Archive · 24 Jul 2026
Supreme Court has over 96,000 pending cases
The Supreme Court of India has a lot of cases waiting to be decided.
More than 96,000 cases are pending, and some have been waiting for over 30 years.
There are also many cases in other courts, making the total number of pending cases very high.
The minister said that the judiciary is responsible for deciding these cases, but there are many reasons why cases take so long, like how complicated they are and how well everyone involved works together.
The Supreme Court has over 96,000 pending cases.
More than 10,000 cases in the Supreme Court have been pending for over a decade.
26 cases in the Supreme Court have been pending for over 30 years.
Across all courts, there are 5.64 crore pending cases.
80,660 cases across high courts have been pending for over 30 years.
- Who
- Law Minister Arjun Meghwal
- What
- Pending cases in the Supreme Court and other courts
- When
- July 23
- Where
- New Delhi
- Why
- To inform the Rajya Sabha about the status of pending cases in the judiciary
Judicial Efficiency
Systemic Challenges
Case Disposal Rate
Judicial Efficiency
The judiciary should expedite the disposal of cases to reduce pendency.
Systemic Challenges
The pendency is due to complex cases and systemic issues beyond the judiciary's control.
- Total Pending Cases in Supreme Court
- 96,000+
- Cases Pending Over 30 Years in Supreme Court
- 26
- Cases Pending Over 20 Years in Supreme Court
- 558
- Cases Pending Over 10 Years in Supreme Court
- 10,000+
- Total Pending Cases Across All Courts
- 5.64 crore
- Cases Pending Over 30 Years Across High Courts
- 80,660
