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Rankings Methodology
Andhra Pradesh Bihar Chhattisgarh Gujarat Haryana Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Odisha Punjab Rajasthan Tamil Nadu Telangana Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand West Bengal
Arunachal Pradesh Goa Himachal Pradesh Meghalaya Mizoram Sikkim Tripura
Andaman & Nicobar Islands Chandigarh Dadra & Nagar Haveli Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Daman & Diu Delhi Jammu & Kashmir Ladakh Lakshadweep Puducherry
Assam Manipur Nagaland
Per capita spend on judiciary
Population per High Court judge Population per sub. court judge High Court judge vacancy Sub. court judge vacancy High Court staff vacancy
Women judges (High Court) Women judges (sub. court) SC judges, actual to reserved (sub. court) ST judges, actual to reserved (sub. court) OBC judges, actual to reserved (sub. court)
Courthall shortfall
Cases pending (5-10 years) (sub. court) Cases pending (10+ years) (sub. court) Average High Court pendency Average sub. court pendency Case clearance rate (High Court) Case clearance rate (sub. court) Cases pending (5-10 years) (High Court) Cases pending (10+ years) (High Court) Cases pending for more than 3 years (High Court) New Cases pending for more than 3 years (sub. court) New
Cases pending (per High Court judge), trends Cases pending (per sub. court judge), trends Total cases pending (High Court), trends Total cases pending (sub. court), trends Judge vacancy (High Court), trends Judge vacancy (sub. court), trends Case clearance rate (High Court), trends Case clearance rate (sub. court), trends Difference in spend: judiciary vs state, trends
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Indicates share of women among total high court judges
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Pillar: Judiciary

Theme: Diversity

IJRs: 1, 2, 3

Formula: Women High Court judges / Total High Court judges * 100

Benchmark: Not available

Scoring guide: Higher, the better

Latest period/date: December 2022

Latest data source: Department of Justice

Notes: States and UTs that share a High Court have been assigned the same value. These are Kerala and Lakshadweep; West Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar Islands; Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh; Assam, Mizoram, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh; Maharashtra, Goa, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu; Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.

IJR 2: 1. Due to bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana courts from January 2019, Q4 data of 2018-19 has been used for them.

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State
IJR
Year
Score
Women judges (High Court) (%)
Women judges in High Courts (Number)
Total High Court judges (Number)
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsAndhra PradeshArunachal PradeshAssamBiharChandigarhChhattisgarhDadra & Nagar HaveliDaman & DiuDelhiGoaGujaratHaryanaHimachal PradeshJammu & KashmirJharkhandKarnatakaKeralaLakshadweepMadhya PradeshMaharashtraManipurMeghalayaMizoramNagalandOdishaPuducherryPunjabRajasthanSikkimTamil NaduTelanganaTripuraUttar PradeshUttarakhandWest Bengal 2
Andaman & Nicobar Islands2Aug 20200.0013.2538
Andhra Pradesh2Aug 202010.0019421
Arunachal Pradesh2Aug 20202.294.8121
Assam2Aug 20200.004.8121
Bihar2Aug 20201.000024
Chandigarh2Aug 20200.0018.21055
Chhattisgarh2Aug 20207.7514.3214
Dadra & Nagar Haveli2Aug 20200.0013.4967
Daman & Diu2Aug 20200.0013.4967
Delhi2Aug 20200.0021.9732
Goa2Aug 20204.6313.4967
Gujarat2Aug 20208.0014.8427
Haryana2Aug 20209.5918.21055
Himachal Pradesh2Aug 20204.0011.119
Jammu & Kashmir2Aug 20200.0015.4213
Jharkhand2Aug 20203.785.9117
Karnataka2Aug 20206.1410.9546
Kerala2Aug 20207.3913.5537
Lakshadweep2Aug 20200.0013.5537
Madhya Pradesh2Aug 20205.579.7331
Maharashtra2Aug 20207.3513.4967
Manipur2Aug 20200.00005
Meghalaya2Aug 20201.00004
Mizoram2Aug 20202.294.8121
Nagaland2Aug 20200.004.8121
Odisha2Aug 20203.956.3116
Puducherry2Aug 20200.0016.7954
Punjab2Aug 20209.5918.21055
Rajasthan2Aug 20204.788225
Sikkim2Aug 202010.0033.313
Tamil Nadu2Aug 20208.8816.7954
Telangana2Aug 20204.387.1114
Tripura2Aug 20201.00004
Uttar Pradesh2Aug 20203.395.1599
Uttarakhand2Aug 20201.00009
West Bengal2Aug 20207.2213.2538
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