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This page shows data for all IJR indicators, organized by pillar and theme. The visualisation below shows how the cluster of 18 large and mid-sized states fare on the chosen indicator, across all 3 IJRs. States ranked 1-6 for the indicator are shown in blue, those ranked 7-12 in light green and those ranked 13-18 in light brown. The table shows the indicator value as well as the raw data used to calculate it. Use the sort feature to sort any column in ascending or descending order. Use the filter feature in the first two columns to compare states or see results for only one IJR. To know more about the indicator, click on the ‘i’ button next to the indicator name. Use the side bar and indicator dropdown to navigate to other indicators across pillars and themes.
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Shows share of cases pending for 5-10 year in subordinate courts
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Pillar: Judiciary

Theme: Workload

IJRs: 1, 2, 3

Formula: Cases pending for 5-10 years in subordinate courts / Total cases pending in subordinate courts * 100

Benchmark: Not available

Scoring guide: Lower, the better

Latest period/date: January 2023

Latest data source: National Judicial Data Grid

Notes:

IJR 1: 1. Data not available for Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland.

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. 2. Figures for Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep and Puducherry are from IJR 1 as their latest data was not available.

IJR 3: 1. Data not available for Arunachal Pradesh and Lakshadweep.

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State
IJR
Year
Score
Cases pending (5-10 years) (sub. court) (%)
Cases pending (5-10 years) in sub. court (Number)
Total cases pending in sub. court (Number)
Andhra PradeshBiharChhattisgarhGujaratHaryanaJharkhandKarnatakaKeralaMadhya PradeshMaharashtraOdishaPunjabRajasthanTamil NaduTelanganaUttar PradeshUttarakhandWest Bengal 2
Andhra Pradesh2Jul 20208.115.4030,7025,68,439
Bihar2Jul 20201.0022.016,62,70530,10,827
Chhattisgarh2Jul 20208.893.5610,0272,81,614
Gujarat2Jul 20205.5711.331,81,73416,03,971
Haryana2Jul 202010.000.989,0079,23,664
Jharkhand2Jul 20202.9517.4568,5683,92,884
Karnataka2Jul 20205.7510.901,79,08816,42,612
Kerala2Jul 20207.746.2588,40014,14,876
Madhya Pradesh2Jul 20206.918.211,20,53614,68,837
Maharashtra2Jul 20204.4813.885,59,58740,30,334
Odisha2Jul 20201.9819.712,56,18912,99,535
Punjab2Jul 20209.711.6611,3696,84,775
Rajasthan2Jul 20203.9215.202,51,87616,57,362
Tamil Nadu2Jul 20205.3411.871,40,30011,82,139
Telangana2Jul 20207.446.9641,2615,92,769
Uttar Pradesh2Jul 20201.2021.5417,02,20379,01,788
Uttarakhand2Jul 20206.748.5919,1842,23,386
West Bengal2Jul 20201.4221.044,86,80523,14,075
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