Lok Sabha Question No. 1438 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-28
Subject: Disposal of Court Cases
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Mahabali Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LAW & JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 1438 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 28 TH  JULY, 2021

## DISPOSAL OF COURT CASES

## † 1438. SHRI MAHABALI SINGH:

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

- (a)  whether  the  courts  in  India  take  more  time  in  disposal  of  cases  in comparision to the developed countries of the world;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;

(c) the average time being taken by the Supreme Court, High Courts, District Courts and Subordinate Courts in the disposal of civil and criminal cases; and (d) whether any assessment has been made regarding the time taken for the disposal  of  cases  in  America,  England,  Japan,  France  and  other  European countries and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a) to (d): Courts  in  various  countries  operate  in  different  environment  on account of difference in availability of infrastructure, use of technology, number of judicial  officers  per  million  of  population  (judge-population  ratio),  docket  ratio (population  case  filing  ratio),  provisions  of  substantive  laws  and  procedures  in courts etc. Time taken for disposal of cases in India vis-à-vis developed countries cannot  be  practically  compared.  The  Government  does  not  maintain  data  on average time taken for disposal of cases in courts.  However, data available on the National Judicial  Data  Grid  on  the  time  taken  to  disposal  of  cases  in  respect  of High  Courts  and  District  and  Subordinate  Judiciary  as  on  23.07.2021  is  at

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## ANNEXURE

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 1438 FOR ANSWER ON 28.07.2021 REGARDING  DISPOSAL OF COURT CASES.

## Time to  Disposition of Cases (as on 23.07.2021)

| Time Taken       | High Courts       |                   | District and Subordinate Courts   | District and Subordinate Courts   |
|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|                  | Civil             | Criminal          | Civil                             | Criminal                          |
| Within1year      | 160,129 (45.67 %) | 196,589 (65.94 %) | 376,898 (37.60 %)                 | 3,591,099 (75.44 %)               |
| 1-2year          | 73,660 (21.01 %)  | 73,518 (24.66 %)  | 223,499 (22.30 %)                 | 433,371 (9.10 %)                  |
| 2-3year          | 29,649 (8.46 %)   | 10,855 (3.64 %)   | 128,576 (12.83 %)                 | 235,868 (4.95 %)                  |
| 3-4year          | 18,171 (5.18 %)   | 4,894 (1.64 %)    | 78,503 (7.83 %)                   | 146,616 (3.08 %)                  |
| 4-5year          | 13,913 (3.97 %)   | 3,017 (1.01 %)    | 50,290 (5.02 %)                   | 92,377 (1.94 %)                   |
| 5-6year          | 10,428 (2.97 %)   | 1,635 (0.55 %)    | 40,483 (4.04 %)                   | 76,392 (1.60 %)                   |
| 6-7year          | 7,507 (2.14 %)    | 1,577 (0.53 %)    | 27,526 (2.75 %)                   | 46,778 (0.98 %)                   |
| 7-8year          | 6,340 (1.81 %)    | 895 (0.30 %)      | 18,635 (1.86 %)                   | 31,448 (0.66 %)                   |
| 8-9year          | 5,955 (1.70 %)    | 833 (0.28 %)      | 13,275 (1.32 %)                   | 22,358 (0.47 %)                   |
| 9-10year         | 4,871 (1.39 %)    | 559 (0.19 %)      | 9,710 (0.97 %)                    | 15,389 (0.32 %)                   |
| 10-11year        | 4,612 (1.32 %)    | 503 (0.17 %)      | 6,985 (0.70 %)                    | 11,386 (0.24 %)                   |
| 11-12year        | 3,371 (0.96 %)    | 295 (0.10 %)      | 5,285 (0.53 %)                    | 9,426 (0.20 %)                    |
| 12-13year        | 2,489 (0.71 %)    | 228 (0.08 %)      | 3,858 (0.38 %)                    | 7,486 (0.16 %)                    |
| 13-14year        | 1,998 (0.57 %)    | 199 (0.07 %)      | 2,872 (0.29 %)                    | 5,855 (0.12 %)                    |
| 14-15year        | 1,982 (0.57 %)    | 1,111 (0.37 %)    | 2,062 (0.21 %)                    | 5,037 (0.11 %)                    |
| 15-16year        | 1,182 (0.34 %)    | 356 (0.12 %)      | 1,748 (0.17 %)                    | 4,110 (0.09 %)                    |
| 16-17year        | 1,151 (0.33 %)    | 259 (0.09 %)      | 1,610 (0.16 %)                    | 3,436 (0.07 %)                    |
| 17-18year        | 889 (0.25 %)      | 115 (0.04 %)      | 1,157 (0.12 %)                    | 2,761 (0.06 %)                    |
| 18-19year        | 593 (0.17 %)      | 102 (0.03 %)      | 1,095 (0.11 %)                    | 2,700 (0.06 %)                    |
| 19-20year        | 386 (0.11 %)      | 116(0.04 %)       | 839 (0.08 %)                      | 2,253 (0.05 %)                    |
| 20-21year        | 398 (0.11 %)      | 38 (0.01 %)       | 798 (0.08 %)                      | 1,957 (0.04 %)                    |
| More than21Years | 981 (0.28 %)      | 425 (0.14 %)      | 6,697 (0.67 %)                    | 12,337 (0.26%)                    |

Source: National Judicial Data Grid