If a judge clears 50 cases, 100 more are filed: Kiren Rijiju on pendency of court cases

Addressing a seminar on the functioning of the Armed Forces Tribunal in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Kiren Rijiju said the government is tapping technology to reduce pendency in courts.

With the number of pending cases nearing the five-crore mark, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on August 20 said if a judge disposes of 50 cases, 100 new litigations are filed as people are more aware now and approach courts to settle disputes.

Addressing a seminar on the functioning of the Armed Forces Tribunal in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Mr. Rijiju said the government is tapping technology to reduce pendency in courts.

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Responding to a question during Parliament's Monsoon session, the Law Minister had said that more than 4.83 crore cases are pending in courts across the country.

While more than four crore cases are pending in lower courts, the Supreme Court is burdened with a pendency of more than 72,000 cases.

The Minister said the proposed law on mediation will also help bring down the number of litigations in courts with a renewed focus on alternate dispute resolution mechanism.

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