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| 2.5 Cr cases pending in lower courts, 39 lakh in high courts | | | Agencies
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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