Pillar: Judiciary
Theme: Trends
IJRs: 1, 2, 3
Formula:
Cases pending (subordinate court judge) – 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; Lok Sabha, Unstarred Question No. 2116
Notes:
IJR 1: 1. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are not included in trends 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; Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu. Hence, each pair has identical values for these indicators.
IJR 2: 1. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are 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. 4-year trend calculated for Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu.
IJR 3: Separate data not available for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana for all 5 years considered. Hence, a 3-year trend has been computed for these two states. 2. Data not available on National Judicial Data Grid for all 5 years for Arunachal Pradesh, Lakshadweep. 3. Separate data for judges not available for West Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar Islands for all 5 years. Hence, a 3-year trend has been computed for these states for this indicator. 4. Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh are not included as their 5-year data was not available separately.
| Rank | State | Score (out of 10) |
|---|---|---|
|
1
|
Jharkhand |
10.00
|
|
2
|
Gujarat |
9.83
|
|
3
|
Bihar |
9.24
|
|
4
|
Tamil Nadu |
8.90
|
|
5
|
Chhattisgarh |
8.65
|
|
6
|
Karnataka |
8.35
|
|
7
|
Odisha |
8.22
|
|
8
|
Kerala |
8.00
|
|
9
|
Rajasthan |
7.85
|
|
10
|
Madhya Pradesh |
7.47
|
|
11
|
Uttar Pradesh |
7.37
|
|
12
|
Uttarakhand |
7.31
|
|
13
|
West Bengal |
6.59
|
|
14
|
Punjab |
6.21
|
|
15
|
Telangana |
5.82
|
|
16
|
Maharashtra |
4.80
|
|
17
|
Andhra Pradesh |
1.89
|
|
18
|
Haryana |
1.00
|