Lok Sabha Question No. 5640 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-27
Subject: Backlog of Execution Petitions
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Shri Bapi Haldar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5640 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 27 TH  MARCH, 2026

## BACKLOG OF EXECUTION PETITIONS

## 5640. SHRI BAPI HALDAR:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that over 8.82 lakh execution petitions are pending in district courts and about 39 per cent are in Maharashtra, if so, pendency of execution petitions, State/UT-wise; (b) whether the Supreme Court has mandated all High Courts to establish a mechanism for deciding execution petitions within six months;
- (c) if so, the details of compliance with the Supreme Court's 6 month timeline, High Court-wise; and
- (d) the average disposal time of execution petitions in the last five years, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)

- (a): The  Supreme  Court  of  India,  in  its  proceedings  dated  16.10.2025  in  M.A.  Nos.  18891891/2025  in  CA  No.3640-3642  of  2025,  observed  that  as  on  that  date,  a  total  of  8,82,578 execution petitions were pending across the country.  As on 18.03.2026, the pendency of execution petitions State/UT-wise is at Annexure .
- (b): Yes, the Supreme Court of India has mandated expeditious disposal of execution petitions; in Para 42.12 of Rahul S. Shah v. Jinendra Kumar Gandhi, it directed that execution proceedings to be completed within six months from the date of filing, which has been reiterated by the Apex court in its subsequent orders including Bhoj Raj Garg v. Goyal Education and Welfare Society & Ors., Special Leave Petition(C) Nos.19654 of 2022 as well as orders dated 06.03.2025 in Civil Appeal Nos. 3640-3642 of 2025 (Periyammal (dead) through Lrs & Ors. V/s V. Rajamani & Anr. Etc.
- (c) & (d): The details regarding compliance with the Supreme Court's 6 month timeline, High Court-wise is not centrally maintained. However, as per the information provided by some High Courts it is observed that pursuant to the Supreme Court' directions, the Orissa High Court, the Jharkhand  High  Court,  the  Gauhati  High  Court  and  the  Bombay  High  court  have  issued administrative instructions to subordinate courts for the disposal of execution petitions within six months. Further, the data regarding average disposal time of execution petitions in the last five years, State/UT-wise is not centrally maintained.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5640 FOR ANSWER ON 27.03.2026 REGARDING 'BACKLOG OF EXECUTION PETITIONS'

| Pendency of Execution Petitions, as on 18.03.2026   | Pendency of Execution Petitions, as on 18.03.2026   | Pendency of Execution Petitions, as on 18.03.2026   |
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| Sr No.                                              | State                                               | Count                                               |
| 1                                                   | Andaman and Nicobar                                 | 101                                                 |
| 2                                                   | Andhra Pradesh                                      | 61,815                                              |
| 3                                                   | Arunachal Pradesh                                   | 109                                                 |
| 4                                                   | Assam                                               | 4,576                                               |
| 5                                                   | Bihar                                               | 17,301                                              |
| 6                                                   | Chandigarh                                          | 1,311                                               |
| 7                                                   | Chhattisgarh                                        | 10,506                                              |
| 8                                                   | Delhi                                               | 14,118                                              |
| 9                                                   | Goa                                                 | 1,372                                               |
| 10                                                  | Gujarat                                             | 13,178                                              |
| 11                                                  | Haryana                                             | 21,632                                              |
| 12                                                  | Himachal Pradesh                                    | 9,412                                               |
| 13                                                  | Jammu and Kashmir                                   | 6,639                                               |
| 14                                                  | Jharkhand                                           | 5,284                                               |
| 15                                                  | Karnataka                                           | 1,30,735                                            |
| 16                                                  | Kerala                                              | 79,886                                              |
| 17                                                  | Ladakh                                              | 45                                                  |
| 18                                                  | Lakshadweep                                         | 36                                                  |
| 19                                                  | Madhya Pradesh                                      | 55,247                                              |
| 20                                                  | Maharashtra                                         | 4,23,682                                            |
| 21                                                  | Manipur                                             | 503                                                 |
| 22                                                  | Meghalaya                                           | 93                                                  |
| 23                                                  | Mizoram                                             | 333                                                 |
| 24                                                  | Nagaland                                            | 41                                                  |
| 25                                                  | Odisha                                              | 8,092                                               |
| 26                                                  | Puducherry                                          | 1,321                                               |
| 27                                                  | Punjab                                              | 24,385                                              |
| 28                                                  | Rajasthan                                           | 18,761                                              |
| 29                                                  | Sikkim                                              | 78                                                  |
| 30                                                  | Tamil Nadu                                          | 78,961                                              |
| 31                                                  | Telangana                                           | 35,747                                              |
| 32                                                  | The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman And Diu        | 158                                                 |
| 33                                                  | Tripura                                             | 802                                                 |
| 34                                                  | Uttar Pradesh                                       | 29,247                                              |
| 35                                                  | Uttarakhand                                         | 1,464                                               |
| 36                                                  | West Bengal                                         | 26,494                                              |
|                                                     | Total                                               | 10,83,465                                           |

Source: National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG)