On July 22, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal informed Lok Sabha that the Supreme Court has already disposed of nearly 26,000 cases this year, while more than 5.23 lakh cases have been disposed of by the 25 high court.
Responding to a query raised by the Lok Sabha MP Shri Ashok Mahadeorao Nete (BJP), the Law minister further provided the number of cases settled/disposed of by the Supreme Court during the last three year. The data showed an increasing trend in the number of cases being disposed of in the last three years. As per the data, 36,436 cases were disposed of in the year 2022, 24,586 in 2021 and 20,670 in 2020. In the current year, the top court has settled 25,959 cases till July 15. The minister was citing data from the Supreme Court’s Integrated Case Management Information System (ICMIS).
Citing from the National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) data, the minister provided that the 25 high courts of India has disposed of 5,23,338 cases till July 17 this year. The maximum number of cases had been disposed of by the Madras High Court (96796), followed by the Allahabad High Court (84077) and the Madhya Pradesh High Court (37280).
Previously, during the year 2022, the High Court had disposed 13,56,714 cases. In the year 2021, the High Courts had disposed 13,37,660 cases while 10,59,266 cases had been disposed of in the year 2020.
Notably, Madras High Court topped the said list, with disposing of the maximum number of cases throughout the previous three years. In the year 2022, it disposed of 2,14,763 cases, 1,15,197 in 2021 and 1,53,158 in 2020.
The detailed statement showing the High Court-wise disposal of cases for last 3 years is as follows:
Furthermore, the data provided that a total of 1,08,01,051 cases were disposed of by the District Courts of India till July 17 this year. The maximum number of cases had been disposed of by the Uttar Pradesh Courts (20,22,823), followed by the Tamil Nadu Courts (14,08,796) and the Maharashtra Courts (860415).
As per the data, a total of 1,97,11,516 had been disposed of by the District Courts in the year 2022, 1,43,72,970 in 2021, and 76,56,102 in 2020.
Notably, the Allahabad Courts topped the said list, with disposing of the maximum number of cases throughout the previous three years. In the year 2022, it disposed of 36,98,994 cases, 25,27,703 in 2021 and 16,06,083 in 2020.
The detailed statement showing the state-wise disposal of cases by District courts for last 3 years is as follows:
In the said response, Meghwal also provided that the disposal of pending cases in courts is within the domain of the judiciary.
“No time frame has been prescribed for disposal of various kinds of cases by the respective courts. The government has no direct role in disposal of cases in courts,” he stated.
Furthermore, he said that the timely disposal of cases in courts depends on several factors, including availability of adequate number of judges and judicial officers, supporting court staff and physical infrastructure, complexity of facts involved, nature of evidence, cooperation of stakeholders — Bar, investigation agencies, witnesses and litigants, and proper application of rules and procedures.
The complete answer can be read here:
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