Rankings Methodology
Rankings Methodology

Shows improvement/decline in unfilled posts of judges over 5 yrs
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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.

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