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disposal rate has been satisfactory. However, due to negative impact of the first and second year,
the pending cases have increased by 12%.
By the end of the fourth year of the Plan, provided we are to look into the data of all the courts and
tribunals, expected results have not been achieved in disposal of pending cases. Detailed
description is provided herein below:
TABLE: 8
S.
No.
Consolidated Statement of All Courts and Tribunals
Description 2061/062 2062/063 2063/064 2064/065
28
Pursuant to the target of the Plan, the number should have been 33,979
29
Pursuant to the target of the Plan, the number should have been zero
30
Pursuant to the target of the Plan, the number should have been +10%
31
Pursuant to the target of the Plan, the number should have been -10%
20
Average of
4 years
1 Pending balance 56,631 53,826 60,616 54,542 56,404
2 New registration 51,010 51,833 50,386 49,379 50,665
3 Total 107,641 105,709 111,002 103,921 107,068
4 Disposal 53,815 45,093 56,460 44,818 50,047
5 Current balance 53,826 60,616 54,542 59,103 28 -
6 From among the pending balance, cases
exceeding 2 yrs
10,468 10,642 9,328 9,561 29 -
7 Disposal low/high against Number +2,805 -6,790 +6,074 -4,561 -618
new registration
Percentage +5% -13% +12% -9% -1% 30
8 Current balance low/high Number +2,805 +6,790 -6,074 +4,561 +618
against pending balance Percentage -5% +13% -10% +8 +1% 31
Although, the target to reduce the number of cases exceeding two years to zero figure in all the
courts and tribunals could not achieved as expected, the number of cases exceeding two years
from among the total during the first year stood at 19.44% whereas this figure stood at 16.17% in
the fourth year and as such it can be observed that there has been a decline in cases exceeding
two years. Since, disposal of cases as per the target could not reached, reduction of pending
cases at the rate of 10% per year could not be achieved thereby resulting in the increase of case
by 1%.
With regards to disposal of cases by all the courts and tribunals, provided if we are to compare the
disposal with the target of the Plan, some of the courts have made remarkable progress in
reducing the number of old cases. During the first year, from among the 75 District Courts, the
number of courts not having a single case exceeding two years stood at 27, wherein the said figure
stood at 16 in the second year, 30 in the third year and 24 in the fourth year. Similarly, from among
the Appellate Courts, the number of courts not having a single case exceeding two years stood at
3 in the first year, 4 in the second, 6 in the third and 8 in the fourth year. Likewise, although the
overall rate of disposal of cases by all the courts and tribunals could not be achieved as expected,
upon segregation it can be observed that the number of courts have been remarkable in making
progress pursuant to the target of the Plan. Descriptions of courts disposing cases in ratio to
registration of new cases are provided in Annex – 2.
The status of execution of work by various levels of courts and judges during the past four years
of the Plan is as follows: