Over 4 Crore Cases Pending In Trial Courts; More Than 60 Lakh Backlogs In High Courts : Law Ministry
1 year, 5 months ago

Over 4 Crore Cases Pending In Trial Courts; More Than 60 Lakh Backlogs In High Courts : Law Ministry

Live Law  

In response to questions raised by various Members of Parliament in Lok Sabha, the Union Law Ministry has replied that there are over 4,43,92,136 pending cases in various District and Subordinate Courts across the country, as on July 24. In these pending cases around 1 Lakh cases are more than 30 years old.The highest number of pendency is in Uttar Pradesh which is over 1 Crore, followed by Maharashtra, Bihar and West Bengal. High Courts For High Courts, the Ministry replied that over 60 Lakh cases are pending and Allahabad High Court alone contributes approximately 10 Lakh pending cases. The highest number of vacancies also lies in Allahabad High Court, where 65 seats are awaiting appointment of Judges.Over all 341 seats are vacant in High Courts of the country. In case of the High Courts and District Courts, as per information available on National Judicial Data Grid on 24th July, 2023, the number of cases pending for 10 and 15 years or more is as follows:- Click here to read the reply

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Gujarat's local courts have 15.61 lakh pending cases; 535 judicial vacancies
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Gujarat's local courts have 15.61 lakh pending cases; 535 judicial vacancies

New Indian Express  

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat's District and Subordinate Courts are grappling with a staggering backlog of 15.61 lakh pending cases, the Central government revealed in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. As of November 15, 2024, the pending cases include 3.5 lakh civil cases, 12.11 lakh criminal cases, and an additional 50,128 cases in Family Courts as of September 30, 2024. The Law Ministry, …

357 High Court Judge Posts Vacant; 219 Proposals From HC Collegiums Being Processed: Union Law Ministry In Rajya Sabha
5 months, 2 weeks ago

357 High Court Judge Posts Vacant; 219 Proposals From HC Collegiums Being Processed: Union Law Ministry In Rajya Sabha

Live Law  

Responding to a question tabled in the Rajya Sabha, the Union Ministry of Law and Justice today stated that as of July 19, 2024, against the sanctioned strength of 1114 Judges in various High Courts, 757 Judges are working and 357 posts of Judges are vacant.In comparison, in December last year, there were 324 vacancies out of the same sanctioned …

Justice system gets Rs 3K crore, more courts to come up
10 months ago

Justice system gets Rs 3K crore, more courts to come up

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Delhi government in its budget allocated Rs 3,098 crores for the Justice system, a four times leap since the beginning of its regime, providing Rs 1,108 crore for construction of four new court complexes among others. The Kejriwal Government is going to start the construction of four state-of-the-art court complexes in Rohini, Karkardooma, Shastri Park, and Rouse …

Patna High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 22 - January 28, 2024
11 months, 1 week ago

Patna High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 22 - January 28, 2024

Live Law  

Nominal Index Sri Vishnupad Bhagwan Through His Next Friend Sri Kanhaiya Lal Gurda And Others Vs. The State of Bihar 2024 LiveLaw 13 National Insurance Co. Lt vs The State of Bihar and Ors 2024 LiveLaw 14 Amit Lodha vs The State Of Bihar 2024 LiveLaw 15 Judgements/Orders This Week Gaya's Vishnupad Temple Is A Public Trust, Not Private Property …

Pendency of cases: Supreme Court issues directions for speedy disposal of civil cases
1 year, 2 months ago

Pendency of cases: Supreme Court issues directions for speedy disposal of civil cases

India Today  

Expressing deep concern over the massive backlog of cases across the country, the Supreme Court has outlined a series of measures for trial courts to expedite the resolution of civil cases. PERVASIVE BACKLOG OF CASES A Supreme Court bench of Justice S Ravindra Bhat and Justice Aravind Kumar was delivering its verdict in a civil suit that had dragged on …

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 31 - August 06
1 year, 5 months ago

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 31 - August 06

Live Law  

NOMINAL INDEX M/S Bhawani Traders vs. State of U.P. And 2 Others 2023 LiveLaw 246 ORDERS/JUDGMENTS OF THE WEEK Goods In Transit Can’t Be Treated As Non-Traceable In Presence Of Tax Invoice, E-Way Bill And Bilty: Allahabad High Court Case Title: M/S Bhawani Traders vs. State of U.P. ‘Procedural review’ is an inherent power of every Court and Tribunal “to …

Parliament Monsoon Session: Over 71,000 cases pending in high courts for more than 30 years, says Law Minister
1 year, 5 months ago

Parliament Monsoon Session: Over 71,000 cases pending in high courts for more than 30 years, says Law Minister

India TV News  

Lok Sabha: More than 71,000 cases are pending in various high courts across the country for over 30 years, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal told Lok Sabha on Friday. In a written reply to a question, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said that as on July 24 this year, 71,204 cases were pending in high courts for over 30 years. …

Over 5000 Posts Of Judges Are Vacant In Lower Judiciary: Law Ministry
1 year, 5 months ago

Over 5000 Posts Of Judges Are Vacant In Lower Judiciary: Law Ministry

Live Law  

In response to a question raised by MP Ashok Nete and other members of Lok Sabha in the present monsoon session, the law ministry has said that presently 19,858 judges are working against the sanctioned strength of 25,246 judges in the "district and and subordinate courts". The following data was provided by the Law Ministry for sanctioned and working strength …

No pending cases older than 50 years in Supreme Court: Kiren Rijiju
1 year, 9 months ago

No pending cases older than 50 years in Supreme Court: Kiren Rijiju

Hindustan Times  

The minister of law and justice Kiren Rijiju on Thursday informed Parliament that there are no pending cases that are more than 50 years, civil or criminal, in the Supreme Court. However, the high courts had as many as 1,514 civil and criminal cases pending, that were over 50 years old, said Rijiju said in a written reply. Across different …

Data Shows Over 7 Lakh Cases Pending Due To Non Availability Of Counsel In Bihar; Patna High Court Calls Figures Alarming, Seeks Verified Data
1 year, 11 months ago

Data Shows Over 7 Lakh Cases Pending Due To Non Availability Of Counsel In Bihar; Patna High Court Calls Figures Alarming, Seeks Verified Data

Live Law  

The Patna High Court on Friday issued a slew of directions while hearing a Public Interest Litigation dealing with the issue of effective implementation of Chapter XXI-A of the Cr.P.C that pertains to the disposal of the criminal cases through ‘plea bargaining’. The division bench of the Acting Chief Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh and Justice Partha Sarthy directed the Member …

Pendency of 50-year-old cases high in HCs; Calcutta leads with 1,192: Law minister
1 year, 11 months ago

Pendency of 50-year-old cases high in HCs; Calcutta leads with 1,192: Law minister

Hindustan Times  

Pending cases dating, some more than 50 years old, exist more in high courts than the district courts, Union law minister Kiren Rijiju told the Parliament on Thursday, indicating that the Centre has no role to play in bringing down the pendency of cases as the solution to that lies within the domain of the judiciary. Replying to a question …

5850 Posts In District Judiciary Vacant Across The Country : Law Minister
2 years ago

5850 Posts In District Judiciary Vacant Across The Country : Law Minister

Live Law  

As per the law minister of India, Kiren Rijiju, there is a total number of 5850 vacancies of Judicial Officers in the District and Subordinate Courts across the country out of sanctioned strength of 25042 as on 19th December 2022. These details were released on a question asked by MP Kanimozhi regarding shortage of judges and vacant posts in the …

Case pendency in HCs, district courts highest this year: Govt in LS
2 years ago

Case pendency in HCs, district courts highest this year: Govt in LS

Hindustan Times  

All high courts and district courts had more cases pending this year than in any previous year, according to data released by the government on Friday that showed 42.5 million cases yet to be concluded in the lower courts and 5.3 million in the appellate courts. The data released by the government came in response to a set of questions …

"Merely Adding More Judges Is Not The Answer" : Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain PIL To Double The Number Of Judges
2 years, 1 month ago

"Merely Adding More Judges Is Not The Answer" : Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain PIL To Double The Number Of Judges

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a petition filed by BJP leader and Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay seeking to double the number of judges in High Courts and trial courts. At the very outset, CJI Chandrachud expressed that "populist measures" and "simplistic solutions" were unlikely to solve any issues. He further added that getting more judges was not the …

Justice delayed: Over 1 lakh cases in lower courts more than 30 years old
2 years, 3 months ago

Justice delayed: Over 1 lakh cases in lower courts more than 30 years old

India Today  

The issue of judicial pendency has been much talked about over the years. The 25 high courts together have 49.48 lakh pending cases, while the Supreme Court has a total of 70,310 pending cases. More than one lakh cases pending in the district courts are over 30 years old. These include: Uttar Pradesh -- 41,434 Maharashtra -- 23,522 West Bengal …

Slow wheels of justice
2 years, 4 months ago

Slow wheels of justice

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 26, 2022 15:45 IST For long the issue of delayed justice has been highlighted in the media and endlessly debated in civil forums. The National Judicial Data Grid displays case dashboards on its website that give a thorough breakdown of the situation, with separate portals for District and High Courts, and provide a broader picture of how …

138 judicial appointments so far in 2022: Law Ministry
2 years, 4 months ago

138 judicial appointments so far in 2022: Law Ministry

The Hindu  

With 11 new High Court judges appointed on August 14, the Government of India has created a record by making 138 judicial appointments so far this year. The earlier record of 126 High Court appointments in the year 2016 has been surpassed in 2022, a Law Ministry statement said. On August 13, the Law Ministry notified the appointment of 26 …

SC Collegium reiterated 13 names for HC judges, govt appointed 8 of them: Rijiju in LS
2 years, 5 months ago

SC Collegium reiterated 13 names for HC judges, govt appointed 8 of them: Rijiju in LS

The Hindu  

The government has appointed 61 judges in the higher judiciary out of the 127 names recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium between December 1 last year and July 26, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Friday. Besides these 127 fresh recommendations, the top court collegium also reiterated 13 names in the same period of which eight appointments have been made, …

Data | Justice delayed: 1 crore cases pending for over 5 years, 76% prisoners are undertrials
2 years, 5 months ago

Data | Justice delayed: 1 crore cases pending for over 5 years, 76% prisoners are undertrials

The Hindu  

More than four crore cases are pending in the lower courts of India, of which about 25% have been pending for over five years. In Bihar and West Bengal, the number of cases pending per capita is lower than the national average but over 40% of them are pending for more than 5 years — a supply-side issue. has the …

Explained | Over 47 million cases pending in courts: clogged state of Indian judiciary
2 years, 8 months ago

Explained | Over 47 million cases pending in courts: clogged state of Indian judiciary

The Hindu  

May 10, 2022 11:30 am | Updated May 13, 2022 02:13 pm IST The story so far: The judicial system in India is under tremendous pressure. The Ministry of Law and Justice had earlier this year informed the Lok Sabha that 3.7 crore cases – 3.2 crore in subordinate courts and 46.8 lakh in High Courts – were pending in …

Supreme Court Expresses Alarm At Criminal Appeals Pending In High Courts For Decades; Seeks Suggestions From Centre
2 years, 8 months ago

Supreme Court Expresses Alarm At Criminal Appeals Pending In High Courts For Decades; Seeks Suggestions From Centre

Live Law  

Expressing alarm at the pendency of criminal appeals in High Courts for over three to four decades, the Supreme Court, on Wednesday, sought suggestions from the Union Government to tackle pendency. Being apprised of the deluge of criminal appeals pending for decades before several High Courts, the Court had asked the Solicitor General, Mr. Tushar Mehta to assist in evolving …

'Over 40 Million Cases Pending; Something Drastic Has To Be Done' : Attorney General Rings Alarm Bells On Pendency
2 years, 8 months ago

'Over 40 Million Cases Pending; Something Drastic Has To Be Done' : Attorney General Rings Alarm Bells On Pendency

Live Law  

On Friday, the Supreme Court Bar Association held a reception in honour of Chief Justices of different High Courts at the Supreme Court premises. Venugopal talked about what he thought was the primary impediment towards building an effective justice delivery system - the burgeoning pendency of cases at all levels of judiciary. For a better understanding of the hopeless situation, …

Over 4 Crore Cases Pending Before District Courts Across Country, About 59 Lakh In High Courts, 70K In Supreme Court: Law Ministry
2 years, 9 months ago

Over 4 Crore Cases Pending Before District Courts Across Country, About 59 Lakh In High Courts, 70K In Supreme Court: Law Ministry

Live Law  

The Ministry of Law and Justice informed Lok Sabha that disposal of pending cases in courts is within the domain of the judiciary and Government has no role in disposal. Law Minister Kiren Rijiju stated that timely disposal of cases in courts depends on several factors which, inter-alia, include availability of adequate number of judges and judicial officers, supporting court …

"Go To Delhi, Don't Embarrass The Court This Way": Bombay High Court Refuses Urgent Hearing Of PIL To Fill Up Judicial Vacancies
2 years, 9 months ago

"Go To Delhi, Don't Embarrass The Court This Way": Bombay High Court Refuses Urgent Hearing Of PIL To Fill Up Judicial Vacancies

Live Law  

The Chief Justice's bench on Monday refused urgent hearing in a PIL to fill up the high vacancy of judges at the Bombay High Court, asking the petitioner to approach the Supreme Court, and not embarass the court. Despite a sanctioned strength of 94 judges, the Bombay High Court is currently functioning with a strength of only 57 judges. The …

PIL filed in Bombay High Court over delay in filling up judicial vacancies
2 years, 9 months ago

PIL filed in Bombay High Court over delay in filling up judicial vacancies

India Today  

A public interest litigation has been filed in the Bombay High Court, which highlights the acute shortage of judges in the institution at present. The petition highlights 50 per cent vacancies in the High Court and seeks directions for implementation of a permanent mechanism to fill up the vacancies of judges. The plea filed by Bombay Lawyers Association through advocate …

Bombay HC seeks data of pending cases against MPs and MLAs in Maharashtra
2 years, 10 months ago

Bombay HC seeks data of pending cases against MPs and MLAs in Maharashtra

India Today  

The Bombay High Court on Saturday directed its Registry to submit details of cases where the trial court criminal proceedings against MPs and MLAs in the state have been stayed by orders of the High Court at its various benches in Maharashtra and Goa. The bench called for a list of all pending criminal cases involving sitting or former legislators, …

Over 500 Criminal Cases Pending Against MP/MLAs In Maharashtra, Goa; Maximum Cases In Amravati District, Zero In Naxal Belt Of Gadchiroli
2 years, 10 months ago

Over 500 Criminal Cases Pending Against MP/MLAs In Maharashtra, Goa; Maximum Cases In Amravati District, Zero In Naxal Belt Of Gadchiroli

Live Law  

Amravati district of Maharashtra has the highest number of pending cases against MPs and MLAs in Maharashtra, while the Naxal infested Gadchiroli doesn't have a single pending case against sitting and former legislators, data submitted to the Bombay High Court revealed. Out of nearly 500 cases pending in various trial courts in Maharashtra, Amravati and Parbhani have 45 and 40 …

100 Significant Bombay High Court Judgments Of 2021 In Civil, Constitutional And Criminal Law
3 years ago

100 Significant Bombay High Court Judgments Of 2021 In Civil, Constitutional And Criminal Law

Live Law  

As the year comes to an end Live Law brings to you a News Digest of 100 Significant Cases from the Bombay High Court in Civil, Constitutional and Criminal Law 1. Pressing Breasts Without Disrobing Not "Sexual Assault" As Per POCSO Act But Offence Under Sec 354 IPC: Bombay High Court A single bench of Justice Pushpa Ganediwala held that …

52 Habeas Corpus Pleas Pending Before Supreme Court: Centre Informs Lok Sabha
3 years ago

52 Habeas Corpus Pleas Pending Before Supreme Court: Centre Informs Lok Sabha

Live Law  

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju informed the Lok Sabha on Friday that as of 13.12.2021 there were 52 habeas corpus cases pending before the Supreme Court. The written reply also lists the number of pending cases before the High Courts in the country.The reply notes that as of 30.11.2021 there are a total of 396 Habeas Corpus petitions pending before the …

Look Into The Backlog Of Court Cases In All The Districts: Punjab & Haryana High Court Directs Registrar General Of HC
3 years, 2 months ago

Look Into The Backlog Of Court Cases In All The Districts: Punjab & Haryana High Court Directs Registrar General Of HC

Live Law  

Observing that pendency before an Amritsar Court is phenomenally on the higher side, the Punjab and Haryana High Court last week directed the Registrar General of the High Court to look into the matter as to whether the pendency is only in the Court concerned or is it the case in every District of the state.The bench of Justice Gurvinder …

Supreme Court Registers Suo Motu Case On Issue Of Long Pendency Of Criminal Appeals In Allahabad High Court
3 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court Registers Suo Motu Case On Issue Of Long Pendency Of Criminal Appeals In Allahabad High Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday registered a suo motu case on the issue of long pendency of criminal appeals in the Allahabad High Court. A bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MM Sundresh ordered the registration of the suo motu case, after noting that the suggestions given by the Allahabad High Court in its affidavit are "cumbersome". The bench …

1.80 lakh criminal cases pending in Allahabad High Court: UP govt tells Supreme Court
3 years, 4 months ago

1.80 lakh criminal cases pending in Allahabad High Court: UP govt tells Supreme Court

India Today  

Around 1.80 lakh criminal cases are pending in the Allahabad High Court, which presently has a vacancy of 67 judges. "As of August 2021, there are about 1,83,000 criminal appeals pending in both the Lucknow bench and the Allahabad High Court," the UP government and the Allahabad High Court registry informed a Supreme Court bench headed by Justice SK Kaul. …

Centre Not Appointing HC Judges After Collegium Clearances Causing Judicial Delay : Supreme Court
3 years, 5 months ago

Centre Not Appointing HC Judges After Collegium Clearances Causing Judicial Delay : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has once again expressed exasperation at the delay on the part of the Union Government in filling up the mounting vacancies of judges in High Courts across the country.In an order passed on Monday, the Top Court observed that the "recalcitrant attitude" of the Government in not appointing High Court judges even years after the Supreme Court …

Five High Courts Have 54% Share in Total Pending Cases of Over 57.51 Lakhs in 25 HCs: SC
3 years, 8 months ago

Five High Courts Have 54% Share in Total Pending Cases of Over 57.51 Lakhs in 25 HCs: SC

News 18  

Five High Courts –Allahabad, Punjab and Haryana, Madras, Bombay, and Rajasthan — have huge 54 per cent shares in over 57.51 lakh pending cases in 25 high courts of the country, the Supreme Court Tuesday said while paving way for appointment of ad-hoc judges to tackle docket explosion. The judgement, penned by the CJI, referred to the data of National …

No Rationale In Retiring High Court Judges At 62; Increase Number Of Working Days Of Judges To Combat Pendency: Parliamentary Standing Committee
3 years, 9 months ago

No Rationale In Retiring High Court Judges At 62; Increase Number Of Working Days Of Judges To Combat Pendency: Parliamentary Standing Committee

Live Law  

Given the mounting pendency of cases in Indian High Courts and the time taken by the authorities in appointment of Judges, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice has expressed that there is a need to revisit the age of retirement of High Court judges. " When Judges of Supreme Court can work upto 65 years …

Only 188 names under consideration for 419 HC judge vacancies
3 years, 11 months ago

Only 188 names under consideration for 419 HC judge vacancies

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: There are currently 188 names in contemplation for appointment as high court judges as against a staggering vacancy of 419 judges -- more than a third of the total positions. HT Image As on date, the government has a total of 40 names to clear as judges after the Supreme Court collegium recommended them while another 72 other …

Govt Awaits Recommendations to Fill Slots in Supreme Court, High Courts
3 years, 11 months ago

Govt Awaits Recommendations to Fill Slots in Supreme Court, High Courts

News 18  

There are four vacancies in the Supreme Court and the apex court collegium is yet to take a final call on recommendations made by various high courts months ago to appoint new HC judges, sources in the government said. As per the procedure for the appointment of judges to the Supreme Court and the 25 high courts, the apex court …

About 3.5 Crore Cases Pending In Indian District Courts: Plea In Supreme Court For Appointment Of More Judges In Subordinate Judiciary
3 years, 11 months ago

About 3.5 Crore Cases Pending In Indian District Courts: Plea In Supreme Court For Appointment Of More Judges In Subordinate Judiciary

Live Law  

A public interest litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court, underscoring the issue of long pendency of cases in Subordinates Courts in India, inter alia seeking formal guidelines and rule of procedures for the appointment of judges within the time-bound duration. The Petitioner pointed out that about 3.5 crore cases are pending in Indian District Courts, out of which …

Govt Awaits Recommendations for 4 Vacancies in SC; 3 HCs Without Regular Chief Justices
4 years, 2 months ago

Govt Awaits Recommendations for 4 Vacancies in SC; 3 HCs Without Regular Chief Justices

News 18  

New Delhi: There are four vacancies in the Supreme Court and three high courts are functioning without regular chief justices, sources in the government said, pointing out that the law ministry is yet to receive recommendations from the SC collegium to fill up the slots. The government has so far not received any recommendation from the collegium to fill up …

Over 51 Lakh Cases Pending in Indian High Courts; 3.5 Crore In District & Subordinate Courts [Read Statement]
4 years, 3 months ago

Over 51 Lakh Cases Pending in Indian High Courts; 3.5 Crore In District & Subordinate Courts [Read Statement]

Live Law  

As per the data released by the Union Ministry of Law and Justice, over 51 lakh cases are pending in various High Courts across the country and almost 3.5 crore cases are pending in lower Courts of the country. With over 7 lakh unresolved litigations, the Allahabad High Court tops the list of High Courts Backlogs, followed by the Punjab …

SC Directs High Courts To Submit 'Plan Of Action' To Address The Issue Of Long Pendency Of Criminal Appeals [Read Order]
4 years, 6 months ago

SC Directs High Courts To Submit 'Plan Of Action' To Address The Issue Of Long Pendency Of Criminal Appeals [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has directed the High Courts of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Patna, Rajasthan, Bombay and Orissa to file affidavits submitting their 'plan of action' for deciding the criminal appeals that have been pending before the High Courts for a long period of time. While hearing this case, the bench noted that a large number of criminal appeals …

Out of 43 lakh cases pending in HCs, over 8 lakh a decade old
5 years, 6 months ago

Out of 43 lakh cases pending in HCs, over 8 lakh a decade old

India TV News  

More than 43 lakh cases are pending in the 25 high courts in the country and over 8 lakh of these are over a decade old, the Rajya Sabha was informed Thursday. Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad in a written reply said 43.55 lakh cases are pending in the high court and out of these, 18.75 lakh relate to civil …

India’s next generation reforms must begin in courts
5 years, 6 months ago

India’s next generation reforms must begin in courts

Live Mint  

Last week, eighteen months after the crime, a special court in Pathankot delivered its verdict on the Kathua case. Across India’s subordinate courts --- the first port-of-call for most cases --- more than a third of the 31 million cases have been pending for more than three years. In the High Courts, the pendency is even higher: half of all …

Nearly 4,500 cases pending per high court judge, shows law ministry data; pendency caused by delay in judicial appointments
5 years, 11 months ago

Nearly 4,500 cases pending per high court judge, shows law ministry data; pendency caused by delay in judicial appointments

Firstpost  

Each high court judge is saddled with nearly 4,500 pending cases, according to the law ministry. New Delhi: Each high court judge is saddled with nearly 4,500 pending cases, according to the law ministry. Going by the number of cases pending in high courts and the lower courts, the ministry came up with the average cases pending per judge based …

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