Can reducing 'state-litigation' solve half of the judiciary's problems?

Yes, the government is the biggest litigant in the country, but this is not the whole truth

On September 24, Former CJI NV Ramana, in his address at the ISB Leadership Summit 2022, termed the government as the "biggest litigator" and said half of the judiciary's problems would be resolved if the state decided to halt state-sponsored litigation.

However, this is not the first time he made this statement. In May 2021, the then CJI Ramana termed governments as the "biggest litigants", accounting for nearly 50 per cent of pending cases, and said the 'docket explosion' is due to the non-performance of various wings of the executive and the legislature not realising its full potential. 

CJI Ramana