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Indian Express
4 days ago
- Politics
- Indian Express
10 new Additional Judges take oath in Punjab and Haryana HC
Ten district and sessions judges from Punjab and Haryana were sworn in as additional judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Monday in a significant step towards addressing judicial pendency. With these appointments, the Punjab and Haryana Court's current working strength has risen to 59, against a sanctioned strength of 85. Chief Justice Sheel Nagu administered the oath of office to the new judges at the High Court auditorium. The event was attended by sitting and former judges, senior government officials, members of the legal community, and families of the newly elevated judges. The judges who took oath include Virinder Aggarwal, Mandeep Pannu, Amarinder Singh Grewal, Parmod Goyal, Rupinderjit Chahal, Shalini Singh Nagpal, Subhas Mehla, Surya Partap Singh, Aaradhna Sawhney, and Yashvir Singh Rathor. In February, Harmeet Singh Grewal and Deepinder Singh Nalwa were inducted as Additional Judges of the Punjab & Haryana High Court. Last month saw the high court bid farewell to three judges who were posted out. They included Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma, who was transferred to the Rajasthan HC, Justice Anil Kshetarpal, who moved to the Delhi HC, and Justice Sudhir Singh, who was posted back to the Patna HC. The new judges are expected to help the court reduce the backlog of cases. The National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) indicates that as of October 2024, the Punjab and Haryana High Court had a pendency of around 4.2 lakh cases, slightly reduced from the 4.5 lakh reported in September 2021 due to improved case management systems and e-filing mandates effective from November 2024 and January 2025. The Punjab and Haryana High Court disposed of approximately 1.2 lakh cases in 2024, while new filings were around 1.3 lakh.
The Hindu
31-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Over 4.6 crore cases pending in lower courts, Centre tells Rajya Sabha
Over 4.6 crore cases are pending in various lower courts across India, the Union Minister of Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday (July 31, 2025). There are 86,723 cases pending in the Supreme Court, while 63,29,222 cases are pending in various High Courts across India, the Minister said in a written reply to a question raised by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam MP Kanimozhi N.V.N. Somu. The data on the pending cases was obtained from the National Judicial Data Grid, the Minister said. 'As per information received from the High Courts, 865 Fast Track Courts are functional across 21 States/Union Territories as on 30.06.2025,' Mr. Meghwal said in the Rajya Sabha. Fast Track Courts have disposed 76,57,175 cases till date, whereas 14,38,198 cases are currently pending with them. There are 488 Gram Nyayalayas or village courts notified across the States, of which 331 are operational. Gram Nyayalayas ensure speedy and easy access to the justice system in rural areas. The legislation for it was passed in Parliament in 2008. 'As per data available on the Gram Nyayalaya (GN) portal, 5,39,200 cases were registered in the GNs during the period from December, 2020 to June, 2025. During the same period, GNs disposed of 4,11,071 cases. As on 30.06.2025, the number of cases pending with GNs is 1,28,129,' the Law Minister stated.
Hans India
27-07-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
Indian courts burdened with backlog of 5.29 crore cases: Official data
Indian courts are burdened with a massive load of 5.29 crore pending cases, official data up to July 21 available on the National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) showed on Sunday. The maximum number of 4.65 crore cases are pending in district and subordinate courts, followed by 63.30 lakh cases in High Courts and 86,742 cases in the Supreme Court, the data showed. Apart from the burgeoning case backlog, the district and subordinate courts appear to have struggled to work at full strength. According to the Department of Justice, as against a sanctioned strength of 25,843 judicial officers as on July 21, 2015, the lower courts are working with a strength of 21,122. 'Filling up of vacancies in District and Subordinate judiciary falls within the domain of the State/UT governments and High Courts concerned,' according to a statement by the Law and Justice Ministry. As a measure to reduce backlog, arrears committees have been set up in all 25 High Courts to clear cases pending for more than five years, and similar arrears committees have now been set up under District Courts as well, the Ministry said. Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal, in a recent reply in Parliament, shared details of government measures taken to fill vacancies in the Supreme Court and the High Courts. 'From May 1, 2014, to July 21, 2025, 70 Judges have been appointed in the Supreme Court. Apart from this, 1,058 new judges were appointed, and 794 Additional Judges were made permanent in the High Courts during the same period. The sanctioned strength of judges of the High Courts has increased from 906 in May 2014 to 1,122 till date,' said Meghwal. He also informed that Fast Track Courts have been established for dealing with cases of heinous crimes, cases involving senior citizens, women and children. As of June 30, 2025, 865 Fast Track Courts are functional across the country.
Time of India
11-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Now, performance-based leave for judicial officers
Kochi: High court administration has decided that the leave applications of judicial officers in the district judiciary will now be considered, based on their performance in case disposal. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now In this regard, the high court registrar (district judiciary) has issued an official memorandum to all principal district judges and chief judicial magistrates. They have been directed to include details of the percentage of target achieved, performance in the disposal of old cases and the quantum of leave availed over the last two years, while forwarding leave applications, other than casual leave, of judicial officers under their administrative control. The memorandum also recommends that the forwarding authorities include their own remarks when forwarding such leave applications. Meanwhile, some judicial officers have expressed concern that the rate of case disposal depends not solely on their individual performance, but also on various external factors such as cooperation from lawyers, availability of scientific reports and the presence of witnesses. They point out that commuted and earned leave are credited to their accounts as per the Kerala Service Rules (KSR), proportionate to years of service, and are typically availed for medical and family needs. They say that the move could adversely impact their future leave entitlements. Notably, KSR does not prescribe a performance-linked leave approval mechanism for any sector. However, HC sources said the objective is not to deny leave but to encourage more prudent use of leave, especially in light of the mounting backlog of cases. Absconding of the accused; a major reason for delay According to the National Judicial Data Grid, as of Friday, a total of 17.32 lakh cases are pending before various courts in the state, including 11.98 lakh criminal cases and 5.33 lakh civil cases. Notably, the most common reason for delays in case proceedings is the absconding of the accused, which accounts for 1,11,024 cases. The second most cited reason is the delay in receiving necessary documents, affecting 46,092 cases. The non-availability of counsel is the third leading cause of delay, with 4,386 cases pending for this reason, according to NJDG data.
Time of India
04-07-2025
- Time of India
Gujarat HC to conduct judicial work on working Saturdays to address decade-old case backlog
AHMEDABAD: After fixing Wednesdays exclusively to hear only old pending cases, the Gujarat High Court has now decided to conduct judicial work on working Saturdays as well, at least until October. In yet another measure taken to address the problem of backlog, particularly more than a decade-old cases, the HC has constituted 12 special benches—nine division benches and three single-judge benches—which will conduct judicial work on the Saturdays on which the court registry is working. The HC registry follows the central government calendar. There are as many as 5,627 such criminal appeals pending for more than a decade. There are 323 cases pending for over 25 years, as they were filed in or before 2000. You Can Also Check: Ahmedabad AQI | Weather in Ahmedabad | Bank Holidays in Ahmedabad | Public Holidays in Ahmedabad In a notification issued on Thursday, the HC's registrar (judicial) stated that the specially constituted benches will sit 'for adjudicating 10-year-old criminal appeals and the appeals in which convicts have been in jail for more than 10 years for the period from July 2025 to October 2025 on the working Saturdays of the registry.' The notification further stated, 'The criminal appeals will be listed before the special benches on Saturdays, irrespective of whether the said matters are already fixed or adjourned to another date. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch CFD với công nghệ và tốc độ tốt hơn IC Markets Đăng ký Undo This will be done by preponing or postponing the date assigned by the courts/system-generated next listing date.' As different benches in the HC started hearing the 100 oldest matters on Wednesdays, the notification clarified, 'The criminal appeals will be notified excluding the 100 oldest matters, which will continue to be listed every Wednesday under the heading 'Wednesday Weekly List'.' From July 2, the HC has decided to hear only old pending cases on Wednesdays. There are nearly 14% of HC's total pending cases which are pending for more than 10 years. The HC has a backlog of over 1.77 lakh cases, according to the details placed on the National Judicial Data Grid.
