Pendency of Litigation in India- An eye opener: By Vijay Pal Dalmia, Advocate, Partner & Head IP & IT Laws division Vaish Associates Advocates

1. PENDENCY OF LITIGATION IN INDIA © 2009, India, All rights held by Vaish Associates Advocates, !0, Hailey Road, New Delhi-110001, India. Infringement in any form prohibited and actionable without further notice.

5. MONTHLY STATEMENT OF PENDING CASES IN THE SUPREME COURT FOR MONTH OF APRIL 2009 Pending from the previous months Registered during the month Disposed of during the month Pending at the end of the month Admission Matters 30834 5743 5568 30928 Regular Hearing Matters 19329 822 926 19220 Total 50163 6565 6494 50148

8. TABLE 1: Strength of Indian Judiciary and Lawyers as on April 2009 Name of Court Approved Strength Actual Strength Vacancies Supreme Court of India 26 24 2 High Courts 719 521 198 Subordinate Court 13,204 11,103 2101 No. of advocates enrolled 8,58,294

9. TABLE 2: Pendency of litigation as on 30/6/2004 Name of Court Case Pending Average Institutions per year Average Disposal per year Supreme Court 29,315 42,200 40,400 High Court 32,24,144 12,41,000 11,23,500 Subordinate Courts 2.53,50,370 1,42,43,500 1,32,29,000

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