<p>At least 3.14 crore cases are pending in courts, including the Supreme Court, in the country and Uttar Pradesh tops the list for pendency in lower and high court according to statistics released by the government.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Around 2.69 crore cases are pending in lower courts in India while 44.43 lakh are pending in 21 high courts across the country as on 2012, the Law Ministry informed the Lok Sabha last Thursday. The Supreme Court has 65,661 cases pending as on December 1 this year.<br /><br />A document on National Court Management Systems (NCMS) released last year by the then chief justice has said that India has one of the largest judicial systems in the world with over three crores cases and sanctioned strength of some 16,000 judges. It said by 2040, there could be around 15 crore cases in Indian courts.<br /><br />“It is estimated that the number of judges/courts expanded six fold while the number of cases expanded by double that number – twelve fold. The judicial system is set to continue to expand significantly over the next three decades, rising, by the most conservative estimate, to at least about 15 crores cases requiring at least some 75,000 courts/judges,” the document said.<br /><br />The Supreme Court and high courts maintain the data of pendency of cases.<br /><br />Union Law Minister Kapil Sibal had said in Parliament that the delay in the disposal of cases affects all sections of society. In order to expedite the trial of court cases, he said, the legislative changes have been made in procedural laws, which include provisions for limiting adjournments of court proceedings in criminal and civil matters.<br /><br />In lower courts, the highest number of pending cases is in Uttar Pradesh, which has 57.92 lakh in 2012, according to latest figures available with the government. The Allahabad High Court has the highest number of pending cases at 10.08 lakh followed by the Madras High Court, which has five lakh pending cases.<br /><br />Sikkim has interesting figures as it has 63 pending cases last year while it disposed of 126 cases. It had 67 pending cases in 2011 while it disposed of 119. In 2010, Sikkim disposed of 138 cases leaving just 45 undecided.<br /><br />An analysis of pending cases shows that over the years the numbers are increasing though the number of cases finalised also increased. <br /><br />The number of pending cases in 2010 was 42.29 lakh and it increased to 43.22 lakh the next year and to 44.34 lakh last year.</p>
<p>At least 3.14 crore cases are pending in courts, including the Supreme Court, in the country and Uttar Pradesh tops the list for pendency in lower and high court according to statistics released by the government.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Around 2.69 crore cases are pending in lower courts in India while 44.43 lakh are pending in 21 high courts across the country as on 2012, the Law Ministry informed the Lok Sabha last Thursday. The Supreme Court has 65,661 cases pending as on December 1 this year.<br /><br />A document on National Court Management Systems (NCMS) released last year by the then chief justice has said that India has one of the largest judicial systems in the world with over three crores cases and sanctioned strength of some 16,000 judges. It said by 2040, there could be around 15 crore cases in Indian courts.<br /><br />“It is estimated that the number of judges/courts expanded six fold while the number of cases expanded by double that number – twelve fold. The judicial system is set to continue to expand significantly over the next three decades, rising, by the most conservative estimate, to at least about 15 crores cases requiring at least some 75,000 courts/judges,” the document said.<br /><br />The Supreme Court and high courts maintain the data of pendency of cases.<br /><br />Union Law Minister Kapil Sibal had said in Parliament that the delay in the disposal of cases affects all sections of society. In order to expedite the trial of court cases, he said, the legislative changes have been made in procedural laws, which include provisions for limiting adjournments of court proceedings in criminal and civil matters.<br /><br />In lower courts, the highest number of pending cases is in Uttar Pradesh, which has 57.92 lakh in 2012, according to latest figures available with the government. The Allahabad High Court has the highest number of pending cases at 10.08 lakh followed by the Madras High Court, which has five lakh pending cases.<br /><br />Sikkim has interesting figures as it has 63 pending cases last year while it disposed of 126 cases. It had 67 pending cases in 2011 while it disposed of 119. In 2010, Sikkim disposed of 138 cases leaving just 45 undecided.<br /><br />An analysis of pending cases shows that over the years the numbers are increasing though the number of cases finalised also increased. <br /><br />The number of pending cases in 2010 was 42.29 lakh and it increased to 43.22 lakh the next year and to 44.34 lakh last year.</p>
