India's courts face massive backlog: 10,000 SC cases pending over 10 years, 80,000 HC cases over 30 years

Summary

Over 10,000 cases are pending in the Supreme Court for more than ten years, and 80,000 cases in High Courts for over three decades, despite investments in infrastructure. The Law Minister attributed these delays to judicial responsibility and vacancies, with new measures being implemented to address the backlog.