Pillar: Judiciary
Theme: Trends
IJRs: 1, 2, 3
Formula:
Average High Court pending cases (civil + criminal) – X
2017 | X1
2018 | X2 | ((X2/X1)-1)*100 = a
2019 | X3 | ((X3/X2)-1)*100 = b
2020 | X4 | ((X4/X3)-1)*100 = c
2021 | X5 | ((X5/X4)-1)*100 = d
2022 | X6 | ((X6/X5)-1)*100 = e
5-year average (a,b,c,d,e)
Benchmark: Not available
Scoring guide: Lower, the better
Latest period/date: 2018 to 2022
Latest data source: National Judicial Data Grid; Court News, Supreme Court
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 1: Data was not available for 2011-12 for Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura. Hence, a 4-year trend has been computed for these states. 2. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are not included as their 5-year data was not available separately.
IJR 2: 1. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are not included as their 5-year data was not available separately.
IJR 3: Separate data was not available for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana for all 5 years considered for trend. Hence, a 3-year trend has been computed.
| Rank | State | Score (out of 10) |
|---|---|---|
|
1
|
West Bengal |
10.00
|
|
2
|
Tamil Nadu |
9.85
|
|
3
|
Jharkhand |
9.83
|
|
4
|
Odisha |
9.51
|
|
5
|
Kerala |
8.65
|
|
6
|
Uttar Pradesh |
8.25
|
|
7
|
Karnataka |
8.21
|
|
8
|
Haryana |
7.77
|
|
8
|
Punjab |
7.77
|
|
10
|
Telangana |
7.54
|
|
11
|
Madhya Pradesh |
6.76
|
|
12
|
Andhra Pradesh |
6.62
|
|
13
|
Gujarat |
6.46
|
|
14
|
Uttarakhand |
6.36
|
|
15
|
Bihar |
6.12
|
|
16
|
Chhattisgarh |
5.94
|
|
17
|
Maharashtra |
5.69
|
|
18
|
Rajasthan |
1.00
|