The Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney-at-Law - Minister of Justice and National Integration
The Minister of Justice and National Integration reported that there were 29,132 civil cases pending for 5 to 10 years and 17,271 pending for over 10 years. He stated that measures to address delays include increasing the number of courts, assigning manageable caseloads, and establishing additional courts in high-volume areas, with further details to be tabled in a written answer.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, the answer is as follows.
¶ 02 (a) (1) Number of civil cases over 5 years (i.e., between 5–10 years): 29,132 Number of civil cases over 10 years: 17,271
¶ 03 (2) Hon. Member, I will give a brief answer as the full answer is lengthy and will be tabled.
¶ 04 Measures include: - Increasing the number of courts appropriately. - Assigning to each court a manageable caseload. - Establishing additional courts where there is a high volume of cases.
¶ 05 Examples of recent actions taken are detailed in the written answer laid on the Table.
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