Over 3 crore cases pending in HCs, lower courts
As many as 38.70 lakh cases were pending in India's 24 high courts and 2.70 crore cases in the district and subordinate courts as on December 31, 2015, Law Minister DV Sadananda Gowda informed the Rajya Sabha on Friday. Last year, high courts disposed of nearly 15.81 lakh cases, while the lower courts cleared over 1.78 crore cases, Gowda added. 