ParliamentPosted at: Jan 5 2018 6:48PM Backlog of 2.61 cr cases in lower courts, PrasadNew Delhi, Jan 5 (UNI) There is a backlog of 2.61 crore cases in lower courts, 34.27 lakh cases in High Courts and 55,459 cases in the Supreme Court, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said in the Rajya Sabha on Friday. Replying to supplementaries during Question Hour on clearance of pending cases, he said the government can make policies and can support the judiciary but these matters are dependent on the judiciary.In answer to a question from Naresh Agarwal (SP) on whether the government will ban Public Interest Litigations, which take a long time for disbursal, Mr Prasad said the PIL provision was for protecting the Please log in to get detailed story.Tags: #Backlog of 2.61 cr cases in lower courts# Prasad