Rankings Methodology
Rankings Methodology
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. 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. Mouseover on the map to see a state’s exact values for the indicator and the raw data used to calculate the indicator. 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.

Shows improvement/ decline in total pending cases over 5 years
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Pillar: Judiciary

Theme: Trends

IJRs: 1, 2, 3

Formula:

Average subordinate 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:

IJR 1: 1. Court News gives combined figures for subordinate courts for West Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar Islands; Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu. Hence, each pair has identical values for these indicators. 2. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana not included as their 5-year data was not available separately.

IJR 2: 1. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana not included as their 5-year data was not available separately. 2.           Court News gives combined figures for subordinate courts for West Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Hence, they have identical values. 3. For Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, 4-year trends have been calculated.

IJR 3: 1. Separate data not available for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana for all 5 years considered for trend. Hence, a 3-year trend has been computed for them. 2. Data not available on National Judicial Data Grid for all 5 years for Arunachal Pradesh and Lakshadweep. 3. Separate data for judges not available for Andaman & Nicobar Islands and West Bengal for all 5 years. Hence, a 3-year trend has been computed for them. 4. Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh are not included as their 5-year data was not available separately.

Rank State Score (out of 10)
1
Gujarat
10.00
2
West Bengal
8.74
3
Karnataka
7.80
4
Tamil Nadu
7.63
5
Kerala
7.59
6
Jharkhand
7.11
7
Rajasthan
6.81
8
Odisha
6.72
9
Bihar
6.48
10
Chhattisgarh
6.28
11
Maharashtra
6.25
12
Madhya Pradesh
5.93
13
Uttarakhand
5.43
14
Punjab
5.01
15
Uttar Pradesh
4.50
16
Andhra Pradesh
3.25
17
Telangana
2.14
18
Haryana
1.00
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