Supreme Court Judge Criticizes Karnataka's Judicial Funding Disparity
Judiciary got only ‘peanuts’ from State funds in last three years: SC judge
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Justice Aravind Kumar of the Supreme Court criticized Karnataka's government for providing inadequate funding to the judiciary, receiving only a fraction of collected revenues. He urged Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to ensure that 75-80% of court-collected revenue is reinvested into judicial infrastructure.
- 01Justice Aravind Kumar highlighted significant underfunding of Karnataka's judiciary.
- 02The state collected ₹376 crore, ₹439 crore, and ₹470 crore from 2023-24 to 2025-26.
- 03Only ₹40 lakh to ₹1.4 crore was allocated for judiciary infrastructure during the same period.
- 04Justice Kumar urged the government to allocate 75-80% of collected revenue back to the judiciary.
- 05The comments were made during the 22nd Biennial State-Level Conference of Judicial Officers in Bengaluru.
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During the 22nd Biennial State-Level Conference of Judicial Officers in Bengaluru, Justice Aravind Kumar of the Supreme Court criticized the Karnataka government for its inadequate funding of the judiciary over the last three years. He pointed out that while the state exchequer collected ₹376 crore, ₹439 crore, and ₹470 crore from court revenues from 2023-24 to 2025-26, the allocations for judicial infrastructure were alarmingly low, ranging from ₹40 lakh to ₹1.4 crore. Justice Kumar urged Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to ensure that at least 75-80% of the revenue collected is reinvested into the judiciary to improve its infrastructure. This call for action underscores the fiscal disparity faced by the judicial system in Karnataka.
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The underfunding of the judiciary may lead to inadequate infrastructure, affecting the efficiency and accessibility of the judicial system in Karnataka.
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