Central Govt Party To 6.3 Lakh Court Cases; Has Spent ₹272 Crore On Litigation In Last Five Years: Law Ministry

He sought answers to following questions:

(a) the total percentage of cases that involve the Government as a party;

(b) the expenditure on all of these cases, categories by year and type;

(c) the nature of these cases and the courts where they are concentrated and the specific Government department involved therein, year-wise;

(d) the number of service matters that were appealed in courts which did not involve a matter of constitutional ambiguity; (e) status on the National Litigation Policy; and

(f) whether the Government intends to re-draft/update it and if so, the details thereof?

The Ministry of Law and Justice answered that requisite data is not maintained by the Government in the form and manner as sought above, however according to the Legal Information Management & Briefing System (LIMBS) portal, there are presently 6,36,605 pending cases involving the government across various courts.

Government expenditure on litigation over the last five financial years is a total ₹272,01,21,567, as per the annexure attached.