Bi-annual report of judicial statistics: 1.86m of overall 2.26m cases pending at district judiciary level

ISLAMABAD: The Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan has recently released the bi-annual report of judicial statistics for the period from July to December 2023.

The report contains comprehensive information about the statistics of cases from the Supreme Court of Pakistan, the Federal Shariat Court, all high courts and district judiciary.

As per the report, during the second half of the year 2023, the overall pendency of cases has increased by 3.9 percent, reaching a staggering 2.26 million cases. The report reveals that 82 percent of pending cases (1.86 million) are at the district judiciary level, while the remaining 18 percent (0.39 million cases) are at the upper tier, which includes the Supreme Court, Federal Shariat Court, and high courts.

According to the report, 2.38 million new cases were filed during the period, while the courts managed to resolve 2.3 million cases.

Despite this significant resolution, the backlog of pending cases remained high due to the continual filing of new cases.

The report presents a detailed analysis of the pending cases in the high courts and district judiciary.

According to the report, civil cases constitute 81 percent of the cases pending in the high courts, while criminal cases account for 19 percent. On the other hand, at the level of the district judiciary, civil cases constitute 64 percent of the pending cases, while the remaining 36 percent comprise criminal cases.