Pillar: Judiciary
Theme: Workload
IJRs: 1, 3
Formula:
For each pending case in subordinate courts
(Date on which data was scraped – Date of case filed) = Case pending for X days
Xn = Sum of X days for each case pending in a state
n = total pending cases
Average pendency in subordinate courts (years) = (X1+X2+X3+……+Xn) / n *100
Benchmark: Not available
Scoring guide: Lower, the better
Latest period/date: June 2018 to September 2020
Latest data source: eCourt India Services; DAKSH Database. The DAKSH database is based on data collected from eCourts for a sample set of districts across India
Notes:
IJR 1: 1. Data not available for Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Lakshadweep.
IJR 2: 1. Data not available for Arunachal Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, Lakshadweep Puducherry.