“Supreme Judicial Backlog: Pendency of cases in Indian courts crosses the 5 crore mark”, Organiser, July 2, 2023:
“India, with its vast and diverse legal system, is grappling with an ever-growing caseload, leading to a staggering pendency of cases across its courts. With India’s backlog of cases crossing the 5-crore mark, Sunny Deol’s infamous dialogue from Damini comes to mind, “Tarikh par tarikh, tarikh par tarikh, tarikh par tarikh, tarikh par tarikh milti rahi hai … lekin insaaf nahi mila my lord, insaaf nahi mila … mili hai toh sirf yeh tarikh.”
The National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) conveys the grim picture of the backlog of cases haunting India. The NJDG’s data reveals that about 4.38 crore cases (4,38,80,345 cases) lay pending before the District and Taluka courts, while 60.9 lakh cases (60,90,891 cases) are pending before the High Courts.
Furthermore, 68,745 cases are pending before the Supreme Court as of June 1, 2023 (as per the information available on the Supreme Court’s website). Thus, the backlog of cases has crossed the 5 crore mark with 5,00,39,981 cases pending before Indian courts…..”
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