Bihar
Bihar to Establish 100 Fast Track Courts
- 08 Dec 2025
- 3 min read
Why in News?
Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary announced the creation of 100 Fast Track Courts (FTCs) across Bihar to strengthen the judicial system and speed up justice delivery.
Key Points
- Objective: The primary goal of these FTCs is to expedite pending cases, reduce pressure on existing courts, and ensure timely handling of sensitive and high-priority matters.
- Backlog: With more than 1.8 million cases currently pending in various courts, the establishment of FTCs is expected to provide major relief to the overburdened judicial framework.
- Major Allocations:Key cities will see concentrated deployment, including eight FTCs in Patna and four each in Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga and Bhagalpur to handle high caseloads.
- District Distribution: Several districts such as Nalanda, Rohtas, Saran, Begusarai, Vaishali, East Champaran, Samastipur and Madhubani will each receive three FTCs to ensure balanced judicial accessibility.
- Wider Coverage: Many other districts including West Champaran, Saharsa, Purnia, Munger, Jehanabad, Sitamarhi, Siwan and others will receive two FTCs each, while Naugachia and Bagaha subdivisions will get one each.
- Prioritisation: Cases jointly shortlisted by District Magistrates and senior police officials will be prioritised, ensuring that serious and urgent matters receive prompt attention.
- Recruitment: A large-scale recruitment drive will fill 900 positions per court, covering bench clerks, stenographers, data entry operators, process servers, and other essential support roles.
- Law Order: Of the 100 FTCs, 79 will specifically function as Act Courts to accelerate cases under the Arms Act, reinforcing efforts to improve law and order across the State.
Fast Track Special Courts Scheme
- About: It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme under the Ministry of Law & Justice aimed at setting up FTSCs through the Nirbhaya Fund.
- Under the scheme, each FTSC is tasked with disposing of at least 165 cases annually.
- The scheme has been extended twice, with the latest extension valid until 31st March 2026, aiming to establish 790 FTSCs.
- Performance: As of June 2025, 725 FTSCs (including 392 exclusive POCSO courts) are operational across 29 States/UTs, achieving a 96% disposal rate in 2024 alone.
