Nagpur: Even though the archiving of new cases related to family disputes has fallen during the Covid-19 pandemic, the pendency has increased in the family court here in the last three years.
However, the number of pairs towards divorce through joint agreement has increased significantly.
The number of cases as followed in 2021 was 787, which was the highest in the last five years.
Replying to RTI’s request, the court supervisor informed that 7,995 cases were delayed in 2020 and the number rose to 8,863 cases at the end of 2021, the leap of 868 cases.
In 2019, the number of cases delayed was 7.304.
On the other hand, case filing declined in the last three years.
While 4,028 cases were institutionalized in 2019, the number was reduced to 2,345 in 2020 and 3,263 in 2021.
Turning on the trend to the pandemic lock in induced pandemic, court officials said the nobles did not approach the family court and, therefore, the submission of new cases was reduced.
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“When the court only handles the urgent hearing case during the peak of a pandemic, the fat is bound to increase.
Such phenomena witnessed in all trials in the country during the pandemic period from March 2020.” In return for Senior Activist Query RTI Abhay Kolarkar, the supervisor said even the continuation Cases of reciprocal divorce have increased, but there is a leap in archiving.
In 2017, 645 cases were submitted which jumped to 787 years ago.
On the other hand, 337 was delayed in 2017, which increased to 478 in 2021.
The supervisor also received information that around four of the 78 empty posts had not been filled.
They include representatives of registrants, Watchman and two sweepers.
The family court works with full strength consisting of the main judges and other three judges, eight marriage counselors, a court manager, registrants and others.
The family court also heard stredhan cases, child prisoners, maintenance and under section 125 and sections 13b related to maintenance and divorce through mutual agreement, other than the case of separation.
Kasing was filed & discarded in a family court in 3 years: year ——— Bringing FWD ———— Filed ———– — — Pending 2019 ——– 6.476 ——————— 4.028 ——— 3,200 —- ——— 7,304 2020 ——– 7.304 ——————— 2,345 — —– — 1,654 ————- 7,995 2021 ——– 7,995 —————– —- 3,263 ———– 2,395 ————- 8,863 Mutual divorce cases submitted in family courts: ——- brought by FWD —— —— filed ———– Discard ——– Pending 2017 ——– 328 —- ——– ———– 645 ———— 636 —————- 337 2018 ——- – 337 ———————– 663 ———— 696 — ——– —– 304 2019 ——– 304 ———————– 743 ——— – 647 —————- 400 2020 ——– 400 ———— ——— – 528 ———— 494 —————- 434 2021 ——- – 434 ——- —————- 787 ———— 743 ———– —– 478.