Sri Lanka, July 2 -- Sri Lanka's justice system is under strain, with more than 1.1 million cases pending nationwide, exposing a severe mismatch between caseload and court capacity, Supreme Court Justice Yasantha Kodagoda said.

Speaking at an event, Justice Kodagoda said the sheer volume of pending litigation is placing extraordinary pressure on a court system that operates with limited resources across all levels.

He noted that the backlog is spread across just 333 courts islandwide, ranging from magistrate and district courts to High Courts, appellate courts and the Supreme Court.

"If distributed evenly, each court would be handling over 3,300 cases," he said, pointing to structural bottlenecks that continue to slow down the deliver...