<p>Over 71 thousand cases are pending with the Supreme Court, out which over 10,000 are awaiting disposal for over a decade, Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday.</p>.<p>In a written reply, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said 71,411 cases as on August 2 were pending before the top court, which included over 56,000 civil matters and over 15,000 criminal matters.</p>.<p>He said of the total 71,411 pending cases in the apex court, 10,491 were pending for more than ten years.</p>.<p>Over 42,000 cases were pending for less than five years and 18,134 between five and 10 years.</p>.<p>In reply to another question, Rijiju said while 40,28,591 cases were pending in the various high courts in 2016, their numbers went up to 59,55,907 as on July 29 this year -- a rise of 50 per cent. The district and subordinate courts also saw a 50 per cent hike in cases between 2016 and July 29 this year.</p>.<p>In 2016, over 2.82 crore cases were pending, the figure stood at over 4.24 cindia parrore this year.</p>.<p>Disposal of pending cases in courts is within the domain of the judiciary. Though filing and disposal of cases in different courts is a continuous process, no time frame has been prescribed for disposal of various kinds of cases by the respective courts, the minister said. </p>
<p>Over 71 thousand cases are pending with the Supreme Court, out which over 10,000 are awaiting disposal for over a decade, Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday.</p>.<p>In a written reply, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said 71,411 cases as on August 2 were pending before the top court, which included over 56,000 civil matters and over 15,000 criminal matters.</p>.<p>He said of the total 71,411 pending cases in the apex court, 10,491 were pending for more than ten years.</p>.<p>Over 42,000 cases were pending for less than five years and 18,134 between five and 10 years.</p>.<p>In reply to another question, Rijiju said while 40,28,591 cases were pending in the various high courts in 2016, their numbers went up to 59,55,907 as on July 29 this year -- a rise of 50 per cent. The district and subordinate courts also saw a 50 per cent hike in cases between 2016 and July 29 this year.</p>.<p>In 2016, over 2.82 crore cases were pending, the figure stood at over 4.24 cindia parrore this year.</p>.<p>Disposal of pending cases in courts is within the domain of the judiciary. Though filing and disposal of cases in different courts is a continuous process, no time frame has been prescribed for disposal of various kinds of cases by the respective courts, the minister said. </p>