Pillar: Judiciary
Theme: Trends
IJRs: 1, 2, 3
Formula:
High Court judge vacancy (X) = 100 – [(Working High Court judges) / (Sanctioned High Court judges) * 100]
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: 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 1: Data was not available for 2011-12 for Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura. Hence, a 4-year trend has been computed for them. 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: 1. Separate data not available for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana for all 5 years considered. Hence, a 3-year trend has been computed for them.
| Rank | State | Score (out of 10) |
|---|---|---|
|
1
|
Uttar Pradesh |
10.00
|
|
2
|
Gujarat |
8.42
|
|
3
|
Rajasthan |
8.35
|
|
4
|
Jharkhand |
7.14
|
|
5
|
Kerala |
7.14
|
|
6
|
Odisha |
6.98
|
|
7
|
Haryana |
5.72
|
|
7
|
Punjab |
5.72
|
|
9
|
Maharashtra |
5.18
|
|
10
|
Madhya Pradesh |
4.51
|
|
11
|
Tamil Nadu |
4.48
|
|
12
|
West Bengal |
4.42
|
|
13
|
Uttarakhand |
4.27
|
|
14
|
Chhattisgarh |
3.60
|
|
15
|
Bihar |
1.95
|
|
16
|
Karnataka |
1.00
|