Pending cases in lower and subordinate courts

Nearly 4 crore cases over 1 crore civil and nearly 3 crore criminal are pending in lower and subordinate courts across the country as of July 30, 2021.

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As per the information available on National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG), as on 30.07.2021 a total of 3,93,21,607 cases are pending in the lower and subordinate courts.

While a bulk of the cases are up to three years old, 1,20,001 (0.26 per cent) have been pending for more than 30 years.

No time frame has been prescribed for disposal of various kinds of cases by the respective courts.

Of the 3.93 crore cases that are pending, 2.88 crore are criminal cases, while 1.05 crore are civil cases.