Pillar: Judiciary
Theme: Trends
IJRs: 1, 2, 3
Formula:
Subordinate court judge vacancy (X) = 100 – [(Working subordinate court judges) / (Sanctioned subordinate 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: Parliamentary Questions; Court News, Supreme Court
Notes:
IJR 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. 2. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are not included in trends as their 5-year data was not available separately.
IJR 2: Court News gives combined figures for subordinate courts for West Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Hence, they have identical values. 2. 4-year trend for Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu.
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 considered 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 West Bengal. 4. Data shows 0 sanctioned subordinate court judges for last 4 years for Andaman & Nicobar Islands. 5. Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh are not included in this indicator as their 5-year data was not available separately.
| Rank | State | Score (out of 10) |
|---|---|---|
|
1
|
Jharkhand |
10.00
|
|
2
|
Bihar |
7.96
|
|
3
|
Madhya Pradesh |
7.33
|
|
4
|
Uttarakhand |
7.20
|
|
5
|
Uttar Pradesh |
7.08
|
|
6
|
Chhattisgarh |
6.14
|
|
7
|
Punjab |
6.14
|
|
8
|
Karnataka |
5.30
|
|
9
|
Odisha |
5.26
|
|
10
|
Gujarat |
5.04
|
|
11
|
West Bengal |
4.58
|
|
12
|
Kerala |
4.48
|
|
13
|
Telangana |
4.36
|
|
14
|
Tamil Nadu |
4.33
|
|
15
|
Maharashtra |
2.64
|
|
16
|
Rajasthan |
1.95
|
|
17
|
Andhra Pradesh |
1.19
|
|
18
|
Haryana |
1.00
|