Finance, railways, defence ministries among top 5 litigants in government
Union ministries of finance, railways, defence, labour and employment and home are the “top five litigants” amongst the government, Lok Sabha was informed on Friday.
In a written reply, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said seeking to reduce litigation, ministries and departments such as the railways and the Department of Revenue, involved in a high number of litigations, have been taking several measures for reducing the number of court cases.
Citing data available on the Legal Information Management and Briefing System (LIMBS) portal, he said the finance ministry has 1.73 lakh pending cases, including 9,062 in the Supreme Court.
