Dehradun, Aug. 21 -- When 1734 fast track courts were first introduced by on the recommendations of the Eleventh Finance Commission, the idea was the streamline the longest pending cases in the district and sub descrycourts . After the Nirbhaya case, the government decided to accord priority to cases of sexual assault and POSCO, and the record of convictions showed a marked increase.
The Fourteenth Finance Commission (2015-2020) also recommended setting up 1,800 additional fast track courts to handle specific matters like heinous crimes and old property disputes. Soon thereafter, it was felt that top priority should be given to the cases of undertrials whose incarceration in jails had been longer than the maximum length of punishment they ...