Supreme Court Disposes of Over 16,000 Cases in Last Fiscal Year, Data Shows

Kathmandu. The Supreme Court disposed of 16,634 cases in the last fiscal year.

The total caseload, including cases carried over from the previous fiscal year, petitions, and reports, was 40,741, comprising 25,728 carried-over cases and 15,013 newly registered cases in the last fiscal year. The Supreme Court stated that 40.82 percent of these cases were settled.

According to Arjun Prasad Koirala, spokesperson for the Supreme Court, the number of cases settled by the Supreme Court increased by 6.69 percent compared to the previous fiscal year. Chief Justice Prakash Man Singh Raut presented the annual report for the fiscal year 2081/082 to President Ramchandra Paudel on Wednesday.

According to the report, the total caseload at the High Courts was 83,410, consisting of 25,225 cases carried over from the previous fiscal year and 58,185 newly registered cases in the current fiscal year. Out of these, 61,454 cases, or 73.67 percent, were settled, which is an 8.85 percent increase in case disposal compared to the previous year.

The report mentions that at the District Courts, the total caseload was 268,044, comprising 110,026 cases carried over from the last fiscal year and 158,015 newly registered cases in the current fiscal year. Out of these, 166,467 cases, or 62.10 percent, were settled, marking an 8.90 percent increase in case disposal compared to the previous year.

The report indicated that the total number of cases, writs, petitions, and reports carried over from the previous fiscal year to the Supreme Court and subordinate courts and tribunals was 162,344.

The annual caseload totaled 396,593, including 234,253 newly registered cases in the last fiscal year. Out of this total, 247,033 cases, or 62.29 percent, were settled, leaving 149,560 cases pending, the report stated.