The Maharashtra government has approved the deployment of 8,282 security personnel to safeguard court complexes and judges’ residences across the state, costing the treasury ₹443.24 crore annually. A state order issued on Wednesday outlines the phased implementation of the security arrangement.
Phase-wise Security Deployment
In the first phase, high court complexes in Mumbai, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Nagpur, and the newly inaugurated circuit bench in Kolhapur, along with the official residences of judges, will be secured. The second phase will cover district courts and residences of district-level judges. The final phase will include courts and judges’ quarters located at tehsil-level locations.
Breakdown of Court Security
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55 high court courts: 283 personnel
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648 JMFC courts: 1,534 personnel
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207 district courts: 638 personnel
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413 civil and criminal courts: 534 personnel
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184 sessions courts: 417 personnel
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56 metropolitan courts: 105 personnel
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Additional courts including family, labour, consumer, industrial, and small cause courts: 739 personnel
Judges’ Residences Security
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High Court judges: 98 personnel
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JMFC judges: 1,230 personnel
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Other court judges: 567 personnel
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Additional sessions court judges: 435 personnel
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Civil and criminal court judges: 321 personnel
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Civil and lower court judges: 80 personnel
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Consumer court judges: 61 personnel
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Metropolitan court judges: 3 personnel
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Small causes court judges: 8 personnel
The Maharashtra State Security Corporation will execute the agreement for providing the personnel, ensuring comprehensive coverage for all courts and judges’ residences across the state.
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