New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Friday (February 7) was informed in a written reply that the government spent over Rs 66 crore in financial year 2023-24 on contesting cases, which was over 9 crore more compared to the previous financial year.
The written reply said that the amount incurred by the government has gone up since 2014-15 barring two financial years when the COVID-19 pandemic was at its peak,
The Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said that the cost incurred on litigation stood at Rs 26.64 crore in 2014-15, whereas it was Rs 37.43 crore in 2015-16.
Total number of cases pending before apex court for more than 10 years stood at 7,178: Law Minister
Meghwal, in a reply to a separate question, said that the total number of cases pending before the Supreme Court for more than 10 years stood at 7,178 as on February 2, 2025, out of which 5,990 cases are civil in nature and 1,188 are criminal cases, news agency PTI reported.
Centre a party in about seven lakh cases pending across courts, Meghwal informed Rajya Sabha on Thursday
The Law Minister on Thursday informed the Rajya Sabha that the central government is a party in about seven lakh cases pending across courts and out of those pending cases, the Ministry of Finance is a party in about 1.9 lakh cases.
Ministry of Finance mentioned as a party in about 1.9 lakh cases pending across courts
Meghwal, while citing data available on Legal Information Management & Briefing System (LIMBS), told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, “There are about seven lakh cases pending where the Government of India is a party. Out of these, in about 1.9 lakh cases the Ministry of Finance is mentioned as a party”.
Meghwal on Thursday also told the Rajya Sabha in a written reply that following the enactment of the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018, and the Supreme Court order, the Central government introduced a scheme for setting up of Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs).
