Lok Sabha Question No. 781 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-07
Subject: PIL in Courts
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Shri Hanuman Beniwal

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 781 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 7 TH FEBRUARY, 2025

## PIL IN COURTS

## †781. SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL:

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

- (a) the total number of cases pending for more than ten years in the Rajasthan High Court and the Supreme Court and the details of such pending cases, category-wise;

(b) the number and the details of PIL cases in which decisions were given by the Rajasthan High Court and the Supreme Court and the respective Governments committed contempt of court in respect of such decisions during the last five years; and

(c) whether the Government intends to take any concrete steps to ensure timely compliance of the decisions given by the courts in PIL and to prevent contempt thereof, if so, the time line in this regard, if not, the reasons therefor ?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF LAWANDJUSTICE; AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS;

## (SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)

(a) to (c): As per the information provided by the High Court of Rajasthan, as on 31.12.2024, the number of cases pending for more than ten yearsis1,19,906.The details of such pending cases (category wise) are at Annexure . As per information provided by the Supreme Court of India,the total number of cases pending for more than ten years in the Supreme Court of India is 7178 as on 04.02.2025, out of which 5990 are Civil Cases and 1188 are Criminal Cases.

As per the information received from Supreme Court of India and Rajasthan High Court, the details in respect of PIL cases in which decisions were given by the

above mentioned courts and the respective Governments, which committed contempt of court during the last five years are not maintained.

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## Annexure

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †781 FOR ANSWER ON 07.02.2025 REGARDING 'PIL IN COURTS'.

## CATEGORY-WISEPENDENCYCASESFORMORETHANTENYEARSAS ON 31.12.2024 / 01.01.2025

| S.No.   | KINDSOFCASES                              | TOTAL   |
|---------|-------------------------------------------|---------|
|         | MAINCASES-CIVILSIDE                       |         |
| 1       | CIVIL FIRST APPEAL                        | 12343   |
| 2       | CIVIL SECOND APPEAL                       | 3778    |
| 3       | EXE.FIRST APPEAL                          | 58      |
| 4       | EXE.SECOND APPEAL                         | 8       |
| 5       | CIVIL MISC.APPEAL                         | 19027   |
| 6       | CIVIL REVISION                            | 22      |
| 7       | CIVIL REVIEW                              | 199     |
| 8       | CUSTOM APPEAL                             | 0       |
| 9       | INCOME TAX REFERENCE                      | 3       |
| 10      | OTHER TAX REFERENCE                       | 3       |
| 11      | TAX CASES                                 | 0       |
| 12      | EXCISE ACT REF.                           | 0       |
| 13      | INCOME TAX APPEAL                         | 134     |
| 14      | WEALTH TAX APPEAL                         | 0       |
| 15      | SALES TAX REVISIONS                       | 567     |
| 16      | TESTAMENTARY CASES                        | 0       |
| 17      | COMPANYPETITION                           | 10      |
| 18      | COMPANYAPPEAL                             | 6       |
| 19      | COMPANYAPPLICATIONS                       | 26      |
| 20      | COMPANY EXE. PETITION                     | 0       |
| 21      | COMPANYSUIT                               | 2       |
| 22      | CIVIL TRANSFER APPLICATION                | 0       |
| 23      | COMPANYLIQUIDATION                        | 39      |
| 24      | ELECTION PETITION                         | 0       |
| 25      | SPECIAL APPEAL(CIVIL)                     | 6       |
| 26      | SPECIAL APPEAL(WRIT)                      | 319     |
| 27      | CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION                   | 174     |
| 28      | CIVILWRIT                                 | 39269   |
| 29      | OTHER ORIGINAL SUITS                      | 0       |
| 30      | CENTRAL EXCISE APPEAL                     | 25      |
| 31      | RECRIMINATION PETITION                    | 0       |
| 32      | CROSS OBJECTION                           | 939     |
| 33      | CIVIL REFERENCE                           | 0       |
| 34      | CIVIL MISC. APPLICATIONS ( WAKF TRIBUNAL) | 7       |
|         | TOTAL(A)                                  | 76964   |
|         | MAINCASES-CRIMINALSIDE                    |         |
| 1       | MURDERREFERENCE                           | 0       |
| 2       | CRIMINAL APPEAL                           | 27954   |
| 3       | CRIMINAL REVISION                         | 7071    |

| 4   | CRL.MISC.PET. U/S 482 CR. P.C.   |    841 |
|-----|----------------------------------|--------|
| 5   | CRL.MISC.BAIL U/S438&439CR.P.C.  |      0 |
| 6   | CRIMINAL CONTEMPT PETITION       |     12 |
| 7   | CRIMINAL REFERENCE               |      0 |
| 8   | HABEAS CORPUS                    |      0 |
| 9   | CRIMINAL LEAVE TO APPEAL         |     46 |
| 10  | CRIMINALWRITS                    |     13 |
| 11  | CRIMINAL ORIGINAL                |      0 |
| 12  | CRIMINAL REVIEW                  |      0 |
|     | TOTAL(B)                         |  35937 |
|     | TOTAL(A+B)                       | 112901 |

Contd/-

## CATEGORY-WISE PENDENCY CASES FOR MORE THAN TEN YEARS AS ON 31.12.2024 / 01.01.2025

| KINDS OF CASES                                         | TOTAL   |
|--------------------------------------------------------|---------|
| MISC.CASES-CRIMINALSIDE                                |         |
| CRIMINAL MISC.APPLN.-                                  |         |
| BAIL APPL.IN CRIMINAL APPEAL                           | 750     |
| BAIL APPL.& STAY IN CRIMINAL REVISION                  | 35      |
| BAIL APPL.& STAY IN CRIMINAL MISC. PETITION            | 490     |
| BAIL APPL.& STAY IN CRIMINAL CRIMINAL TRANS PET. +CRLW | 6       |
| BAILAPPL. &STAY IN CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CONT. PETITION    | 0       |
| BAIL APPL.& STAY IN CRIMINAL LEAVE TO APPEAL           | 1       |
| CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION                              | 20      |
| TOTAL(C)                                               | 1302    |
| CRIMINAL TRANSFERPET.                                  | 0       |
| STAY IN HABEAS CORPUS                                  | 0       |
| TOTAL(D)                                               | 0       |
| TOTAL (C+D)                                            | 1302    |
| TOTAL A+B+C+D                                          | 114203  |
| MISC.CASES-CIVILSIDE                                   |         |
| CIVIL INTERLOCUTORY CASES                              |         |
| STAY IN INCOME TAX APPEAL                              | 0       |
| STAY IN SALES TAX REV.                                 | 5       |
| STAY IN CIVIL FIRST APPEAL                             | 286     |
| STAY IN CIVIL SECOND APPEAL                            | 13      |
| STAY IN CIVIL MISC. APPEAL                             | 1770    |
| STAY IN CIVIL REVISION                                 | 13      |
| STAY IN SPL. APPEAL(CIVIL)                             | 0       |
| STAY IN CIVIL TRANSFER APPLICATION                     | 0       |
| STAY IN SPL.APPEAL(WRIT)                               | 85      |
| STAY IN WRITPET.                                       | 1371    |
| STAY IN CENTRAL EXCISE APPEAL                          | 0       |
| STAY IN CIVIL REVIEW                                   | 0       |
| STAY IN CIVIL MISC. APPLICATION                        | 0       |
| STAY IN W.T.APPEAL /CUSTA                              | 0       |
| STAY IN O.T. REFERENCE                                 | 1       |
| STAY IN EXE. FIRSTAPPEAL                               | 23      |
| STAY IN EXE.SECOND APPEAL                              | 5       |
| STAY IN CIVIL CONTEMPT                                 | 0       |
| STAY IN COMPANY CASES                                  | 0       |
| TOTAL(E)                                               | 3572    |
| CIVIL MISC. APPLICATION                                | 1513    |
| CIVIL MISC.CASE                                        | 611     |
| EXE.MISC.APPLICATION                                   | 0       |
| LEAVE TO APPEALTOS.C.                                  | 7       |
| CIVIL TRANSFER APPLICATION                             | 0       |
| TOTAL(F)                                               | 2131    |
| TOTAL(E+F)                                             | 5703    |

| TOTAL-MISC.(C+D+E+F)                                                                                                                                                                   |   7005 |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
| TOTAL (A+B+C+D+E+F)                                                                                                                                                                    | 119906 |
| Number of DBContempt Petition registered from Jan-2020 to Dec-2024 which have been filed in relation to decisions given in PIL case from Jan-2020 to Dec-2024 by Rajasthan High Court. |    297 |

Note: - No data is maintained in Rajasthan High Court regarding the cases (PIL decisions), in which Contempt has been committed by respective Government.