Date after date… Leave aside the lower courts, 62 thousand cases are pending in the High Court for 30 years, some cases are from 1952

New Delhi : There are about 62 thousand such cases pending in different High Courts of the country, which are more than 30 years old. Out of these, three cases are awaiting settlement since 1952. According to official figures, four cases are pending in the High Courts since 1954 and nine cases since 1955. Out of the three cases pending since 1952, two are in Calcutta High Court and one in Madras High Court.

The President had said it was a big challenge

Addressing the National Conference of District Judiciary earlier this week, President Draupadi Murmu had called for a change in the ‘culture of seeking adjournments’ in the judiciary. She had said that long pending cases are a big challenge before the judiciary. She said, “All stakeholders have to give priority to this problem and find a solution to it.

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According to the National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG), there are about 2.45 lakh cases pending in the High Courts, which are 20 to 30 years old. Addressing the same event, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal had called for breaking the notion that Indian courts follow a ‘date pe date culture’.

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More than 5 crore cases are pending in the country

he/she had said that the Law Ministry has analysed that cases are pending for five, 10, 15, 20 and 30 years. he/she had said that the analysis of pending cases mentioned on NJDG shows that the parties involved in the litigation either do not appear or are not interested in pursuing the case. he/she had said that 25 to 30 percent of such cases can be closed in one go. Some High Courts have taken effective steps in this regard. More than 5 crore cases are pending in various courts including district courts, High Courts and Supreme Court.