Case Type, State, District wise Pending Criminal Cases with recorded Delay Reason in District Courts
This dataset presents the district-wise count of pending criminal cases in the district courts, organized by case type. It includes only those cases that are more than two years old and have a recorded reason for delay, in accordance with the Supreme Court’s mandate. Case types covered in the dataset include Civil Appeal, Execution Petition, Criminal Appeal, Motor Accident Claims Petition, Civil Suits, Sessions Cases, Magisterial Cases, Commercial Suit, Juvenile Cases, and others.
Case Type, State, District wise Pending Criminal Cases with recorded Delay Reason in District Courts
This dataset presents the district-wise count of pending criminal cases in the district courts, organized by case type. It includes only those cases that are more than two years old and have a recorded reason for delay, in accordance with the Supreme Court’s mandate. Case types covered in the dataset include Civil Appeal, Execution Petition, Criminal Appeal, Motor Accident Claims Petition, Civil Suits, Sessions Cases, Magisterial Cases, Commercial Suit, Juvenile Cases, and others.
The date as of which the pending cases data was reported.
state
String
36
30101
The state or union territory to which the court data belongs.
district_as_per_source
String
711
30101
The district name as recorded in the original data source.
district_as_per_lgd
String
693
29864
The district name standardized according to the Local Government Directory (LGD).
district_lgd_code
Float64
687
29757
The unique numeric code assigned to the district in the Local Government Directory (LGD).
cases_type
String
26
30101
The category or type of court case, such as criminal appeals or juvenile cases.
cases_pending
Float64
6682
30101
The number of cases pending before the courts for the given state, district, and case type.
unit
String
1
30101
The unit of measurement for the pending cases figure, expressed as an absolute count.
note
String
1
0
Optional remarks or annotations related to the data record.
Citation
Ministry of Law and Justice. (2026). Case Type, State, District wise Pending Criminal Cases with recorded Delay Reason in District Courts [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/21261