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    The document summarizes pending cases in the Supreme Court and High Courts of India as of 2007. It states that as of December 31, 2007 there were 46,926 pending cases in the Supreme Court. As of September 30, 2007 there were 37,00,223 pending cases in the 21 High Courts, with 30,00,118 being civil cases and 7,00,115 being criminal cases. It also lists the number of pending cases in each High Court and notes that the government has taken steps such as increasing the number of judges and implementing computerization to help reduce the backlog of cases.

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    The document summarizes pending cases in the Supreme Court and High Courts of India as of 2007. It states that as of December 31, 2007 there were 46,926 pending cases in the Supreme Court. As of September 30, 2007 there were 37,00,223 pending cases in the 21 High Courts, with 30,00,118 being civil cases and 7,00,115 being criminal cases. It also lists the number of pending cases in each High Court and notes that the government has taken steps such as increasing the number of judges and implementing computerization to help reduce the backlog of cases.

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    PIB Press Release

    http://pib.nic.in/release/rel_print_page1.asp?relid=35884

    Press Information Bureau Government of India Monday, March 03, 2008

    Ministry of Law & Justice


    PENDING CASES IN SUPREME COURT AND HIGH COURTS
    16:19 IST

    Rajya Sabha A total of 46,926 cases were pending in the Supreme Court on 31st December, 2007. In the 21 High Courts across the country 37,00,223 cases were pending as on 30.9.07. Of these 30,00,118 were civil cases and 7,00,115 were criminal cases. High Court wise pendency is as under: Allahabad, 808226, Andhra Pradesh, 147537, Bombay, 367409, Calcutta, 279318, Chhattisgarh, 74701, Delhi, 76674, Gujarat, 110639, Gauhati, 59339, Himachal Pradesh, 26781, Jammu & Kashmir, 45374, Jharkhand, 49276, Karnataka, 104237, Kerala, 115750, Madhya Pradesh, 187677, Madras, 426347, Orissa, 227752, Patna, 102165, Punjab & Haryana, 255696, Rajasthan, 212451, Sikkim, 67 and Uttaranchal, 22807. Government has taken several steps including deciding to increase the strength of Judges in the High Courts and the Supreme Court, setting up of Fast Track Courts, setting up of special tribunals like the Central Administrative Tribunal, Income Tax Appellate Tribunals, etc. for facilitating reduction of pendency of cases in the Courts. Government also has under implementation a scheme of computerization of District and Subordinate Courts to facilitate speedier disposal of cases. Alternative modes of disposal including mediation, negotiation and arbitration have been encouraged. With a view to ensuring expeditious disposal of cases, the Civil Procedure Code has been amended, inter alia, limiting the number of adjournments that can be given to a party and the concept of Plea Bargaining has been introduced through the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2005. Through the Gram Nyayalays Bill, it is proposed to bring justice to the doorsteps of the rural people by creating over 5000 courts in the intermediate Panchayat level thereby reducing pendency. This information was given by Minister of Law and Justice, Shri H. R. Bhardwaj in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today. RS/AS

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