Telangana Sanctions 200 New Junior Civil Courts, 71 in Greater Hyderabad
National Judicial Data Grid figures submitted to Parliament showed 1,002,018 cases pending in Telangana's district and subordinate courts as of July 30, 2026. Of those, 156,997 had been pending for more than five years and 20,061 for more than 10 years.
HYDERABAD: The Telangana government has approved the establishment of 200 new Additional Junior Civil Judge-cum-Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class courts across the state, a major expansion of the district judiciary aimed at improving access to courts and easing the burden of pending cases.
The Law Department issued G.O. Ms. No. 59, dated September 24, 2026, granting administrative approval for the 200 courts in the first phase. The decision follows a proposal from the Telangana High Court seeking a substantially larger expansion of the subordinate judiciary.
According to the government order as reported by multiple outlets, the High Court Registrar (Vigilance) had proposed the creation of 594 additional Junior Civil Judge-cum-Judicial Magistrate courts, along with the staff and infrastructure needed to operate them. After examining the proposal and obtaining Finance Department concurrence, the government approved 200 courts in the first phase.
The largest concentration will be in and around Hyderabad. Rangareddy district has been allotted 30 new courts, Medchal-Malkajgiri 25 and Hyderabad 16 — a combined 71 courts across the three districts.
Rangareddy's allocation includes courts at locations such as Rajendranagar, L.B. Nagar, Kukatpally, Hayathnagar, Chevella, Shadnagar, Amangal and Ibrahimpatnam. Medchal-Malkajgiri's allocation covers locations including Malkajgiri, Uppal, Medchal and Kukatpally, while Hyderabad's 16 courts will fall under the relevant City Civil and Sessions Court jurisdictions.
Elsewhere in Telangana, Nalgonda has been allotted 10 courts; Sangareddy and Khammam eight each; Hanumakonda, Karimnagar, Suryapet and Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri seven each; and Nizamabad and Jagtial six each. Several other districts will receive between one and five additional courts.
The expansion comes against the backdrop of a substantial case backlog in Telangana's lower courts. National Judicial Data Grid figures submitted to Parliament showed 1,002,018 cases pending in Telangana's district and subordinate courts as of July 30, 2026. Of those, 156,997 had been pending for more than five years and 20,061 for more than 10 years.
Judicial staffing is another challenge. Department of Justice data presented to Parliament in March showed Telangana's subordinate judiciary with a sanctioned strength of 560 judicial officers, against a working strength of 445, leaving 115 positions vacant at that point.
The sanction of 200 courts, however, should not be interpreted as the immediate appointment of 200 new judges. Separate administrative steps are still required for staffing, judicial postings, infrastructure and related expenditure. Reports on the government order say separate directions covering those requirements will follow.
The High Court Registrar (Vigilance) has been asked to take further steps toward making the newly sanctioned courts operational.
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