A total of 2,02,082 cases (36,358 criminal cases and 1,65,724 civil cases) are still pending in the Odisha High Court till date, said law Minister Arun Sahu while replying to a question of BJP MlA Dillip Ray in the State Assembly on Tuesday. The Minister added that 10,70,377 cases (8,25,082 criminal cases and 2, 45,295 civil cases) are pending in the lower courts of the State. Apart from that, the High Court has 83,962 and the lower courts have 3, 96,174 five-year-old cases, he added.
Sahu further informed that 20 judges have been appointed against the sanctioned strength of 27 in the High Court, while 121 posts are lying vacant against the sanctioned strength of 690 judges in the lower courts in the State. He assured that the State Government has taken steps to set up courts in the State for speedy disposal of cases.