India News | 19,895 Cases Pending in Delhi HC for 5-10 Yrs; 13,263 Cases for 10 Yrs and More: RS Told
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Over 19,000 cases are pending in the Delhi High Court for five to 10 years and over 13,000 cases for 10 years and more, the government told Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
New Delhi, Feb 10 (PTI) Over 19,000 cases are pending in the Delhi High Court for five to 10 years and over 13,000 cases for 10 years and more, the government told Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
Similarly, in the Allahabad High Court, over 1.84 lakh cases are pending for five to 10 years and over 3.20 lakh for 10 years and above.
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Allahabad High Court is the biggest high court of the country.
In a written reply, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said 19,895 cases are pending with the Delhi High Court which are 5 to 10 year old. A total of 13,263 cases are pending for 10 years and more.
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In the Allahabad High Court, 184014 cases are pending for 5 to 10 years, while 322350 are pending for 10 years and above.
Sharing data of pendency, the minister said in Delhi's subordinate and district courts, 1,41,235 cases are pending which are 5 to 10 year old. A total of 13,571 cases are pending for 10 years and above.
Similarly, in Uttar Pradesh's lower courts, 2117020 cases are pending for 5 to 10 years and 15,60,739 for 10 years and above.
(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)