Report No. 79
Pendency of Cases in High Courts
Name of the High Court |
Pendency as on |
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30-6-1976 |
31-12-1976 |
30-6-1977 |
31-12-1977 |
30-6-1978 |
31-12-1978 |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
Allahabad |
1,13,428 |
1,20,022 |
1,25,447 |
1,32,749 |
1,39,315 |
13,6978 |
Andhra Pradesh |
19,837 |
14,390 |
15,332 |
15,887 |
16,735 |
20,050 |
Bombay |
54,827 |
50,099 |
53,448 |
52,592 |
54,925 |
54,822 |
Calcutta |
76,787 |
76,866 |
74,923 |
72,448 |
69,380 |
75,127 |
Delhi |
23,364 |
22,908* |
25,058 |
26,587 |
28,946 |
40,130 |
Gauhati |
6,472 |
6,190 |
6,446 |
6,548 |
6,727 |
7,125 |
Gujarat |
13,178 |
12,289 |
12,331 |
11,722 |
12,320 |
12,990 |
Himachal Pradesh |
4,126 |
4415 |
4,711 |
5,019 |
4,563 |
5,281 |
Jammu & Kashmir |
3,427 |
3,846 |
4,344 |
4,677 |
5,339 |
6,340 |
Karnataka |
20,198 |
24,427 |
28,656 |
36,449 |
41,847 |
44,106 |
Kerala |
44,056 |
43,130 |
43,919 |
42,739 |
37,389 |
34,552 |
Madhya Pradesh |
41,538 |
42,723 |
44,172 |
46,613 |
46,652 |
43,206 |
Madras |
41,627 |
42,078 |
46,925 |
51,763 |
52,919 |
50,156 |
Orissa |
6,362 |
5,964 |
5,598 |
6,042 |
6,953@ |
7,908 |
Patna** |
26,022 |
30,832* |
28,079 |
29,435 |
32,433 |
35,814 |
Punjab & Haryana |
37,137 |
43,542 |
41,565 |
46,069 |
42,599 |
39278 |
Rajasthan |
20,724 |
20,254 |
19,705 |
20,558 |
22,954 |
22,050 |
Sikkim |
25 |
32* |
36 |
21 |
19 |
14 |
Total |
5,53,135 |
5,64,007 |
5,80,695 |
6,079,18 |
6,22,030 |
6,24,927 |
* These figures were revised by the Delhi, Patna and Sikkim High Courts to 23,236; 27,375 and 35 cases respectively. As a result the total pendency in the Country on 1-1-1977 was revised to 5,60,881 cases.
@ The increase of 9 cases is due to restoration of 6 second appeals and 2. miscellaneous first appeals during 1st half year of 1978.
** Main cases only.