The data on pendency of cases is
maintained by the Supreme Court and High Courts. As per the information
available, 58,906
cases are pending in the Supreme Court of India as on 01.12.2015.
The
number of cases disposed of by the Supreme Court in last three years is as
follows:-
|
Year
|
Disposal
|
|
2012
|
33263
|
|
2013
|
40193
|
|
2014
|
45021
|
|
2015 (till 01.12.2015)
|
44090
|
The Supreme Court has informed that these
figures have been calculated taking on the cases disposed (main or connected
and not I.A.s) while treating hyphenated matters as a single matter.
As per information made available by the
High Courts, 41.53 lakh cases were pending in High Courts and 2.64 crore cases
were pending in District and Subordinate Courts as on 31.12.2014.
The details of cases disposed of during
the last three years in the High Courts and District / Subordinate Courts are
given in the Statements at Annexure – I and Annexure – II
respectively.
Some of the
main factors responsible for pendency of cases in courts are increasing number
of state and central legislations, accumulation of first appeals, continuation
of ordinary civil jurisdiction in some of the High Courts, vacancies of Judges,
appeals against orders of quasi-judicial forums going to High Courts, number of
revisions / appeals, frequent adjournments, indiscriminate use of writ
jurisdiction, lack of adequate arrangement to monitor, track and bunch cases
for hearing.
Disposal of pending cases in courts is
within the domain of judiciary. The Government has adopted a co-ordinated
approach to assist judiciary for phased liquidation of arrears and pendency in
judicial system, which, inter-alia, involves better infrastructure for
courts including computerisation, increase in strength of judicial officers /
judges, policy and legislative measures in the areas prone to excessive
litigation and emphasis on human resource development. As a result of
concerted efforts, the trend of increasing pendency of cases in the subordinate
courts has been checked.
Cases disposed of in High Courts during
last three years
Annexure-I
|
Sl. No
|
High Court
|
2012
|
2013
|
2014
|
|
Disposal of cases
|
Disposal of cases
|
Disposal of cases
|
|
1
|
Allahabad
|
2,47,539
|
2,36,821
|
3,10,294
|
|
2
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
66,130
|
58,278
|
66,239
|
|
3
|
Bombay
|
1,74,020
|
1,40,761
|
1,30,580
|
|
4
|
Calcutta
|
78,428
|
1,34,938
|
95,656
|
|
5
|
Delhi
|
35,656
|
35,371
|
40,154
|
|
6
|
Gujarat
|
63,778
|
64,450
|
74,444
|
|
7
|
Gauhati
|
35,713
|
30,308
|
27,467
|
|
8
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
37,772
|
36,455
|
62,270
|
|
9
|
Jammu &Kashmir
|
16,380
|
24,916
|
23,151
|
|
10
|
Karnataka
|
1,21,624
|
1,28,134
|
1,19,824
|
|
11
|
Kerala
|
78,801
|
68,871
|
72,173
|
|
12
|
Madras
|
2,46,200
|
2,31,817
|
1,29,954
|
|
13
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
1,00,281
|
1,11,348
|
1,29,373
|
|
14
|
Orissa
|
81,388
|
70,262
|
76,523
|
|
15
|
Patna
|
91,328
|
82,343
|
1,04,955
|
|
16
|
Punjab & Haryana
|
1,08,266
|
1,11,465
|
1,14,801
|
|
17
|
Rajasthan
|
1,31,277
|
1,27,928
|
83,792
|
|
18
|
Sikkim
|
126
|
140
|
230
|
|
19
|
Uttarakhand
|
13,616
|
15,661
|
13,386
|
|
20
|
Chhattisgarh
|
27,817
|
28,206
|
28,155
|
|
21
|
Jharkhand
|
30,030
|
25,970
|
22,327
|
|
22
|
Tripura*
|
0
|
4,379
|
5,144
|
|
23
|
Manipur*
|
0
|
2,677
|
1,926
|
|
24
|
Meghalaya*
|
0
|
1,418
|
1,724
|
|
Total
|
17,86,170
|
17,72,917
|
17,34,542
|
*Operationalisation
of High Court was notified on 23rd March, 2013.
Cases disposed of in District and
Subordinate Courts during last three years
Annexure-II
|
Sl. No
|
States
|
2012
|
2013
|
2014
|
|
Disposal of cases
|
Disposal of cases
|
Disposal of cases
|
|
1
|
Andhra
Pradesh and Telangana
|
6,06,447
|
5,14,867
|
6,47,130
|
|
2
|
Arunachal
Pradesh
|
7,355
|
7,444
|
7,615
|
|
3
|
Assam
|
2,39,706
|
3,14,672
|
2,76,138
|
|
4
|
Bihar
|
3,04,786
|
3,15,586
|
3,05,583
|
|
5
|
Chhattisgarh
|
1,62,104
|
1,79,065
|
1,76,144
|
|
6
|
Goa
|
33,886
|
30,717
|
30,625
|
|
7
|
Gujarat
|
10,72,123
|
11,37,159
|
11,32,433
|
|
8
|
Haryana
|
7,33,591
|
6,08,315
|
5,87,385
|
|
9
|
Himachal
Pradesh
|
2,46,052
|
2,93,575
|
4,09,732
|
|
10
|
Jammu
& Kashmir
|
2,91,100
|
3,07,192
|
2,97,507
|
|
11
|
Jharkhand
|
1,23,777
|
1,18,076
|
1,10,068
|
|
12
|
Karnataka
|
10,35,706
|
10,17,437
|
13,67,041
|
|
13
|
Kerala
|
11,12,342
|
11,71,821
|
13,55,926
|
|
14
|
Madhya
Pradesh
|
12,17,733
|
12,73,437
|
11,13,382
|
|
15
|
Maharashtra
|
20,48,255
|
17,10,180
|
15,36,322
|
|
16
|
Manipur
|
14,572
|
16,189
|
14,257
|
|
17
|
Meghalaya
|
2,982
|
3,284
|
11,691
|
|
18
|
Mizoram
|
11,747
|
10,270
|
10,747
|
|
19
|
Nagaland
|
3,179
|
3,062
|
3,047
|
|
20
|
Orissa
|
3,00,337
|
4,14,772
|
4,70,085
|
|
21
|
Punjab
|
7,58,927
|
6,11,671
|
5,49,300
|
|
22
|
Rajasthan
|
11,50,808
|
11,99,745
|
11,32,028
|
|
23
|
Sikkim
|
1,913
|
2,146
|
2,008
|
|
24
|
Tamil
Nadu
|
14,99,884
|
18,44,056
|
16,45,329
|
|
25
|
Tripura
|
1,48,688
|
1,58,838
|
1,93,003
|
|
26
|
Uttar
Pradesh
|
27,98,690
|
29,66,521
|
31,82,318
|
|
27
|
Uttarakhand
|
1,78,409
|
2,22,318
|
2,20,660
|
|
28
|
West
Bengal and A & N Island
|
9,92,367
|
11,84,289
|
10,89,309
|
|
29
|
Chandigarh
|
1,38,558
|
1,53,772
|
1,80,616
|
|
30
|
D
& N Haveli and Daman & Diu
|
8,451
|
3,344
|
2,771
|
|
31
|
Delhi
|
9,18,683
|
9,57,154
|
9,30,732
|
|
32
|
Lakshadweep
|
96
|
93
|
95
|
|
33
|
Pondicherry
|
33,899
|
32,479
|
28,631
|
|
Total
|
1,81,97,153
|
1,87,83,546
|
1,90,19,658
|
This information was given by Union Minister of
Ministry of Law & Justice, Shri D. V. Sadananda Gowda in a written reply in
Lok Sabha today.
ST/rs