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10,000 cases pending in SC for 10 yrs, 80,000 in HCs for 30 yrs

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India's law minister has cited official data revealing severe, long-term judicial backlogs within the country's court system. More than ten thousand cases have remained pending in the Supreme Court for over a decade, while high courts across the nation face a backlog of over eighty thousand cases that have languished for more than thirty years.

Despite significant financial investments aimed at improving the judicial system, court infrastructure and technology have thus far failed to reduce these decades-old pendencies. The persistent delays highlight systemic challenges within India's administration of justice regarding case management and trial efficiency.

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