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The number of pending cases in the country's Supreme Court has increased to around 83,000. The number of pending cases has increased 8 times in the last 10 years. This number of pending cases is the highest and most shocking till date. Despite the increase in the number of judges in the Supreme Court, the number of pending cases continues to increase.
At present, 82,831 cases are pending in the Supreme Court without settlement. Justice is getting delayed due to dates. More than 5 crore cases are awaiting settlement in the High Courts and trial courts of the country. 27,604 cases are pending in the last one year. In 2024, 38,995 new cases were filed in the Supreme Court. Out of which 37,158 cases have been settled. In the last 10 years, the number of pending cases in the Supreme Court has increased 8 times. The number of pending cases decreased in 2015 and 2017. In 2014, a total of 41 lakh cases were pending which has increased to 59 lakh. In 2014, 2.6 crore cases were pending in the trial courts which has now increased to 4.5 crore. Due to the Corona epidemic, the functioning of the Supreme Court was affected and pending cases increased.
The number of judges in the Supreme Court has doubled but the number of cases has not decreased
In 2009, the number of judges in the Supreme Court was increased from 26 to 31. However, the number of pending cases has not decreased. In 2019, during the tenure of CJI Justice Ranjan Gogoi, the number of judges was increased from 31 to 34. However, the number of pending cases increased from 57,000 to 60,000.
Pending cases reduced after implementation of paperless system
The number of pending cases in the Supreme Court increased from 50,000 to 66,000 in 2013. However, the number of pending cases fell to 63,000 in 2014. The paperless system for disposal of cases introduced by Justice JS Khehar in 2017 led to faster disposal of cases and the number of pending cases fell to 56,000. The Supreme Court often expresses concern over pending cases.