Jodhpur, July 13 -- The principal seat of the Rajasthan high court at Jodhpur entered the second half of 2025 with a total pendency of 258,412 cases, according to the official category-wise statement released for the month of June. Due to the summer vacation, when only vacation benches remain functional, overall disposals remained modest, while pendency across both civil and criminal categories continued to inch upward. The court disposed of 1,534 cases during June, while 6,085 new cases were instituted. This pushed the cumulative pendency up by 4,551 cases in a single month. The disposal included 49 main civil cases, 1,315 main criminal cases, and 170 miscellaneous matters, covering both interlocutory and procedural applications. As of June 30, the civil side accounted for 1,29,324 pending cases, with civil writ petitions alone crossing 71,000, followed by 32,273 civil miscellaneous appeals and 4,551 civil contempt petitions. Several categories, including custom appeals, tax references, and company matters, saw no disposals at all during the month, reflecting a near standstill in non-urgent areas. The criminal side showed 51,281 pending cases, with criminal appeals (26,459) and revisions (8,779) forming the major backlog. An official familiar with the functioning of the court said, 'This year, on an average, fifteen to sixteen judges have been working at the Principal Bench in Jodhpur, which serves as the main seat of the high court....