CCTVs installed in all dist courts, digi drive accelerated: Telangana CJ

Hyderabad: Telangana high court Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh on Friday said CCTV facilities have been installed in all district courts during the last financial year, and the digitisation of court records—initiated in 2017—is being expedited.Addressing the legal fraternity after hoisting the national flag at the 79th Independence Day celebrations at the high court, the CJ emphasised that qualitative and speedy disposal of cases is possible only through the collective effort of the Bench and the Bar. During the past year, 74,768 new cases were filed, and 72,414 cases disposed of within 210 working days, he said. The state govt has granted administrative sanction of ₹1,053 crore for constructing 13 new district court complexes in priority districts—Jangaon, Bhupalpally, Gadwal, Karimnagar, Mahbubnagar, Mancherial, Mulugu, Nirmal, Peddapalli, Sircilla, Vikarabad, Wanaparthy, and Bhuvanagiri. Proposals worth ₹891 crore for new courts in remaining districts are pending sanction, he added.Highlighting alternative dispute resolution efforts, Justice Singh said that four national lok adalats held between Sept 2024 and June 2025 settled 55,20,379 cases—including 28,73,308 criminal and 10,793 civil cases—along with 26,36,278 pre-litigation cases, awarding a total compensation of ₹236.44 crore.The event was attended by bar council chairman A Narasimha Reddy, advocate general A Sudarshan Reddy, high court bar president A Jagan, and other dignitaries. On the composition of the higher judiciary across the country, HC advocates association president A Jagan said, the numbers reveal a sobering reality. "Since 2018, only 2.8% of High Court judges appointed have been from Scheduled Castes, and a mere 1.3% from Scheduled Tribes. Other Backward Classes, who form a majority of India's population, account for just 11%," he said.

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