State, District, Cause of Delay wise Pending Civil Cases with recorded Delay Reason in District Courts
This dataset presents the district-wise count of total pending civil cases in the district courts, organized by the cause of delay. 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. The listed causes of delay include: Awaiting documents, Stayed for reasons, Frequent appeals, Record unavailable, Execution of Decree, Legal Representative not on Record, Stayed by High Court, Stayed by District Court, More witness, Miscellaneous Applications Blocked, Accused absconding, Counsel not available, Parties not interested, and Stayed by Supreme Court.
State, District, Cause of Delay wise Pending Civil Cases with recorded Delay Reason in District Courts
This dataset presents the district-wise count of total pending civil cases in the district courts, organized by the cause of delay. 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. The listed causes of delay include: Awaiting documents, Stayed for reasons, Frequent appeals, Record unavailable, Execution of Decree, Legal Representative not on Record, Stayed by High Court, Stayed by District Court, More witness, Miscellaneous Applications Blocked, Accused absconding, Counsel not available, Parties not interested, and Stayed by Supreme Court.
The date as of which the pending cases figures were recorded or last updated.
state
String
36
57075
The Indian state or union territory to which the pending case data pertains.
district_as_per_source
String
709
57075
Name of the district exactly as reported in the original data source.
district_as_per_lgd
String
689
56415
District name standardized according to the Local Government Directory (LGD) nomenclature.
district_lgd_code
Float64
683
56233
Unique numeric identifier assigned to the district in the Local Government Directory (LGD).
cause_of_delay
String
15
57075
The reason attributed to the delay of pending court cases, such as witness unavailability or lack of counsel.
cases_pending
Float64
4287
57075
The number of court cases pending, expressed as an absolute count.
unit
String
1
57075
The unit of measurement for the reported figure, indicating cases pending in absolute numbers.
note
String
1
0
Supplementary remarks or clarifications associated with the record.
Citation
Ministry of Law and Justice. (2026). State, District, Cause of Delay wise Pending Civil Cases with recorded Delay Reason in District Courts [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/21268