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No pending case in SC older than 50 years: Rijiju

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Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju has said that no pending cases, civil or criminal, in the Supreme Court are more than 50 years old, reported Hindustan Times. In a written reply, Rijiju informed the Parliament that the high courts have 1,514 civil and criminal cases pending that are older than 50 years. The question was reportedly raised by Congress MP Rajmani Patel.