The 10 judicial officers from Anand district were issued show-cause notices as they failed to dispose of a suit pending from 1977 despite a directive to dispose it latest by December 2005.
The pendency rate of court cases is not only due to the shortage of judges but also various other factors, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju informed Parliament on Thursday.
The Gujarat High Court expressed its displeasure at cases pending for more than 30 years before the High Court and said that courts in southern States consider it a 'sin' to keep first appeals pending for 5 years.