Supreme Court Reports Over 96,000 Pending Cases Including Long-Standing Ones
The Supreme Court of India currently has over 96,000 pending cases, including 26 cases pending for more than 30 years, as reported by Law Minister Arjun Meghwal in the Rajya Sabha. Across all courts, including 25 high courts and subordinate courts, approximately 5.64 crore cases remain unresolved. The minister attributed case backlogs to factors such as case complexity, evidence nature, and stakeholder cooperation, emphasizing that case disposal is solely the judiciary's responsibility.
First-hand measurement across 2 sources
We measured how 2 outlets covered this story. Coverage leans balanced overall (Left 0%, Centre 100%, Right 0%). Overall sentiment is neutral (48/100). Lens Score 55/100.
Outlets measured: economictimes, news18. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
All 1 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 (47–48/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
news18 broke this story on 23 Jul, 12:15 pm. Other outlets followed.