Indian judicial pendency

11.73 lakh court cases pending for over 20 years in India, UP tops list

10,000 cases pending in SC for 10 yrs, 80,000 in HCs for 30 yrs

Despite significant investment, court infrastructure and technology have not reduced decades-old case pendency. Over ten thousand cases remain pending in the Supreme Court for more than ten years. High courts across India have over eighty thousand cases pending for over three decades. The law minister cited judicial responsibility and judicial vacancies as reasons for the delays. New laws and committees have been established to address the growing backlog of cases.

96,000 cases pending in SC, 10,000 stuck for over a decade: Centre to Rajya Sabha

96,000 cases pending in SC, 10,000 stuck for over a decade: Centre to Rajya Sabha