Pendency Dashboard
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As of 22 Jun 2026 · Principal Seat, Chennai & Madurai Bench
Bench
AI cluster recommendation
If grouped clusters are heard in batches, an estimated 480 pending cases could be disposed across 6 hearings.
6 active clusters detected across both benches.
Total Pending (to date)
5,84,372
vs. 6.02L · Jul '25
New Today
218
across both benches
Filed (Last 7 days)
1,496
+1.0% w/w
Disposed (Last 7 days)
1,712
Outpacing filings
Net Pendency Change (7d)
-216
net reduction
Pending > 5 Years
61,940
needs prioritisation
Pending > 10 Years
9,233
critical
Avg. Disposal Time
1.8 yrs
rolling 12-mo
Pendency trend
Monthly pending — last 12 months
−17,738 YoY
By bench
Pendency split
Chennai4,38,210
75.0%
Madurai1,46,162
25.0%
Roadmap: scales to district courts via NJDG/e-Courts integration.
Filed vs Disposed
Last 8 weeks
Filed Disposed
By case type
Composition
Writ Petitions38%
Civil Suits / Appeals16%
Criminal Appeals14%
Bail Applications9%
Others8%
Tax Cases6%
Company Petitions4%
Contempt3%
Habeas Corpus2%
By age bucket
How old are pending cases?
Oldest pending
Top 5 — needs hearing
S.A.No. 142 of 1998
Subramania Pillai v. Velayudham
28 yrs
C.S.No. 38 of 2001
Ashok & Co. v. Chennai Port Trust
25 yrs
W.P.No. 8821 of 2003
K. Mohan v. State of TN
23 yrs
S.A.No. 88 of 2019
Lakshmi Ammal v. Ramaswamy (died)
7 yrs
Crl.A.No. 311 of 2017
Murthy v. State
9 yrs