Appeal (Civil & Criminal)

First appeals in the courts subordinate to the High Court constitute an important stage of litigation in quite a large number of cases. In order to cut short the chequered course of litigation, one of the major steps which will have to be taken would be to reduce the time consumed for the disposal of appeals in the courts subordinate to the High Court. The chart given on page No. 79.98* indicates the number of appeals pending at the district level in the various States in the country in 1978.