Overview

• Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on August 1 opened the 13,303 sq m Kamrup District Judicial Court Complex at Amingaon, featuring 15 modern courtrooms equipped with advanced digital and ICT services.
• The state continues to grapple with a backlog exceeding 500,000 cases, a challenge attributed to long-standing shortages in judicial infrastructure and personnel.
• Assam’s conviction rate has risen from just 5 percent in 2021 to 26 percent today, yet it remains well below the national average of 65 percent.
• To expedite case resolution, the government plans to recruit additional public prosecutors and roll out artificial intelligence tools across court operations.
• Work on a new Gauhati High Court building in North Guwahati is slated to commence within a year as part of the broader judicial reform strategy.