Lok Sabha Question No. 3487 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-08
Subject: Cases Disposed Off by Courts
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW & JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †3487

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 08 th  AUGUST, 2018.

Cases Disposed Off by Courts

†3487. SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

the average number of cases disposed off in the lower Court / High Court and the Supreme Court across the country during each of the last three years, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND JUSTICE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS (SHRI P. P. CHAUDHARY)

Data on disposal of cases is maintained by Supreme Court and High Courts.    As  per  information  made  available  by  Supreme  Court,  details  of cases disposed by the Supreme Court during the  three years (2015, 2016 and 2017) are as below:

|   Year | Number of cases disposed of in Supreme Court.   |
|--------|-------------------------------------------------|
|   2015 | 82,092                                          |
|   2016 | 75,979                                          |
|   2017 | 63,053                                          |

As  per  the  information  made  available  by  High  Courts,  details  of cases disposed by various High Courts during three years (2014, 2015 and 2016) are given in a Statement at Annexure - I, and State / UT-wise details of  cases  disposed  in  District  and  Subordinate  Courts  during  three  years (2014, 2015 and 2016) are given in a Statement at Annexure - II.

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## Annexure - I

Statement referred to Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. †3487 for reply on 08.08.2018 Details of number of cases disposed in High Courts during 3 years (2014, 2015, 2016).

| Sl. No   | High Court       | 2014              | 2015              | 2016              |
|----------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| Sl. No   | High Court       | Disposal of cases | Disposal of cases | Disposal of cases |
| 1        | Allahabad        | 3,10,294          | 2,65,298          | 2,80,986          |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh   | 66,239            | 61,690            | 69,639            |
| 3        | Bombay           | 1,30,580          | 81,809            | 82,484            |
| 4        | Calcutta         | 95,656            | 75,248            | 70,862            |
| 5        | Delhi            | 40,154            | 44,184            | 46,027            |
| 6        | Gujarat          | 74,444            | 61,405            | 47,735            |
| 7        | Gauhati          | 27,467            | 14,191            | 11,601            |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh | 62,270            | 19,307            | 13,317            |
| 9        | Jammu &Kashmir   | 23,151            | 12,761            | 12,293            |
| 10       | Karnataka        | 1,19,824          | 1,21,951          | 1,16,951          |
| 11       | Kerala           | 72,173            | 81,452            | 80,188            |
| 12       | Madras           | 1,29,954          | 1,41,154          | 1,45,261          |
|          | Madhya Pradesh   | 1,29,373          | 1,17,860          | 13 1,20,020       |
| 14       | Orissa           | 76,523            | 1,05,104          | 71,329            |
| 15       | Patna            | 1,04,955          | 99,530            | 87,482            |
| 16       | Punjab & Haryana | 1,14,801          | 1,19,968          | 1,14,486          |
| 17       | Rajasthan        | 83,792            | 80,341            | 93,879            |
| 18       | Sikkim           | 230               | 201               | 169               |
| 19       | Uttarakhand      | 13,386            | 13,696            | 12,884            |
| 20       | Chhattisgarh     | 28,155            | 25,892            | 28,085            |
| 21       | Jharkhand        | 22,327            | 31,314            | 28,725            |
| 22       | Tripura*         | 5,144             | 4,372             | 2,574             |
| 23       | Manipur*         | 1,926             | 1,611             | 1,726             |
| 24       | Meghalaya*       | 1,724             | 572               | 612               |
| Total    | Total            | 17,34,542         | 15,80,911         | 15,39,315         |

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Annexure - II Statement referred to Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. †3487 for reply on 08.08.2018 Details of number of cases disposed in District and Subordinate Courts during 3 years (2014, 2015 and 2016).

| Sl. No   | Name of the State / UT       | Disposal of cases   | Disposal of cases   | Disposal of cases   |
|----------|------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|          |                              | 2014                | 2015                | 2016                |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh and Telangana | 6,47,130            | 6,58,713            | 6,03,017            |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh            | 7,615               | 3,588               | 4,384               |
| 3        | Assam                        | 2,76,138            | 2,72,538            | 2,51,119            |
| 4        | Bihar                        | 3,05,583            | 2,92,678            | 3,44,683            |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh                 | 1,76,144            | 1,95,174            | 1,95,495            |
| 6        | Goa                          | 30,625              | 34,765              | 34,130              |
| 7        | Gujarat                      | 11,32,433           | 10,93,664           | 15,86,926           |
| 8        | Haryana                      | 5,87,385            | 5,42,440            | 5,93,132            |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh             | 4,09,732            | 1,94,803            | 2,17,568            |
| 10       | Jammu & Kashmir              | 2,97,507            | 87,687              | 98,638              |
| 11       | Jharkhand                    | 1,10,068            | 1,18,845            | 1,04,284            |
| 12       | Karnataka                    | 13,67,041           | 12,09,127           | 10,79,586           |
| 13       | Kerala                       | 13,55,926           | 13,38,443           | 11,93,996           |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh               | 11,13,382           | 10,73,584           | 7,84,077            |
| 15       | Maharashtra                  | 15,36,322           | 16,49,187           | 22,81,027           |
| 16       | Manipur                      | 14,257              | 7,395               | 6,588               |
| 17       | Meghalaya                    | 11,691              | 9,215               | 11,396              |
| 18       | Mizoram                      | 10,747              | 10,355              | 10,906              |
| 19       | Nagaland                     | 3,047               | 4,826               | 4,215               |
| 20       | Odisha                       | 4,70,085            | 4,08,261            | 4,69,571            |
| 21       | Punjab                       | 5,49,300            | 5,78,681            | 6,05,324            |
| 22       | Rajasthan                    | 11,32,028           | 13,71,762           | 8,16,129            |
| 23       | Sikkim                       | 2,008               | 1,725               | 2,142               |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu                   | 16,45,329           | 11,51,349           | @10,43,172          |
| 25       | Tripura                      | 1,93,003            | 1,92,081            | 67,385              |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh                | 31,82,318           | 33,13,424           | 36,18,460           |
| 27       | Uttarakhand                  | 2,20,660            | 2,00,947            | 1,75,464            |
| 28       | West Bengal and A & N Island | 10,89,309           | 10,99,743           | 10,59,641           |
| 29       | Chandigarh                   | 1,80,616            | 1,45,990            | 1,43,520            |
| 30       | D & N Haveli and Daman & Diu | 2,771               | 3,323               | 3,810               |
| 31       | Delhi                        | 9,30,732            | 6,12,553            | 6,18,618            |
| 32       | Lakshadweep                  | 95                  | 280                 | 269                 |
| 33       | Puducherry                   | 28,631              | 20,409              | @                   |
|          | Total                        | 1,90,19,658         | 1,78,97,555         | 1,80,28,672         |

@Figures of Tamilnadu and Puducherry are combined in respect of the year 2016

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