Over 5 crore cases pending in courts; max 1.18 crore pending in UP’s lower courts
NEW DELHI, July 26 (PTI): More than five crore cases are pending in various courts across India, with a maximum of over 1.18 core in the subordinate courts of Uttar Pradesh, according to the government’s written reply in the Lok Sabha.
Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said while 84,045 cases are pending in the Supreme Court, 60,11,678 were pending in the various high courts.
District and subordinate courts are the biggest contributors, with 4,53,51,913 cases pending with them, according to the minister.
