Chennai: Union Minister for Law and Justice Ravishankar Prasad said the Central government has been focussing on settling cases which were pending for 10 years and above on a priority basis.
Speaking at the 125th anniversary celebrations of the Madras High Court here, he said all cases pending for over ten years and above should be settled and adjudicated on a priority basis.
He said of the total 2.
97 lakh pending cases in Tamil Nadu, a little over 77,000 cases were over 10 years, he said and called for a “mission-mode initiative” for their disposal.
Citing statistics till December 31, 2016, Mr Prasad said the number of such cases at the Madras High Court was 33,960, while it was 44,721 in district and subordinate courts.
