Supreme Court reports 47 per cent fall in pending cases
An 86-point reform plan covering November 2024 to September 2026 cut the backlog to 31,927 cases, with 22,213 shifted to the Federal Constitutional Court.
The Supreme Court has released a report on judicial and institutional reforms covering November 2024 to September 2026, recording a 47 per cent fall in pending cases and a 56 per cent rise in the rate at which cases are decided, Aaj News reported.
The document sets out an 86-point action plan. Sixty-four of its steps are complete, 11 are in progress and 11 need further attention, it says. Pending cases in the court dropped from 60,304 to 31,927 over the period.
The report states that 22,213 cases were transferred to the Federal Constitutional Court after the constitutional amendment. Between November 2024 and September 2026 the court decided 6,998 more cases than were filed before it.
In judicial year 2024-25 the Supreme Court decided 25,989 cases. The figure for the preceding year was 16,620.
Faster hearings have moved the oldest categories forward, according to the report. Death sentence appeals listed for hearing now reach 2026 filings, against cases pending since 2015. Post-arrest bail matters have advanced from 2009 to 2026, and family cases from 2010 to 2026.
The Supreme Court Rules 2025 created a legal framework for e-filing, digital records and virtual hearings. More than 45,131 cases have been filed electronically, more than 264,000 judgments digitised, and 34,883 certified copies issued to litigants.
A public facilitation centre has been set up at the court, a call centre for free legal advice introduced, and an overseas litigants facilitation cell activated for Pakistanis living abroad.
The report also covers the lower judiciary. District courts decided 1,467,675 time-bound cases, including 91,071 in model criminal courts and 42,386 in model civil courts. Targets of between two and 24 months have been fixed for 17 priority categories of cases.
Women facilitation centres operate at 398 locations across judicial districts, offering waiting areas, child care and separate washrooms. An anti-corruption hotline has been set up for complaints against court staff, and the Access to Justice Development Fund is financing solar power, e-libraries and clean water at courts.
The report closes by restating that the reforms are meant to give citizens timely justice, simpler procedures and better facilities.
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