By IANS,
New Delhi : Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily Thursday told parliament that a total of 31,139,022 cases were pending in the courts across the country.
“As per the information available, 31,139,022 cases were pending in the courts in the country. Since their establishment, the fast track courts have disposed of 2.507 million cases out of 3.101 million cases transferred to them,” Moily told the Lok Sabha in a written reply
He said information on cases disposed of and pending in Gram Nyayalayas (village courts) was not maintained centrally.
The minister said various steps have been taken to facilitate speedy disposal of cases in courts including increasing the strength of judges in Supreme Court and the High Courts.
Other measures include introduction of some legislative measures for improvement in judicial procedure and for expediting disposal of civil and criminal cases in courts.
“The Civil Procedure Code and Criminal Procedure Code have been amended and the concept of ‘Plea-Bargaining’ has been introduced,” Moily said.