Base data from SC websiteSupreme CourtCY 2009CY 2011CY 2010CY 2011CY 2011CY 2012CY 2012CY 2012CY 2013CY 2012AverageQ1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4ClosingOpening49,81950,16352,59253,22155,79154,86455,71754,60054,56254,61257,17956,30458,51959,81663,85164,65066,69267,32069,44666,603New cases16,71415,81223,70720,91820,97632,97112,90411,42922,33515,43621,96717,35221,70615,18722,40317,62121,34215,55122,81317,03619,309Disposed16,37013,38323,07818,34821,90332,11814,02111,46722,28512,86922,84215,13720,40911,15221,60415,57920,71413,42525,65617,29018,483Closing Balance50,16352,59253,22155,79154,86455,71754,60054,56254,61257,17956,30458,51959,81663,85164,65066,69267,32069,44666,60366,349Sanctioned Judges313131313131313131313131313131313131313131Sitting Judges242423272929292929292727252725272829302927Vacancies778422222244646432124Total vacancies %23%23%26%13%6%6%6%6%6%6%13%13%19%13%19%13%10%6%3%6%12%No. of quarters pending3.13.92.33.02.51.73.94.82.54.42.53.92.95.73.04.33.25.22.63.8No. of months pending91279851214713712917913101681210Disposal per judge6825581,0036807551,108483395768444846561816413864577740463855596677If 0 vacancy add disposal47753903802727181511221596779115378883384224348981652518523082219926855119216250Pendency could be3monthsHigh CourtCY 2009CY 2011CY 2010CY 2011CY 2011CY 2012CY 2012CY 2012CY 2013CY 2012Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Opening3,874,4583,955,2264,018,7334,049,4684,060,5714,108,4174,181,5824,216,2424,247,6834,291,9664,349,2904,358,5044,410,1244,424,8544,482,9894,503,4404,532,4944,591,0644,684,7634,747,450New cases432,744396,201489,575460,962470,534417,904527,191449,346505,252435,677548,059458,885479,042440,324531,292463,103495,746488,186560,889469,223476,007Disposed351,976332,694458,840449,859422,688344,739492,531417,905460,969378,353538,845407,265464,312382,189510,841434,049437,176394,487498,202439,031430,848Closing Balance3,955,2264,018,7334,049,4684,060,5714,108,4174,181,5824,216,2424,247,6834,291,9664,349,2904,358,5044,410,1244,424,8544,482,9894,503,4404,532,4944,591,0644,684,7634,747,4504,777,642Sanctioned Judges886886886895895895895895895895895895895895895895906906906906896Sitting Judges635652632630628610608604607619616621626636621614611638646640625Vacancies251234254265267285287291288276279274269259274281295268260266271Total vacancies %28%26%29%30%30%32%32%33%32%31%31%31%30%29%31%31%33%30%29%29%30%No. of quarters pending11.212.18.89.09.712.18.610.29.311.58.110.89.511.78.810.410.511.99.510.90.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0No. of months pending343626272936263028342432293526313236293331Disposal per judge5545107267146735658106927596118756567426018237077166187716866900.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0If 0 vacancy add disposal1391281194021844071892261797101610672324942013422187131687002440551796951995211556402253951986452110751657092005151824721037469Pendency could be7monthsDistrict & Subordinate CourtsCY 2009CY 2011CY 2010CY 2011CY 2011CY 2012CY 2012CY 2012CY 2013CY 2012Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Opening26,408,30826,752,49327,120,54327,237,49627,274,72727,374,93227,742,69227,806,51227,619,48027,427,24027,549,64927,255,16627,000,57126,856,04127,003,61026,842,40026,964,29726,925,96227,302,76027,620,417New cases4,218,1114,010,4614,388,5354,348,0914,391,4674,380,2954,837,4574,395,0924,414,0384,536,5274,901,4984,146,1234,337,8364,466,3034,882,9754,433,1664,350,5244,452,5064,736,9675,128,3124,487,814Disposed3,873,9263,642,4114,271,5824,310,8604,291,2624,012,5354,773,6374,582,1244,606,2784,414,1185,195,9814,400,7184,482,3664,318,7345,044,1854,311,2694,388,8594,075,7084,419,3105,855,4804,463,567Closing Balance26,752,49327,120,54327,237,49627,274,72727,374,93227,742,69227,806,51227,619,48027,427,24027,549,64927,255,16627,000,57126,856,04127,003,61026,842,40026,964,29726,925,96227,302,76027,620,41726,893,249Sanctioned Judges16,72116,60916,74616,88016,99017,09017,15116,94917,66618,00818,12317,94517,86617,90918,05017,71518,75419,14419,23819,51817,754Sitting judges13,72313,86313,94614,09514,01014,02013,98114,06314,24414,37414,28714,27514,13414,18414,43214,35314,56614,81114,94215,11514,271Total vacancies2,9982,7462,8002,7852,9803,0703,1702,8863,4223,6343,8363,6703,7323,7253,6183,3624,1884,3334,2964,4033,483Total vacancies %18%17%17%16%18%18%18%17%19%20%21%20%21%21%20%19%22%23%22%23%20%No. of quarters pending6.97.46.46.36.46.95.86.06.06.25.26.16.06.35.36.36.16.76.24.6No. of months pending212219191921171818191618181916191820191418Disposal per judge282263306306306286341326323307364308317304350300301275296387313If 0 vacancy add disposal84631972149385762485177391277487863610823579403411106619111596713950991131393118354311341851264541100985812618801192360127060317057025107286Pendency could be3monthsNote:There were instances where the opening balances were not matching with the closing balances of Previous quarter, there for we have assumed that the balances as on 1/1/2009 are correctIn 2014 HT reported 31.3 million pending cases on Sept.4 2014 ; ndtv reported over 3 crore cases pending on 7 December, 2014; Indian express reported 32 million cases pending on 23 December 2013