The judicial system in India is widely seen to be plagued by systemic problems which require urgent and radical solutions. The problem of arrears differs from state to state and court to court. In the Supreme Court, because of computerisation and classification of cases, the problem of arrears has practically been solved. But in Allahabad High Court, for instance, the arrears are enormous.
Reasons are many.
It is a huge state with a large number of cases. The sanctioned strength of the high court is 77 but that strength has never been reached in its history. Today it is around 50. The other cause of arrears in the Allahabad High Court is the peculiar practice of giving notice before admission and passing interim orders pending admission. On certain occasions one felt that the High Court was quite liberal in granting admissions and stay orders.