56,000+ cases pending in Goa’s lower courts, 2,600 for 10+ years

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56,000+ cases pending in Goa’s lower courts, 2,600 for 10+ years

Even as there are 56,467 cases pending in Goa’s lower courts, just 4.7% of these — of 2,674 cases — are pending for over a decade. A large majority of pending cases, over 60%, are ones filed up to three years ago, while the figures for prolonged pendency has stablised in recent years.