Over 10,000 Supreme Court Cases Pending Over a Decade, 80,660 High Court Cases Over 30 Years
The Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal informed the Rajya Sabha that over 10,000 cases have been pending in the Supreme Court for more than a decade, with 26 cases pending over 30 years. Additionally, 80,660 cases in high courts have awaited disposal for over 30 years. The total judicial backlog across all courts stands at approximately 5.64 crore cases. Meghwal attributed delays to factors like case complexity, evidence nature, stakeholder cooperation, and judicial capacity, noting that case disposal timelines fall under the judiciary's exclusive domain.
First-hand measurement across 3 sources
We measured how 3 outlets covered this story. Coverage leans balanced overall (Left 0%, Centre 100%, Right 0%). Overall sentiment is neutral (48/100). Lens Score 54/100.
Outlets measured: indiatoday, timesnow, news18. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
All 3 outlets scored close to centre on political lean. The real divergence here is in emphasis, not lean — compare the headlines below to see how each outlet chose to frame the same facts.
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (47–50/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
news18 broke this story on 3 Aug, 02:00 am. Other outlets followed.