 Advocates &
for Advocate/Advocate Advocates
Clerks eCourts Programme Clerk
2 16.11.2025 ECT_8_2025 Refresher Programme for 52 Staff
Court staffs & N Step training Members
3 14.12.2025 ECT_9_2025 Refresher Programme for 142 Staff
court staff Members
4 21.09.2025 ECT_13_2025 Computer Skill 18 Judicial
Enhancement Programme-Level I Officers
& II etc
5 12.10.2025 ECT_16_2025 Ecourts Programme 17 Judicial
at All District Headquarters Officers
6 26.01.2026 ECT_12_2025 Computer 152 Advocates &
Skill enhancement Programme- Advocates
Level I & II Clerk
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