Top 10 States/UTs with respect to Pending Cases in District & Subordinate Courts as on 14th Nov 2019

December 11, 2020

Author: OGD PMU Team

As on 14^th November 2019, there were 31,448,888 pending cases in district and subordinate courts in India. The top 10 States/UTs with respect to cases pending in district and subordinate courts as on 14^th Nov 2019 were Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala and Orissa.

The number of cases pending in district & subordinate courts in Uttar Pradesh was 7,504,678 as on 14^th November 2019, which accounted 23.86% of the total pending cases in district and subordinate courts in India. There were 3,760,171 pending cases in district & subordinate courts in Maharashtra as on 14/11/2019. It accounted 11.96% of the total pending cases in district & subordinate courts in India as on the same period. The number of cases pending in district and subordinate courts in Bihar was 2,839,812 as on 14.11.2019, which accounted 9.03% of the total pending cases in district & subordinate courts in India.

There were 2,275,633 and 1,654,941 pending cases in district & subordinate courts in West Bengal and Rajasthan respectively as on 14^th Nov 2019. West Bengal accounted for 7.24% and Rajasthan accounted for 5.26% of the total pending cases in district and subordinate courts in India as 14/11/2019.

As on 14^th November 2019, the number of cases pending in district and subordinate courts in Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala and Orissa was 1,604,461, 1,546,631, 1,420,511, 1,275,520 and 1,220,696 respectively.

Note: Source: RAJYA SABHA SESSION – 250 UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 598; NA: Not Available; Source: NJDG Web portal; Data on District and Subordinate Courts in the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, and Union Territories of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, and Puducherry are not available on the web-portal of NJDG.

Dataset URL: https://data.gov.in/resources/stateut-wise-number-cases-pending-district-and-subordinate-courts-14-november-2019

Resource Title: State/UT-wise Number of Cases Pending in District and Subordinate Courts as on 14 November, 2019 (From: Ministry of Law & Justice)