Over 10,000 cases in the Supreme Court have been pending for over 10 years, while more than 80,000 cases in high courts remain unresolved for over three decades.
SC has 26 cases pending for over 30 years
Aug 03, 2026
01:32 pm
What's the storyAs many as 5.64 crore cases are pending across the Supreme Court, the 25 high courts, and district and subordinate courts, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal told the Rajya Sabha, citing data available on the National Judicial Data Grid.
The SC has a backlog of over 96,000 cases, with more than 10,000 cases pending for over a decade.
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