More than THREE CRORES cases pending in Indian Courts
ACCORDING to information given by Dr. M. Veerappa Moily, Minister of Law and Justice in the Lok Sabha yesterday:
3,11,39,022 cases were pending in the courts in the country as on 30.6.09.
The following steps have been taken to facilitate speedy disposal of cases in courts:
1. increasing the strength of Judges in Supreme Court and the High Courts.
2. 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 ‘Pleas-Bargaining' has been introduced.
3. Alternative modes of disposal including mediation, conciliation and arbitration have been encouraged.
4. Other measures like grouping of cases involving common questions of law, constitution of specialized benches, setting up of special courts and organizing Lok Adalats at regular intervals have also been taken.
5. Steps have also been taken for modernization of the judicial infrastructure through computerization of courts.