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Assam: 5,13,682 lower court cases pending across state

The number of cases pending in different subordinate courts under the jurisdiction of Gauhati High Court across Assam is 5,13,682 as of February 28, 2025.

Sentinel Digital Desk

Staff Reporter

Guwahati: The number of cases pending in different subordinate courts under the jurisdiction of Gauhati High Court across Assam is 5,13,682 as of February 28, 2025.

The figures regarding pending cases were included in data provided by the Gauhati High Court released recently.

It is worth mentioning that a total of 4,94,689 cases were pending in subordinate courts under the HC at the start of the month of February 2025. During the month, a total of 35,239 cases were instituted, of which 4,910 were civil cases and 30,329 were criminal cases.

Through the month of February 2025, a total of 16,246 court cases were disposed of by the courts, out of which 3,374 were civil cases and 12,872 were criminal ones. The total cases left pending at the close of the month were 5,13,682, of which 1,08,143 were civil and 4,05,539 were criminal cases. As for the pendency of cases more than five years old by the end of February, the total number of such cases stood at 69,543, of which 18,405 were civil cases and 51,138 were criminal ones, as per the data from Gauhati High Court.

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