PM Modi wants fast-track courts for paper leak cases, but backlogs are mounting
These courts were established for the expeditious disposal of rape and POCSO cases. He informed that the courts have 2,45,579 pending cases as of December 31, 2025.According to the data shared by the Minister, FTSCs registered 1,43,936 new cases in 2025 but disposed of only 66,500, pushing pendency up from 2,04,122 cases at the end of 2024 to 2,45,579 by 2025-end. The backlog had stood at 2,02,175 cases in 2023.The Ministry said the FTSC scheme, launched in October 2019, has been temporarily extended until September 30 this year.
- ▪These courts were established for the expeditious disposal of rape and POCSO cases.
- ▪He informed that the courts have 2,45,579 pending cases as of December 31, 2025.According to the data shared by the Minister, FTSCs registered 1,43,936 new cases in 2025 but disposed of only 66,500, pushing pendency up from 2,04,122 cases a
- ▪The backlog had stood at 2,02,175 cases in 2023.The Ministry said the FTSC scheme, launched in October 2019, has been temporarily extended until September 30 this year.
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- ▪ Fast-track special courts slow as backlog mounts; nearly 2.5 lakh cases pending — Times of India — Top
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A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for establishing fast-track courts to ensure speedy trials in paper leak cases, data tabled by the Union Law Ministry in Parliament on Friday (July 24, 2026) showed that the country’s existing Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) are burdened with a backlog of 2.45 lakh pending cases.Also read: Jantar Mantar protest updates on July 24, 2026The Law Ministry’s response came on a question raised by BJP MP from Uttar Pradesh’s Fatehpur Sikri Rajkumar Chahar and BJP MP from Rewa (Madhya Pradesh), Janardan Mishra.
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