New Delhi: Over 2.5 crore cases are pending
in subordinate courts and more than 39 lakh cases in high
courts across the country, the Rajya Sabha was told today.
"As per the reports received from the Registries of the
High Courts, 39,10,858 cases were pending in the High Courts
and 2,66,50,467 cases were pending in the Subordinate Courts
as on December 31, 2008," Minister of Law and Justice Veerappa
Moily said.
According to information received from the Registry of
the Supreme Court, 50,659 matters (31,363 admission matters
and 19,296 regular hearing matters) were pending there as on
June 1, 2009, he told the Rajya Sabha.
Moily added that government has taken various measures to
facilitate speedy disposal of cases in courts as the
"government reviews the judges` strength in high courts
periodically and ensures prompt filing up of vacancies so that
administration of justice does not suffer from inadequate
number of judges".
On the basis of these reviews, 163 posts of judges have
been created in various high courts. The strength of judges in
the Supreme Court has been increased from 26 to 31, he said.
Government has also introduced a scheme of `Fast Track
Courts` which has been extended up to March 31, 2010. As per
information received, 25.07 lakh cases have been disposed of
by these courts out of 31.01 lakh cases transferred to them,
Moily said.
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