Lok Sabha Question No. 341 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-12
Subject: Cases Pending in High Courts
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN, RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †341

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 12 th  DECEMBER, 2018.

## Cases Pending in High Courts

## †341. SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN: SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY:

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

- (a)  whether  more  than  ten  lakh  cases  have  been  lying  pending  in  various  High Courts for more than ten years as on date;
- (b) if so the details thereof State-wise;
- (c) the reasons for the said cases lying pending for more than ten years; and
- (d) the reaction of the Government thereto ?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Data on pendency of cases in the High Courts is maintained by the respective High Courts.  As per information available on the web-portal of National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) as on date,  10.29 lakh cases are pending in various High Courts for more than ten years. High Court-wise details of cases pending for more than ten years are given in a

statement at Annexure .

- (c) & (d): Disposal of cases in courts is within the domain of the judiciary.  The time taken for disposal of a case depends on several factors such as category of the case (civil or criminal),  complexity  of  the  facts  involved,  nature  of  evidence,  co-operation  of  stakeholders viz. bar, investigation agencies, witnesses and litigants besides the availability of physical infrastructure, supporting court staff and applicable rules of procedure.  No time frame has been prescribed for disposal of various kinds of cases by the respective courts. Government  has  no  role  in  disposal  of  cases  in  courts.    The  Central  Government  is, however, fully committed to speedy disposal of cases in accordance with Article 21 of the Constitution.

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## Statement  referred  to  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  †341  for  reply  on 12.12.2018 regarding Cases pending in High Courts

## Cases pending in High Courts for more than 10 years

| Sr. No.                                                   | High Court Name                                           | Cases pending for more than 10 years   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1.                                                        | Allahabad High Court                                      | 2,76,029                               |
| 2.                                                        | High Court of Bombay                                      | 1,45,425                               |
| 3.                                                        | High Court of Rajasthan                                   | 1,19,230                               |
| 4.                                                        | Madras High Court                                         | 1,01,965                               |
| 5.                                                        | High Court of Punjab and Haryana                          | 1,00,714                               |
| 6.                                                        | High Court of Madhya Pradesh                              | 64,037                                 |
| 7.                                                        | High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad                     | 46,265                                 |
| 8.                                                        | Orissa High Court                                         | 34,876                                 |
| 9.                                                        | High Court of Uttarakhand                                 | 22,409                                 |
| 10.                                                       | Patna High Court                                          | 21,647                                 |
| 11.                                                       | High Court of Kerala                                      | 21,459                                 |
| 12.                                                       | High Court of Jharkhand                                   | 15,383                                 |
| 13.                                                       | High Court of Gujarat                                     | 13,635                                 |
| 14.                                                       | Calcutta High Court                                       | 11,436                                 |
| 15.                                                       | High Court of Jammu and Kashmir                           | 10,488                                 |
| 16.                                                       | High Court of Delhi                                       | 8,047                                  |
| 17.                                                       | High Court of Chhattisgarh                                | 6,663                                  |
| 18.                                                       | High Court of Karnataka                                   | 5,908                                  |
| 19.                                                       | High Court of Manipur                                     | 2,639                                  |
| 20.                                                       | High Court of Himachal Pradesh                            | 1,359                                  |
| 21.                                                       | Gauhati High Court                                        | 346                                    |
| 22.                                                       | High Court of Tripura                                     | 1                                      |
| Total Cases Pending in High Courts for more than 10 Years | Total Cases Pending in High Courts for more than 10 Years | 10,29,961                              |

Source: National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG)

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