Janakpur High Court Disposes 3,115 Cases by Baishakh of FY 2082/83

Dhanusha. Janakpur High Court has disposed of 3,115 cases by Baishakh of the current fiscal year 2082/83. A total of 5,651 cases, including old and new, were pending in the court.

According to Ganesh Pandey, Section Officer at the High Court, out of the disposed cases, 2,267 were carried over from the previous year and 3,384 were newly registered, making a total of 5,651 cases in the court. He stated that 2,536 cases are yet to be disposed of.

Providing information about the court, Acting Chief Judge Teknarayan Kunwar of the court informed about the court's work progress and the status of case disposal with the objective of making judicial service delivery more effective, transparent, and citizen-friendly. According to the details, out of the cases carried over, 1,724 cases have been disposed of, leaving 543 cases pending.

Similarly, out of the cases newly registered in the current year, 1,391 cases have been disposed of, while 1,993 cases are still pending. The court's overall case disposal rate has been informed as 55.12 percent.

The court has also stated that it is conducting a campaign to prioritize and conclude cases that have been pending for a long time. According to public details, 374 cases pending for one to 18 months, 70 cases pending for 18 months to two years, and four cases pending for more than two years are still under consideration.

Similarly, the court has stated that the number of pending cases registered by the end of Poush 2081 is 124.

Acting Chief Judge Kunwar said that speedy, impartial, and effective justice delivery is necessary to maintain citizens' trust in the judiciary. He mentioned that the court is prioritizing the disposal of old cases and expressed that the role of the media is important in expanding citizens' access to justice.

The court has stated that it has set a target of disposing of 4,546 cases for the current fiscal year.