Vijayawada: A staggering 11,51,559 cases are currently pending across the high court and district/subordinate courts in Andhra Pradesh, Union minister of state for law and justice, Arjun Ram Meghwal, replied to a question raised by Rajya Sabha member Shri Parimal Nathwani. While 2,47,097 cases are pending in the high court, 9,04,462 cases are awaiting resolution in the district and subordinate courts, he said.
Nationally, the figures are even more alarming, with 82,640 cases in the Supreme Court, 61,80,878 cases in the high courts, and 4,62,34,646 cases in the district and subordinate courts across India.
The minister’s statement also highlighted judicial vacancies as a significant challenge. In Andhra Pradesh, eight judge posts are vacant in the high court out of the sanctioned strength of 37, while 59 positions remain unfilled in the district and subordinate courts, which have a sanctioned strength of 623.
At the national level, 368 judge posts are vacant in the country’s high courts out of a total sanctioned strength of 1,122. Similarly, 5,262 judge posts in district and subordinate courts remain unfilled out of the 25,741 sanctioned positions.
In contrast, the Supreme Court has only one vacancy against its sanctioned strength of 34.
Nationally, the figures are even more alarming, with 82,640 cases in the Supreme Court, 61,80,878 cases in the high courts, and 4,62,34,646 cases in the district and subordinate courts across India.
The minister’s statement also highlighted judicial vacancies as a significant challenge. In Andhra Pradesh, eight judge posts are vacant in the high court out of the sanctioned strength of 37, while 59 positions remain unfilled in the district and subordinate courts, which have a sanctioned strength of 623.
At the national level, 368 judge posts are vacant in the country’s high courts out of a total sanctioned strength of 1,122. Similarly, 5,262 judge posts in district and subordinate courts remain unfilled out of the 25,741 sanctioned positions.
In contrast, the Supreme Court has only one vacancy against its sanctioned strength of 34.
