India, Dec. 8 -- Bihar Home Minister Samrat Choudhary on Sunday announced that the State Government will establish 100 fast-track courts (FTCs) to ensure the swift disposal of pending cases. He said that the move also aims to ease the burden on regular courts for them to accord due attention to sensitive cases.

Choudhary said the decision in this regard has been made considering that over 18 lakh cases are pending before different courts in the State. The constitution of FTCs will "bring in a big relief" to the judicial system and litigants, he said.

"To operationalise 100 FTCs across 38 districts and subdivisions, the Government will undertake large-scale recruitment," the home minister asserted in a statement.

He said that a total of...