Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan (LJCP) released statistics about the pending cases in different courts of Pakistan. According to the report 38,539 cases are pending in Supreme Court of Pakistan.
In total the numbers of pending cases are 1,869,886 which are pending in Supreme Court, Federal Shariat Court, High Courts and District Courts of Pakistan.
The huge number of pending cases reveal that the courts are either insufficient in number to deal the cases or they are working inefficiently. The statistics are based on the period ending on 31st Dec 2017.
The pending cases in high courts are:
- 147,542 cases are pending in Lahore High Court (LHC)
- 93,335 cases are pending in Sindh High Court (SHC)
- 30,764 cases are pending in Peshawar High Court (PHC)
- 6,030 cases are pending in High Court of Balochistan (HCP)
- 16,276 cases are pending in Islamabad High Court (IHC)
While the pending cases in district and sessions courts according to provinces:
- 1,184,551 cases are pending in Punjab
- 97,673 cases are pending in Sindh
- 204,030 cases are pending in KPK
- 12,826 cases are pending in Balochistan
- 37,753 cases are pending in Islamabad
The detailed report revealed by Law & Justice Commission of Pakistan is as follows:
Name of Courts | Old Cases upto Dec 2011 | New Cases Filed from 1-1-2012 | |||||
High Courts | Pending | Disp. | Balance | Pending | Instituted | Instituted | Balance |
Lahore High Court | 11,571 | 181 | 11,390 | 134,359 | 11,272 | 8,776 | 136,152 |
High Court of Sindh | 19,264 | 204 | 19,061 | 74,140 | 3,116 | 2,982 | 74,274 |
Peshawar High Court | 3,591 | 76 | 3,423 | 25,934 | 778 | 686 | 27,341 |
High Court of Balochistan | 501 | 63 | 438 | 6,009 | 484 | 901 | 5,592 |
Islamabad High Court | 1,843 | 45 | 1,797 | 14,440 | 633 | 595 | 14,479 |
Total | 36,770 | 569 | 36,109 | 254,882 | 16,283 | 13,940 | 257,838 |
Total (High Courts) | Old + New (Grand Total) | ||||||
Pending | Instituted | Instituted | Balance | ||||
Lahore High Court | 145,930 | 11,272 | 8,957 | 147,542 | |||
High Court of Sindh | 93,404 | 3,116 | 3,186 | 93,335 | |||
Peshawar High Court | 29,525 | 778 | 762 | 30,764 | |||
High Court of Balochistan | 6,510 | 484 | 964 | 6,030 | |||
Islamabad High Court | 16,283 | 633 | 640 | 16,276 | |||
Total (High Courts) | 291,652 | 16,283 | 14,509 | 293,947 | |||
District Judiciary | Pending | Disp. | Balance | Pending | Instituted | Disposed | Balance |
Punjab | 11,728 | 108 | 11,635 | 1,174,805 | 149,620 | 166,906 | 1,172,916 |
Sindh | 1,584 | 249 | 1,444 | 98,236 | 18,325 | 20,336 | 96,229 |
KPK | 533 | 60 | 473 | 203,676 | 29,765 | 29,963 | 203,557 |
Balochistan | 105 | 5 | 101 | 12,907 | 3,804 | 3,986 | 12,725 |
Islamabad | 1,031 | 7 | 1,024 | 35,974 | 9,007 | 8,252 | 36,729 |
Total | 14,981 | 429 | 14,677 | 1,525,598 | 210,521 | 229,443 | 1,522,156 |
Total District Judiciary | Total | ||||||
Pending | Instituted | Instituted | Balance | ||||
Punjab | 1,186,533 | 149,620 | 167,014 | 1,184,551 | |||
Sindh | 99,820 | 18,325 | 20,585 | 97,673 | |||
KPK | 204,209 | 29,765 | 30,023 | 204,030 | |||
Balochistan | 13,012 | 3,804 | 3,991 | 12,826 | |||
Islamabad | 37,005 | 9,007 | 8,259 | 37,753 | |||
Total | 1,540,579 | 210,521 | 229,872 | 1,536,833 | |||
Superior Courts | Pendency | Institution during the period | Disposal during the period | Balance | |||
Supreme Court | 38,224 | 1,698 | 1,848 | 38,539 | |||
Federal Shariat Court | 579 | 10 | 22 | 567 | |||
Pending | Instituted | Disposed | Balance | ||||
Grand Total | 1,871,034 | 228,512 | 246,251 | 1,869,886 |
For more details visit the official website of Law & Justice Commission of Pakistan.