Lok Sabha Question No. 2858 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-06
Subject: Pendency of various Cases
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: NISHIKANT  DUBEY, PASHUPATI NATH SINGH, RAMA DEVI

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE**

**DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2858**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON THURSDAY, 06** **TH** **AUGUST, 2015**

**Pendency of various Cases**

**2858. SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:**

**SHRI PASHUPATI NATH SINGH:**

**SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:**

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

**(a) the number of smuggling of narcotics cases pending in various courts along with the number of such cases disposed of during each of the last three years and the current year, State / UT-wise;**

**(b) the number of cases pertaining to land acquisition disputes pending in various courts along with the number of such cases disposed of during the said period, State / UT-wise;**

**(c) the number of cases pertaining to road accidents and claims pending in various courts along with the number of such cases disposed of during the said period, State / UT-wise; and**

**(d) the steps being taken by the Government to expedite disposal of all such pending cases?**

**ANSWER**

**MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE**

**(SHRI D. V. SADANANDA GOWDA)**

(a) to (d) : Data on pendency of cases is compiled by the High Courts and the Supreme Court.  Information on pendency of civil and criminal cases is being obtained at periodical intervals from the High Courts.  However, information specifically on pendency of cases related to smuggling of narcotics, land disputes and road accident claims is not being obtained periodically.  High Courts have been requested to maintain category-wise pendency of cases on their websites.

As per information available, 14,113 cases were pending against people engaged in smuggling of narcotics in various High Courts, and 74,673 cases were pending in District and Subordinate Courts as on 31.07.2014.  High Court / State-wise details of these cases are indicated in the Statement at ***Annexure - I*** *.* 3,56,738 cases relating to land disputes / immovable property disputes were pending in various High Courts and 32,12,211 cases were pending in District and Subordinate Courts as on 30.11.2013.  High Court / State-wise details of these cases are indicated in the Statement at ***Annexure - II*** *.* 3,03,373 cases related to Motor Accident Claims were pending in various High Courts and 10,13,929 cases were pending in District and Subordinate Courts as on 30.06.2014.  High Court / State-wise details of pendency and disposal of these cases during the last three years are indicated in the Statement at ***Annexure - III*** **.**

Government has set up a National Mission for Justice Delivery and Legal Reforms with the twin objectives of increasing access by reducing delays and arrears in the system and enhancing accountability through structural changes and by setting performance standards and capacities.  The Mission has been pursuing a co-ordinated approach for phased liquidation of arrears and pendency in judicial administration which, *inter-alia* , involves better infrastructure for courts including computerization, increase in strength of subordinate judiciary, policy and legislative measures in the areas prone to excessive litigation, re-engineering of court procedure for quick disposal of cases and emphasis on human resource development.

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**Annexure-I**

**Statement referred to in Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No. 2858 dated 06.08.2015.**

**Number of cases pending against people engaged in smuggling of narcotics in High Courts as on 31.07.2014**

| **Sr. No.**   | **Name of High Court**   | **From 0-5 years**   | **Above 5 years but less than 10 years**   | **More than 10 years**   | **Total**   |
|---------------|--------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------|-------------|
| 1.            | Allahabad                | 1,506                | 2,260                                      | 1,101                    | 4,867       |
| 2.            | Andhra Pradesh           | 276                  | 35                                         | 0                        | 311         |
| 3.            | Bombay                   | 179                  | 115                                        | 136                      | 430         |
| 4.            | Calcutta                 | 5                    | 6                                          | 37                       | 48          |
| 5.            | Chhattisgarh             | 358                  | 170                                        | 237                      | 765         |
| 6.            | Delhi                    | 261                  | 40                                         | 29                       | 330         |
| 7.            | Gauhati                  | 33                   | 9                                          | 0                        | 42          |
| 8.            | Gujarat                  | 79                   | 69                                         | 115                      | 263         |
| 9.            | Himachal Pradesh         | 473                  | 152                                        | 8                        | 633         |
| 10.           | Jammu & Kashmir          | 104                  | 38                                         | 15                       | 157         |
| 11.           | Jharkhand                | 54                   | 11                                         | 04                       | 69          |
| 12.           | Karnataka                | 61                   | 0                                          | 0                        | 61          |
| 13.           | Kerala                   | 377                  | 209                                        | 25                       | 611         |
| 14.           | Madhya Pradesh           | 0                    | 0                                          | 0                        | 0           |
| 15.           | Madras                   | 183                  | 8                                          | 2                        | 193         |
| 16.           | Manipur                  | 0                    | 0                                          | 0                        | 0           |
| 17.           | Meghalaya                | 3                    | 0                                          | 0                        | 3           |
| 18.           | Orissa                   | 9                    | 16                                         | 7                        | 32          |
| 19.           | Patna                    | 174                  | 0                                          | 0                        | 174         |
| 20.           | Punjab& Haryana          | 114                  | 125                                        | 256                      | 495         |
| 21.           | Rajasthan                | 2,055                | 1,545                                      | 852                      | 4,452       |
| 22.           | Sikkim                   | 0                    | 0                                          | 0                        | 0           |
| 23.           | Tripura                  | 0                    | 0                                          | 0                        | 0           |
| 24.           | Uttarakhand              | 99                   | 65                                         | 13                       | 177         |
| **Total**     |                          | **6,403**            | **4,873**                                  | **2,837**                | **14,113**  |

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Number of cases pending against people engaged in smuggling of narcotics in District and Subordinate Courts as on 31.07.2014

| **Sr. No**   | **Name of State / UT**       | **From 0-5 years**   | **Above 5 years but less than 10 years**   | **More than 10 years**   | **Total**   |
|--------------|------------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------|-------------|
| 1.           | Andhra Pradesh*              | 1,369                | 326                                        | 123                      | 1,818       |
| 2.           | Arunachal Pradesh            | 8                    | 0                                          | 3                        | 11          |
| 3.           | Assam                        | 554                  | 151                                        | 138                      | 843         |
| 4.           | Bihar                        | 2,139                | 1,348                                      | 1,247                    | 4,734       |
| 5.           | Chhattisgarh                 | 484                  | 45                                         | 0                        | 529         |
| 6.           | Goa                          | 19                   | 0                                          | 0                        | 19          |
| 7.           | Gujarat                      | 224                  | 38                                         | 45                       | 307         |
| 8.           | Haryana                      | 1,173                | 1                                          | 1                        | 1,175       |
| 9.           | Himachal Pradesh             | 1,248                | 64                                         | 0                        | 1,312       |
| 10.          | J & K                        | 1,499                | 218                                        | 149                      | 1,866       |
| 11.          | Jharkhand                    | 737                  | 265                                        | 17                       | 1019        |
| 12           | Karnataka                    | 759                  | 64                                         | 2                        | 825         |
| 13.          | Kerala                       | 2,894                | 262                                        | 1                        | 3,157       |
| 14.          | Madhya Pradesh               | 1,723                | 253                                        | 16                       | 1,992       |
| 15.          | Maharashtra                  | 507                  | 162                                        | 178                      | 847         |
| 16.          | Manipur                      | 235                  | 143                                        | 690                      | 1068        |
| 17.          | Meghalaya                    | 18                   | 3                                          | 25                       | 46          |
| 18.          | Mizoram                      | 197                  | 0                                          | 0                        | 197         |
| 19.          | Nagaland                     | 107                  | 9                                          | 0                        | 116         |
| 20.          | Orissa                       | 1,928                | 363                                        | 56                       | 2,347       |
| 21.          | Punjab                       | 16,867               | 112                                        | 0                        | 16,979      |
| 22.          | Rajasthan                    | 2,632                | 987                                        | 95                       | 3,714       |
| 23.          | Sikkim                       | 0                    | 0                                          | 0                        | 0           |
| 24.          | Tamil Nadu                   | 1,396                | 1,326                                      | 442                      | 3,164       |
| 25.          | Tripura                      | 155                  | 9                                          | 8                        | 172         |
| 26.          | Uttar Pradesh                | 10,320               | 5,431                                      | 6,192                    | 21,943      |
| 27.          | Uttarakhand                  | 386                  | 28                                         | 1                        | 415         |
| 28.          | West Bengal                  | 2,664                | 656                                        | 123                      | 3,443       |
| 29.          | A & N Island                 | 99                   | 17                                         | 0                        | 116         |
| 30.          | Chandigarh                   | 34                   | 1                                          | 0                        | 35          |
| 31.          | D & N Haveli & Daman and Diu | 0                    | 0                                          | 0                        | 0           |
| 32.          | Delhi                        | 414                  | 48                                         | 0                        | 462         |
| 33.          | Lakshadweep                  | 0                    | 0                                          | 0                        | 0           |
| 34.          | Pondicherry                  | 1                    | 0                                          | 1                        | 2           |
| **Total**    |                              | **52,790**           | **12,330**                                 | **9,553**                | **74,673**  |

*Information pertains to Andhra Pradesh and Telengana

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***Annexure - II***

**Statement referred to in Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No. 2858 dated 06.08.2015.**

**Land / Immovable property dispute cases pending in the High Courts as on 30.11.2013**

| **Sr. No.**   | **Name of High Court**   | **Number of land / Immovable Property dispute cases pending**   |
|---------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.            | Allahabad                | 1,41,112                                                        |
| 2.            | Bombay                   | 42,041                                                          |
| 3.            | Punjab & Haryana         | 40,867                                                          |
| 4.            | Karnataka                | 35,413                                                          |
| 5.            | Rajasthan                | 21,195                                                          |
| 6.            | Madhya Pradesh           | 17,976                                                          |
| 7.            | Andhra Pradesh           | 15,350                                                          |
| 8.            | Himachal Pradesh         | 8,881                                                           |
| 9.            | Orissa                   | 7,722                                                           |
| 10.           | Chhattisgarh             | 5,882                                                           |
| 11.           | Gujarat                  | 5,313                                                           |
| 12.           | Madras                   | 4,862                                                           |
| 13.           | Patna                    | 2,560                                                           |
| 14.           | Jammu & Kashmir          | 1,534                                                           |
| 15.           | Kerala                   | 1,171                                                           |
| 16.           | Uttarakhand              | 1,024                                                           |
| 17.           | Delhi                    | 994                                                             |
| 18.           | Jharkhand                | 958                                                             |
| 19.           | Calcutta                 | 690                                                             |
| 20.           | Tripura                  | 580                                                             |
| 21.           | Gauhati                  | 478                                                             |
| 22.           | Manipur                  | 74                                                              |
| 23.           | Meghalaya                | 44                                                              |
| 24.           | Sikkim                   | 17                                                              |
| **Total**     |                          | **3,56,738**                                                    |

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**Land / Immovable property dispute cases pending in the District and Subordinate Courts as on 30.11.2013**

| **Sr. No.**   | **Name of State / UT**       | **Number of land / Immovable Property dispute cases pending**   |
|---------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.            | Uttar Pradesh                | 811726                                                          |
| 2.            | Maharashtra                  | 422421                                                          |
| 3.            | West Bengal                  | 278631                                                          |
| 4.            | Karnataka                    | 244325                                                          |
| 5.            | Tamil Nadu                   | 224762                                                          |
| 6.            | Andhra Pradesh and Telengana | 159001                                                          |
| 7.            | Bihar                        | 156374                                                          |
| 8.            | Gujarat                      | 138970                                                          |
| 9.            | Haryana                      | 117138                                                          |
| 10.           | Orissa                       | 116308                                                          |
| 11.           | Rajasthan                    | 110213                                                          |
| 12.           | Kerala                       | 81091                                                           |
| 13.           | Punjab                       | 80505                                                           |
| 14.           | Madhya Pradesh               | 75040                                                           |
| 15.           | Himachal Pradesh             | 37121                                                           |
| 16.           | Jharkhand                    | 30480                                                           |
| 17.           | J & K                        | 28862                                                           |
| 18.           | Delhi                        | 28701                                                           |
| 19.           | Chhattisgarh                 | 22266                                                           |
| 20.           | Assam                        | 15313                                                           |
| 21.           | Uttarakhand                  | 15210                                                           |
| 22.           | Goa                          | 6838                                                            |
| 23.           | Pondicherry                  | 4092                                                            |
| 24.           | Tripura                      | 2883                                                            |
| 25.           | A & N Island                 | 1388                                                            |
| 26.           | Manipur                      | 907                                                             |
| 27.           | D & N Haveli& Daman and Diu  | 578                                                             |
| 28.           | Meghalaya                    | 470                                                             |
| 29.           | Arunachal Pradesh            | 197                                                             |
| 30.           | Mizoram                      | 118                                                             |
| 31.           | Sikkim                       | 109                                                             |
| 32.           | Nagaland                     | 79                                                              |
| 33.           | Lakshadweep                  | 63                                                              |
| 34.           | Chandigarh                   | 31                                                              |
|               | **Total**                    | **32,12,211**                                                   |

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**Annexure-III**

**Statement referred to in Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No. 2858 dated 06.08.2015.**

Number of cases relating to Motor Accident Claims pending in High Courts as on 30.06.2014.

| **Sr. No**   | **Name of High Court**   | **Number of cases related to Motor Accident Claims pending in High Courts as on 30.06.2014.**   | **Number of cases related to Motor Accident Claims settled / disposed of by High Courts during last three years (i.e. 2011-2013).**   |                              |                              |
|--------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|              |                          |                                                                                                 | **01.01.2011 to 31.12.2011**                                                                                                          | **01.01.2012 to 31.12.2012** | **01.01.2013 to 31.12.2013** |
| 1.           | Allahabad                | 55248                                                                                           | 478                                                                                                                                   | 1719                         | 2620                         |
| 2.           | Andhra Pradesh           | 27342                                                                                           | 1583                                                                                                                                  | 988                          | 831                          |
| 3.           | Bombay                   | 10842                                                                                           | 224                                                                                                                                   | 417                          | 1155                         |
| 4.           | Calcutta                 | 6738                                                                                            | 217                                                                                                                                   | 478                          | 587                          |
| 5.           | Chhattisgarh             | 2991                                                                                            | 1833                                                                                                                                  | 1876                         | 2569                         |
| 6.           | Delhi                    | 3468                                                                                            | 845                                                                                                                                   | 1620                         | 571                          |
| 7.           | Gauhati                  | 952                                                                                             | 157                                                                                                                                   | 456                          | 197                          |
| 8.           | Gujarat                  | 8881                                                                                            | 522                                                                                                                                   | 3473                         | 1162                         |
| 9.           | Himachal Pradesh         | 2427                                                                                            | 275                                                                                                                                   | 260                          | 332                          |
| 10.          | Jammu & Kashmir          | 663                                                                                             | 555                                                                                                                                   | 687                          | 658                          |
| 11.          | Jharkhand                | 1053                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                     | 61                           | 87                           |
| 12.          | Karnataka                | 46254                                                                                           | 16940                                                                                                                                 | 11845                        | 10700                        |
| 13.          | Kerala                   | 11855                                                                                           | 1473                                                                                                                                  | 1940                         | 2059                         |
| 14.          | Madhya Pradesh           | 26604                                                                                           | 7839                                                                                                                                  | 6760                         | 6426                         |
| 15.          | Madras                   | 17083                                                                                           | 3821                                                                                                                                  | 5066                         | 3715                         |
| 16.          | Manipur                  | 6                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                                                     | 3                            | 4                            |
| 17.          | Meghalaya                | 0                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                            | 0                            |
| 18.          | Orissa                   | 6027                                                                                            | 859                                                                                                                                   | 386                          | 50                           |
| 19.          | Patna                    | 871                                                                                             | 60                                                                                                                                    | 86                           | 197                          |
| 20.          | Punjab& Haryana          | 35902                                                                                           | 2999                                                                                                                                  | 2927                         | 4944                         |
| 21.          | Rajasthan                | 35417                                                                                           | 9219                                                                                                                                  | 7311                         | 6461                         |
| 22.          | Sikkim                   | 4                                                                                               | 10                                                                                                                                    | 6                            | 9                            |
| 23.          | Tripura                  | 662                                                                                             | 94                                                                                                                                    | 137                          | 306                          |
| 24.          | Uttarakhand              | 2083                                                                                            | 263                                                                                                                                   | 147                          | 275                          |
| **Total**    |                          | **3,03,373**                                                                                    | **50,267**                                                                                                                            | **48,649**                   | **45,915**                   |

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Number of cases relating to Motor Accident Claims pending in District and Subordinate Courts as on 30.06.2014.

| **Sr. No**   | **Name of State / UT**       | **Number of cases related to Motor Accident Claims pending in District and Subordinate Courts as on 30.06.2014.**   | **Number of cases related to Motor Accident Claim settled / disposed of District and Subordinate Courts during last three years (i.e. 2011-2013).**   |                              |                              |
|--------------|------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|              |                              |                                                                                                                     | **01.01.2011 to 31.12.2011**                                                                                                                          | **01.01.2012 to 31.12.2012** | **01.01.2013 to 31.12.2013** |
| 1.           | Andhra Pradesh*              | 54144                                                                                                               | 44048                                                                                                                                                 | 44097                        | 33488                        |
| 2.           | Arunachal Pradesh            | 267                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                     | 0                            | 09                           |
| 3.           | Assam                        | 27206                                                                                                               | 5203                                                                                                                                                  | 6620                         | 7614                         |
| 4.           | Bihar                        | 16844                                                                                                               | 2394                                                                                                                                                  | 2204                         | 2296                         |
| 5.           | Chhattisgarh                 | 15218                                                                                                               | 7075                                                                                                                                                  | 7468                         | 7938                         |
| 6.           | Goa                          | 921                                                                                                                 | 289                                                                                                                                                   | 575                          | 544                          |
| 7.           | Gujarat                      | 167514                                                                                                              | 29505                                                                                                                                                 | 30764                        | 33463                        |
| 8.           | Haryana                      | 13542                                                                                                               | 10536                                                                                                                                                 | 9543                         | 10950                        |
| 9.           | Himachal Pradesh             | 4609                                                                                                                | 1627                                                                                                                                                  | 1801                         | 1993                         |
| 10.          | J & K                        | 7353                                                                                                                | 3613                                                                                                                                                  | 3613                         | 3813                         |
| 11.          | Jharkhand                    | 8029                                                                                                                | 1075                                                                                                                                                  | 1579                         | 1903                         |
| 12           | Karnataka                    | 64269                                                                                                               | 69003                                                                                                                                                 | 60386                        | 55985                        |
| 13.          | Kerala                       | 113497                                                                                                              | 44384                                                                                                                                                 | 37919                        | 44155                        |
| 14.          | Madhya Pradesh               | 60628                                                                                                               | 43070                                                                                                                                                 | 41826                        | 51453                        |
| 15.          | Maharashtra                  | 89839                                                                                                               | 43793                                                                                                                                                 | 34189                        | 34198                        |
| 16.          | Manipur                      | 436                                                                                                                 | 157                                                                                                                                                   | 460                          | 399                          |
| 17.          | Meghalaya                    | 416                                                                                                                 | 34                                                                                                                                                    | 54                           | 91                           |
| 18.          | Mizoram                      | 106                                                                                                                 | 47                                                                                                                                                    | 89                           | 124                          |
| 19.          | Nagaland                     | 422                                                                                                                 | 137                                                                                                                                                   | 217                          | 265                          |
| 20.          | Orissa                       | 30309                                                                                                               | 10700                                                                                                                                                 | 7533                         | 9442                         |
| 21.          | Punjab                       | 5871                                                                                                                | 3860                                                                                                                                                  | 4004                         | 4381                         |
| 22.          | Rajasthan                    | 71074                                                                                                               | 30435                                                                                                                                                 | 21767                        | 25051                        |
| 23.          | Sikkim                       | 41                                                                                                                  | 57                                                                                                                                                    | 67                           | 81                           |
| 24.          | Tamil Nadu                   | 126424                                                                                                              | 73232                                                                                                                                                 | 71921                        | 73019                        |
| 25.          | Tripura                      | 2530                                                                                                                | 1064                                                                                                                                                  | 876                          | 1014                         |
| 26.          | Uttar Pradesh                | 66839                                                                                                               | 27714                                                                                                                                                 | 28893                        | 27728                        |
| 27.          | Uttarakhand                  | 2941                                                                                                                | 1619                                                                                                                                                  | 1799                         | 1733                         |
| 28.          | West Bengal                  | 46265                                                                                                               | 13191                                                                                                                                                 | 13403                        | 13091                        |
| 29.          | A & N Island                 | 156                                                                                                                 | 30                                                                                                                                                    | 31                           | 18                           |
| 30.          | Chandigarh                   | 787                                                                                                                 | 556                                                                                                                                                   | 520                          | 694                          |
| 31.          | D & N Haveli & Daman and Diu | 65                                                                                                                  | 53                                                                                                                                                    | 122                          | 51                           |
| 32.          | Delhi                        | 13845                                                                                                               | 8720                                                                                                                                                  | 8883                         | 9733                         |
| 33.          | Lakshadweep                  | 0                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                     | 0                            | 0                            |
| 34.          | Puducherry                   | 1522                                                                                                                | 1445                                                                                                                                                  | 1678                         | 3579                         |
| **Total**    |                              | **10,13,929**                                                                                                       | **4,78,666**                                                                                                                                          | **4,44,901**                 | **4,60,296**                 |

*Information pertains to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana