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.

Unfilled posts among subordinate court judges
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Pillar: Judiciary

Theme: Human resources

IJRs: 1, 2, 3

Formula: 100 – [(Working subordinate court judges) / (Sanctioned subordinate court judges) * 100]

Benchmark: 0%

Scoring guide: Lower, the better

Latest period/date: July 2022

Latest data source: Parliamentary Question-Lok Sabha, Unstarred Question No. 2116

Notes:

IJR 1: 1. Court News gives combined figures for subordinate courts for West Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar Islands; Andhra Pradesh and Telangana; Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu. Hence, each pair has identical values.

IJR 2: 1. Due to bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana courts from January 2019, Q4 data of 2018-19 has been used for them. 2. Court News gives combined figures for subordinate courts for West Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Hence, they have identical values.

IJR 3: 1. Parliamentary question shows 0 sanctioned and 13 actual subordinate court judges for Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

Rank State Score (out of 10)
1
Chhattisgarh
7.94
2
Uttarakhand
7.84
3
West Bengal
7.81
4
Maharashtra
7.36
5
Punjab
6.93
6
Jharkhand
6.85
7
Kerala
6.31
8
Tamil Nadu
5.57
9
Telangana
5.45
10
Rajasthan
5.37
11
Andhra Pradesh
5.28
12
Odisha
5.23
13
Karnataka
4.94
14
Gujarat
4.68
15
Madhya Pradesh
4.49
16
Bihar
2.91
17
Uttar Pradesh
2.85
18
Haryana
1.00
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