Lower courts see uptrend in pending cases

As revealed by Law ministry data, the number of pending cases in lower courts has increased over the past three years.

While the number of pending cases in the Supreme Court and the 24 high courts has shown a downward trend in the past three years, the backlog has gone up in lower courts, law ministry data show.

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