There are 10 lakh cases pending before the Allahabad high court followed by 4.7 lakh cases in Madras HC.
The Allahabad HC suffers from the double whammy of having the highest number of vacancies of judges as well. Of the 262 judges required in the Supreme Court and HCs across the country, 74 vacancies are in Allahabad.
Data given in response to an RTI application filed by Uttar Pradesh resident Kush Kalra showed that 43.22 lakh cases were pending before the country's high courts as on December 2011. Incidentally, the government in a Parliament reply had admitted that there were 3.2 crore cases pending before HCs and subordinate courts across the country last year.
The law ministry said the total approved strength of 21 high courts and the Supreme Court was 895.
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The Allahabad HC suffers from the double whammy of having the highest number of vacancies of judges as well. Of the 262 judges required in the Supreme Court and HCs across the country, 74 vacancies are in Allahabad.
Data given in response to an RTI application filed by Uttar Pradesh resident Kush Kalra showed that 43.22 lakh cases were pending before the country's high courts as on December 2011. Incidentally, the government in a Parliament reply had admitted that there were 3.2 crore cases pending before HCs and subordinate courts across the country last year.
The law ministry said the total approved strength of 21 high courts and the Supreme Court was 895.
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