Lok Sabha Question No. 1744 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-11
Subject: Cases pending in Courts
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Upendra Singh Rawat, Bholanath (B.P. Saroj)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW & JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1744 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 11 th  FEBRUARY, 2022

## CASES PENDING IN COURTS

1744. SHRI UPENDRA SINGH RAWAT: SHRI BHOLANATH (B.P. SAROJ):

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  number  of  cases  pending  in  the  Supreme  Court,  High  Courts  and District  Courts  in  the  country  during  the  last  three  years,  court-wise, State/UT-wise including Uttar Pradesh; and
- (b)  the  number of  vacancies of Judges in Supreme Court, High Courts and District  Courts  of  the  country  during  the  last  three  years,  court-wise, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

- (a): The total number of pending cases in Supreme Court of India during the last three years is as under:-

| 2020 (as on 02.01.2020)   | 2021 (as on 01.01.2021)   | 2022 (as on 01.01.2022)   |
|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| 59,859                    | 65,086                    | 70,239                    |

As  per  information  available  on  National  Judicial  Data  Grid  (NJDG),  the total number of pending cases during the last three years in various High Courts and District  &  Subordinate  Courts  in  the  country  is  at Annexure  I  &  Annexure  II respectively.

(b): A statement showing the sanctioned strength, working strength and vacancies of judges in Supreme Court of India and High Courts during the last three years is at Annexure-III .

A statement showing the sanctioned strength working, strength and vacancies of judges in District & Subordinate Courts during the last three years is at Annexure IV.

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## ANNEXURE-I

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (A)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1744  FOR  ANSWER  ON  11.02.2022  REGARDING CASES PENDING IN COURTS.

| Sl. No   | High Court                | Pendency As on 31.12.2019*   | Pendency As on 31.12.2020**   | Pendency As on 22.03.2021**   | Pendency As on 31.01.2022**   |
|----------|---------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1.       | Allahabad                 | 9,44,657                     | 7,73,408                      | 7,86,052                      | 8,09,043                      |
| 2.       | Punjab &Haryana           | 3,53,888                     | 6,37,148                      | 6,64,677                      | 4,48,889                      |
| 3.       | Madras                    | 2,72,722                     | 5,80770                       | 5,81,186                      | 5,79,140                      |
| 4.       | Madhya Pradesh            | 3,57,929                     | 3,62,932                      | 3,73,960                      | 4,13,467                      |
| 5.       | Andhra Pradesh            | 1,93,594                     | 2,07,762                      | 2,10,900                      | 2,24,459                      |
| 6.       | Bombay                    | 3,05,962                     | 5,59,119                      | 5,50,048                      | 5,72,380                      |
| 7.       | Rajasthan                 | 4,59828                      | 5,23,600                      | 5,36,533                      | 5,79,340                      |
| 8.       | Karnataka                 | 2,71929                      | 2,93,259                      | 2,80,447                      | 2,62,297                      |
| 9.       | Calcutta                  | 2,28,060                     | 2,67,431                      | 2,71,570                      | 2,25,807                      |
| 10.      | Orissa                    | 1,50562                      | 1,72,476                      | 1,72,038                      | 2,01,729                      |
| 11.      | Kerala                    | 1,96,823                     | 2,14,384                      | 2,18,173                      | 2,12,002                      |
| 12.      | Patna                     | 1,72,425                     | 1,78,835                      | 2,00,898                      | 2,24,072                      |
| 13.      | Gujarat                   | 1,29,184                     | 1,42,803                      | 1,48,055                      | 1,52,129                      |
| 14.      | Jharkhand                 | 85,272                       | 88,445                        | 86,398                        | 86,908                        |
| 15.      | Delhi                     | 80,950                       | 91,195                        | 91,195                        | 1,01,599                      |
| 16.      | Jammu &Kashmir and Ladakh | 71,693                       | 63,468                        | 61,779                        | 48,341                        |
| 17.      | Chhattisgarh              | 69,316                       | 75,836                        | 76,839                        | 82,376                        |
| 18.      | Uttarakhand               | 35,407                       | 38,676                        | 38,676                        | 42,511                        |
| 19.      | Himachal Pradesh          | 54,452                       | 73,862                        | 76,926                        | 83,199                        |
| 20.      | Gauhati                   | 37,243                       | 51,901                        | 52,482                        | 55,927                        |
| 21.      | Manipur                   | 2,468                        | 4,374                         | 4,567                         | 4,942                         |
| 22.      | Tripura                   | 2,586                        | 2,347                         | 2,347                         | 1,785                         |
| 23.      | Meghalaya                 | 757                          | 1,443                         | 1,386                         | 1,613                         |
| 24.      | Sikkim                    | 234                          | 241                           | 244                           | 184                           |
| 25.      | Telengana                 | 206413                       | 236852                        | 236852                        | 2,60,532                      |
| Total    |                           | 46,84,354                    | 56,42,567                     | 57,24,228                     | 56,74,671                     |

## ANNEXURE-II

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED

## QUESTION NO. 1744 FOR ANSWER ON 11.02.2022 REGARDING CASES PENDING IN COURTS.

| Sl. No   | Name of the State/UTs   | Total Number of Pending Cases (As on 31/12/2019)*   | Total Number of Pending Cases (As on 31/12/2020) **   | Total Number of Pending Cases (As on 22.03.2021)**   | Total Number of Pending Cases (As on 31.01.2022)**   |
|----------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Uttar Pradesh           | 7807863                                             | 8572092                                               | 8821412                                              | 9912623                                              |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh          | 567096                                              | 635220                                                | 667016                                               | 780331                                               |
| 3        | Telangana               | 580193                                              | 674301                                                | 715199                                               | 812076                                               |
| 4        | Maharashtra             | 3821487                                             | 4516311                                               | 4678764                                              | 4927025                                              |
| 5        | Goa                     | 49049                                               | 56545                                                 | 57485                                                | 57526                                                |
| 6        | Diu and Daman           | 5344                                                | 2777                                                  | 2860                                                 | 2914                                                 |
| 7        | West Bengal             | 2048697                                             | 2380633                                               | 2434641                                              | 2614101                                              |
| 8        | Andaman &Nicobar        | 9795                                                | 0                                                     | 0                                                    | 0                                                    |
| 9        | Chhattisgarh            | 285025                                              | 324273                                                | 347924                                               | 380784                                               |
| 10       | Delhi                   | 882366                                              | 955850                                                | 1009292                                              | 1103855                                              |
| 11       | Gujarat                 | 1595813                                             | 1890667                                               | 2052835                                              | 1982577                                              |
| 12       | Assam                   | 301427                                              | 357197                                                | 374714                                               | 422544                                               |
| 13       | Nagaland                | 3361                                                | 1539                                                  | 2143                                                 | 2613                                                 |
| 14       | Meghalaya               | 13673                                               | 10403                                                 | 10444                                                | 14787                                                |
| 15       | Manipur                 | 6516                                                | 10794                                                 | 11524                                                | 12929                                                |
| 16       | Tripura                 | 27491                                               | 41032                                                 | 39560                                                | 36222                                                |
| 17       | Mizoram                 | 6589                                                | 4699                                                  | 4573                                                 | 6135                                                 |
| 18       | Arunachal Pradesh       | 10658                                               | --                                                    | --                                                   | --                                                   |
| 19       | Himachal Pradesh        | 293706                                              | 416564                                                | 421449                                               | 464579                                               |
| 20       | Jammu &Kashmir          | 172769                                              | 215803                                                | 223551                                               | 249751                                               |
| 21       | Jharkhand               | 365642                                              | 438567                                                | 460533                                               | 501563                                               |
| 22       | Karnataka               | 1531008                                             | 1746886                                               | 1924880                                              | 1853931                                              |
| 23       | Kerala                  | 1614277                                             | 1798342                                               | 1885520                                              | 1963012                                              |
| 24       | U.T. of Lakshadweep     | 397                                                 | --                                                    | --                                                   | --                                                   |
| 25       | Madhya Pradesh          | 1455435                                             | 1690053                                               | 1755712                                              | 1897219                                              |
| 26       | Tamil Nadu              | 1137684                                             | 1288573                                               | 1313263                                              | 1383304                                              |
| 27       | Puducherry              | 30094                                               | --                                                    | --                                                   | 34254                                                |
| 28       | Odisha                  | 1433522                                             | 1382538                                               | 1412802                                              | 1529466                                              |
| 29       | Bihar                   | 2714344                                             | 3158070                                               | 3230617                                              | 3394905                                              |
| 30       | Punjab                  | 642327                                              | 814538                                                | 852420                                               | 933806                                               |
| 31       | Haryana                 | 853375                                              | 1100904                                               | 1156771                                              | 1306494                                              |
| 32       | Chandigarh              | 62955                                               | 57418                                                 | 61476                                                | 71130                                                |
| 33       | Rajasthan               | 1769823                                             | 1830462                                               | 1916328                                              | 2063032                                              |
| 34       | Sikkim                  | 1142                                                | 1570                                                  | 1697                                                 | 1942                                                 |
| 35       | Uttarakhand             | 195281                                              | 260564                                                | 274913                                               | 307491                                               |
| 36       | D &NHaveli              |                                                     | 3502                                                  | 3378                                                 | 3708                                                 |
| 37       | Ladakh                  | ----                                                | 749                                                   | 792                                                  | 928                                                  |
|          | Total                   | 32296224                                            | 36639436                                              | 38126488                                             | 41029557                                             |

*Data Source Supreme Court of India.**Data Source NJDG Portal.

Annexure - III STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (B)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1744 FOR ANSWER ON 11.02.2022 REGARDING CASES PENDING IN COURTS. Statement  showing  sanctioned  strength,  working  strength  of  the  judges  in  the

Supreme Court and High Court as on 01.01.2020

|       |                          | Sanctioned strength   | Sanctioned strength   | Sanctioned strength   | Working strength   | Working strength   | Working strength   | Vacancies   | Vacancies   | Vacancies   |
|-------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| A. B. | Supreme Court High Court | Pmt.                  | 34 Addl               | Total                 | Pmt.               | 33 Addl            | Total              | Pmt.        | 01 Addl     | Total       |
| 1     | Allahabad                | 76                    | 84                    | 160                   | 67                 | 40                 | 107                | 09          | 44          | 53          |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh           | 28                    | 09                    | 37                    | 15                 | 0                  | 15                 | 13          | 09          | 22          |
| 3     | Bombay                   | 71                    | 23                    | 94                    | 55                 | 15                 | 70                 | 16          | 08          | 24          |
| 4     | Calcutta                 | 54                    | 18                    | 72                    | 22                 | 18                 | 40                 | 32          | 0           | 32          |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh             | 17                    | 05                    | 22                    | 11                 | 04                 | 15                 | 06          | 01          | 07          |
| 6     | Delhi                    | 45                    | 15                    | 60                    | 36                 | 0                  | 36                 | 09          | 15          | 24          |
| 7     | Gauhati                  | 18                    | 06                    | 24                    | 15                 | 06                 | 21                 | 03          | 0           | 03          |
| 8     | Gujarat                  | 39                    | 13                    | 52                    | 27                 | 0                  | 27                 | 12          | 13          | 25          |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh         | 10                    | 03                    | 13                    | 09                 | 01                 | 10                 | 01          | 02          | 03          |
| 10    | Jammu &Kashmir           | 13                    | 04                    | 17                    | 08                 | 0                  | 08                 | 05          | 04          | 09          |
| 11    | Jharkhand                | 19                    | 06                    | 25                    | 17                 | 02                 | 19                 | 02          | 04          | 06          |
| 12    | Karnataka                | 47                    | 15                    | 62                    | 19                 | 21                 | 40                 | 28          | -06         | 22          |
| 13    | Kerala                   | 35                    | 12                    | 47                    | 27                 | 05                 | 32                 | 08          | 07          | 15          |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh           | 40                    | 13                    | 53                    | 31                 | 0                  | 31                 | 09          | 13          | 22          |
| 15    | Madras                   | 56                    | 19                    | 75                    | 46                 | 09                 | 55                 | 10          | 10          | 20          |
| 16    | Manipur                  | 04                    | 01                    | 05                    | 04                 | 0                  | 04                 | 0           | 01          | 01          |
| 17    | Meghalaya                | 03                    | 01                    | 04                    | 03                 | 0                  | 03                 | 0           | 01          | 01          |
| 18    | Orissa                   | 20                    | 07                    | 27                    | 14                 | 0                  | 14                 | 06          | 07          | 13          |
| 19    | Patna                    | 40                    | 13                    | 53                    | 26                 | 0                  | 26                 | 14          | 13          | 27          |
| 20    | Punjab &Haryana          | 64                    | 21                    | 85                    | 38                 | 17                 | 55                 | 26          | 04          | 30          |
| 21    | Rajasthan                | 38                    | 12                    | 50                    | 21                 | 0                  | 21                 | 17          | 12          | 29          |
| 22    | Sikkim                   | 03                    | 0                     | 03                    | 03                 | 0                  | 03                 | 0           | 0           | 0           |
| 23    | Telangana                | 18                    | 06                    | 24                    | 12                 | 01                 | 13                 | 06          | 05          | 11          |
| 24    | Tripura                  | 04                    | 0                     | 04                    | 03                 | 0                  | 03                 | 01          | 0           | 01          |
| 25    | Uttarakhand              | 09                    | 02                    | 11                    | 09                 | 01                 | 10                 | 0           | 01          | 01          |
|       | Total                    | 771                   | 308                   | 1079                  | 538                | 140                | 678                | 233         | 168         | 401         |

Statement  showing  sanctioned  strength,  working  strength  of  the  judges  in  the Supreme Court and High Court as on 01.01.2021

| A.   |                          | Sanctioned strength   | Sanctioned strength   | Sanctioned strength   | Working strength   | Working strength   | Working strength   | Vacancies   | Vacancies   | Vacancies   |
|------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| B.   | Supreme Court High Court | Pmt.                  | 34 Addl               | Total                 | Pmt.               | 30 Addl            | Total              | Pmt.        | 04 Addl     | Total       |
| 1    | Allahabad                | 120                   | 40                    | 160                   | 82                 | 14                 | 96                 | 38          | 26          | 64          |
| 2    | Andhra Pradesh           | 28                    | 09                    | 37                    | 18                 | 0                  | 18                 | 10          | 09          | 19          |
| 3    | Bombay                   | 71                    | 23                    | 94                    | 49                 | 15                 | 64                 | 22          | 08          | 30          |
| 4    | Calcutta                 | 54                    | 18                    | 72                    | 32                 | 02                 | 34                 | 22          | 16          | 38          |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh             | 17                    | 05                    | 22                    | 13                 | 01                 | 14                 | 04          | 04          | 08          |
| 6    | Delhi                    | 45                    | 15                    | 60                    | 30                 | 0                  | 30                 | 15          | 15          | 30          |
| 7    | Gauhati                  | 18                    | 06                    | 24                    | 17                 | 03                 | 20                 | 01          | 03          | 04          |
| 8    | Gujarat                  | 39                    | 13                    | 52                    | 29                 | 0                  | 29                 | 10          | 13          | 23          |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh         | 10                    | 03                    | 13                    | 09                 | 0                  | 09                 | 01          | 03          | 04          |
| 10   | J &Kand Ladakh           | 13                    | 04                    | 17                    | 11                 | 0                  | 11                 | 02          | 04          | 06          |
| 11   | Jharkhand                | 19                    | 06                    | 25                    | 17                 | 0                  | 17                 | 02          | 06          | 08          |
| 12   | Karnataka                | 47                    | 15                    | 62                    | 26                 | 20                 | 46                 | 21          | -05         | 16          |
| 13   | Kerala                   | 35                    | 12                    | 47                    | 30                 | 07                 | 37                 | 05          | 05          | 10          |
| 14   | Madhya Pradesh           | 40                    | 13                    | 53                    | 32                 | 0                  | 29                 | 11          | 13          | 24          |
| 15   | Madras                   | 56                    | 19                    | 75                    | 52                 | 10                 | 62                 | 04          | 09          | 13          |
| 16   | Manipur                  | 04                    | 01                    | 05                    | 04                 | 01                 | 05                 | 0           | 0           | 0           |
| 17   | Meghalaya                | 03                    | 01                    | 04                    | 04                 | 0                  | 04                 | -01         | 01          | 0           |
| 18   | Orissa                   | 20                    | 07                    | 27                    | 15                 | 0                  | 15                 | 05          | 07          | 12          |
| 19   | Patna                    | 40                    | 13                    | 53                    | 22                 | 0                  | 22                 | 18          | 13          | 31          |
| 20   | Punjab& Haryana          | 64                    | 21                    | 85                    | 42                 | 11                 | 53                 | 22          | 10          | 32          |
| 21   | Rajasthan                | 38                    | 12                    | 50                    | 23                 | 0                  | 23                 | 15          | 12          | 27          |
| 22   | Sikkim                   | 03                    | 0                     | 03                    | 03                 | 0                  | 03                 | 0           | 0           | 0           |
| 23   | Telangana                | 18                    | 06                    | 24                    | 14                 | 0                  | 14                 | 04          | 06          | 10          |
| 24   | Tripura                  | 04                    | 0                     | 04                    | 04                 | 0                  | 04                 | 0           | 0           | 0           |
| 25   | Uttarakhand              | 09                    | 02                    | 11                    | 08                 | 01                 | 09                 | 01          | 01          | 02          |
|      | Total                    | 815                   | 264                   | 1079                  | 583                | 85                 | 668                | 232         | 179         | 411         |

Statement  showing  sanctioned  strength,  working  strength  of  the  judges  in  the Supreme Court and High Court as on 01.01.2022

|       |                          | Sanctioned strength   | Sanctioned strength   | Sanctioned strength   | Working strength   | Working strength   | Working strength   | Vacancies   | Vacancies   | Vacancies   |
|-------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| A. B. | Supreme Court High Court | Pmt.                  | 34 Addl               | Total                 | Pmt.               | 32 Addl            | Total              | Pmt.        | 02 Addl     | Total       |
| 1     | Allahabad                | 120                   | 40                    | 160                   | 74                 | 19                 | 93                 | 46          | 21          | 67          |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh           | 28                    | 09                    | 37                    | 20                 | 0                  | 20                 | 08          | 09          | 17          |
| 3     | Bombay                   | 71                    | 23                    | 94                    | 52                 | 08                 | 60                 | 19          | 15          | 34          |
| 4     | Calcutta                 | 54                    | 18                    | 72                    | 30                 | 09                 | 39                 | 24          | 09          | 33          |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh             | 17                    | 05                    | 22                    | 10                 | 03                 | 13                 | 07          | 02          | 09          |
| 6     | Delhi                    | 45                    | 15                    | 60                    | 30                 | 0                  | 30                 | 15          | 15          | 30          |
| 7     | Gauhati                  | 18                    | 06                    | 24                    | 17                 | 06                 | 23                 | 01          | 0           | 01          |
| 8     | Gujarat                  | 39                    | 13                    | 52                    | 32                 | 0                  | 32                 | 07          | 13          | 20          |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh         | 10                    | 03                    | 13                    | 08                 | 01                 | 09                 | 02          | 02          | 04          |
| 10    | J &Kand Ladakh           | 13                    | 04                    | 17                    | 13                 | 0                  | 13                 | 0           | 04          | 04          |
| 11    | Jharkhand                | 19                    | 06                    | 25                    | 19                 | 01                 | 20                 | 0           | 05          | 05          |
| 12    | Karnataka                | 47                    | 15                    | 62                    | 39                 | 06                 | 45                 | 08          | 09          | 17          |
| 13    | Kerala                   | 35                    | 12                    | 47                    | 27                 | 12                 | 39                 | 08          | 0           | 08          |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh           | 40                    | 13                    | 53                    | 29                 | 0                  | 29                 | 11          | 13          | 24          |
| 15    | Madras                   | 56                    | 19                    | 75                    | 45                 | 15                 | 60                 | 11          | 04          | 15          |
| 16    | Manipur                  | 04                    | 01                    | 05                    | 03                 | 01                 | 04                 | 01          | 0           | 01          |
| 17    | Meghalaya                | 03                    | 01                    | 04                    | 03                 | 0                  | 03                 | 0           | 01          | 01          |
| 18    | Orissa                   | 20                    | 07                    | 27                    | 18                 | 0                  | 18                 | 02          | 07          | 09          |
| 19    | Patna                    | 40                    | 13                    | 53                    | 26                 | 0                  | 26                 | 14          | 13          | 27          |
| 20    | Punjab& Haryana          | 64                    | 21                    | 85                    | 43                 | 06                 | 49                 | 21          | 15          | 36          |
| 21    | Rajasthan                | 38                    | 12                    | 50                    | 28                 | 0                  | 28                 | 10          | 12          | 22          |
| 22    | Sikkim                   | 03                    | 0                     | 03                    | 03                 | 0                  | 03                 | 0           | 0           | 0           |
| 23    | Telangana                | 32                    | 10                    | 42                    | 19                 | 0                  | 19                 | 13          | 10          | 23          |
| 24    | Tripura                  | 04                    | 01                    | 05                    | 05                 | 0                  | 05                 | -01         | 01          | 0           |
| 25    | Uttarakhand              | 09                    | 02                    | 11                    | 07                 | 0                  | 07                 | 02          | 02          | 04          |
|       | Total                    | 829                   | 269                   | 1098                  | 600                | 87                 | 687                | 229         | 182         | 411         |

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (B) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1744 FOR ANSWER ON 11.02.2022 REGARDING CASES PENDING IN COURTS.

## Statement  showing  sanctioned  strength,  working  strength  and  vacancies  of  the  judges District & Subordinate Courts  as on 01.01.2020

| Sl. No.   | States &UTs         |   Total Sanctioned Strength |   Total Working Strength |   Total Vacancy |
|-----------|---------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------|
| 1         | Andaman and Nicobar |                           0 |                       13 |             -13 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh      |                         597 |                      529 |              68 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh   |                          41 |                       27 |              14 |
| 4         | Assam               |                         441 |                      412 |              29 |
| 5         | Bihar               |                        1925 |                     1149 |             776 |
| 6         | Chandigarh          |                          30 |                       29 |               1 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh        |                         468 |                      393 |              75 |
| 8         | D &NHaveli          |                           3 |                        3 |               0 |
| 9         | Daman &Diu          |                           4 |                        3 |               1 |
| 10        | Delhi               |                         799 |                      681 |             118 |
| 11        | Goa                 |                          50 |                       43 |               7 |
| 12        | Gujarat             |                        1521 |                     1185 |             336 |
| 13        | Haryana             |                         772 |                      475 |             297 |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh    |                         175 |                      153 |              22 |
| 15        | Jammu and Kashmir   |                         290 |                      232 |              58 |
| 16        | Jharkhand           |                         677 |                      461 |             216 |
| 17        | Karnataka           |                        2703 |                     2169 |             534 |
| 18        | Kerala              |                         536 |                      457 |              79 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep         |                           3 |                        3 |               0 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh      |                        2021 |                     1620 |             401 |
| 21        | Maharashtra         |                        2189 |                     1942 |             247 |
| 22        | Manipur             |                          55 |                       39 |              16 |
| 23        | Meghalaya           |                          97 |                       49 |              48 |
| 24        | Mizoram             |                          64 |                       46 |              18 |
| 25        | Nagaland            |                          33 |                       25 |               8 |
| 26        | Odisha              |                         919 |                      770 |             149 |
| 27        | Puducherry          |                          26 |                       11 |              15 |
| 28        | Punjab              |                         675 |                      579 |              96 |
| 29        | Rajasthan           |                        1428 |                     1120 |             308 |
| 30        | Sikkim              |                          25 |                       19 |               6 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu          |                        1255 |                     1080 |             175 |
| 32        | Telangana           |                         413 |                      334 |              79 |
| 33        | Tripura             |                         120 |                       96 |              24 |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh       |                        3416 |                     2578 |             838 |
| 35        | Uttarakhand         |                         294 |                      228 |              66 |
| 36        | West Bengal         |                        1014 |                      918 |              96 |
| TOTAL     |                     |                       25079 |                    19871 |            5208 |

## Statement  showing  sanctioned  strength,  working  strength  and  vacancies  of  the  judges District & Subordinate Courts  as on 01.01.2021

| Sl. No.   | States &UTs         |   Total Sanctioned Strength |   Total Working Strength |   Total Vacancy |
|-----------|---------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------|
| 1         | Andaman and Nicobar |                           0 |                       13 |             -13 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh      |                         607 |                      510 |              97 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh   |                          41 |                       32 |               9 |
| 4         | Assam               |                         466 |                      412 |              54 |
| 5         | Bihar               |                        1936 |                     1433 |             503 |
| 6         | Chandigarh          |                          30 |                       26 |               4 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh        |                         480 |                      387 |              93 |
| 8         | D &NHaveli          |                           3 |                        2 |               1 |
| 9         | Daman &Diu          |                           4 |                        4 |               0 |
| 10        | Delhi               |                         799 |                      648 |             151 |
| 11        | Goa                 |                          50 |                       40 |              10 |
| 12        | Gujarat             |                        1521 |                     1152 |             369 |
| 13        | Haryana             |                         772 |                      493 |             279 |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh    |                         175 |                      161 |              14 |
| 15        | Jammu and Kashmir   |                         296 |                      255 |              41 |
| 16        | Jharkhand           |                         675 |                      544 |             131 |
| 17        | Karnataka           |                        1357 |                     1071 |             286 |
| 18        | Kerala              |                         538 |                      470 |              68 |
| 19        | Ladakh              |                          16 |                        8 |               8 |
| 20        | Lakshadweep         |                           3 |                        3 |               0 |
| 21        | Madhya Pradesh      |                        2021 |                     1610 |             411 |
| 22        | Maharashtra         |                        2190 |                     1940 |             250 |
| 23        | Manipur             |                          54 |                       36 |              18 |
| 24        | Meghalaya           |                          97 |                       49 |              48 |
| 25        | Mizoram             |                          64 |                       43 |              21 |
| 26        | Nagaland            |                          33 |                       26 |               7 |
| 27        | Odisha              |                         950 |                      756 |             194 |
| 28        | Puducherry          |                          26 |                       11 |              15 |
| 29        | Punjab              |                         692 |                      593 |              99 |
| 30        | Rajasthan           |                        1489 |                     1292 |             197 |
| 31        | Sikkim              |                          25 |                       20 |               5 |
| 32        | Tamil Nadu          |                        1298 |                     1049 |             249 |
| 33        | Telangana           |                         474 |                      378 |              96 |
| 34        | Tripura             |                         120 |                       97 |              23 |
| 35        | Uttar Pradesh       |                        3634 |                     2581 |            1053 |
| 36        | Uttarakhand         |                         297 |                      255 |              42 |
| 37        | West Bengal         |                        1014 |                      918 |              96 |
|           | TOTAL               |                       24247 |                    19318 |            4929 |

## Statement showing sanctioned strength, working strength and vacancies of the judges District & Subordinate Courts  as on 01.01.2022

| Sl. No.   | States &UTs         |   Total Sanctioned Strength |   Total Working Strength |   Total Vacancy |
|-----------|---------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------|
| 1         | Andaman and Nicobar |                           0 |                       13 |             -13 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh      |                         607 |                      491 |             116 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh   |                          41 |                       32 |               9 |
| 4         | Assam               |                         467 |                      436 |              31 |
| 5         | Bihar               |                        1954 |                     1394 |             560 |
| 6         | Chandigarh          |                          30 |                       30 |               0 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh        |                         482 |                      409 |              73 |
| 8         | D &NHaveli          |                           3 |                        2 |               1 |
| 9         | Daman &Diu          |                           4 |                        4 |               0 |
| 10        | Delhi               |                         884 |                      692 |             192 |
| 11        | Goa                 |                          50 |                       40 |              10 |
| 12        | Gujarat             |                        1523 |                     1123 |             400 |
| 13        | Haryana             |                         772 |                      482 |             290 |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh    |                         175 |                      160 |              15 |
| 15        | Jammu and Kashmir   |                         300 |                      241 |              59 |
| 16        | Jharkhand           |                         675 |                      523 |             152 |
| 17        | Karnataka           |                        1363 |                     1087 |             276 |
| 18        | Kerala              |                         569 |                      488 |              81 |
| 19        | Ladakh              |                          17 |                        9 |               8 |
| 20        | Lakshadweep         |                           3 |                        3 |               0 |
| 21        | Madhya Pradesh      |                        2021 |                     1552 |             469 |
| 22        | Maharashtra         |                        2190 |                     1940 |             250 |
| 23        | Manipur             |                          59 |                       42 |              17 |
| 24        | Meghalaya           |                          97 |                       49 |              48 |
| 25        | Mizoram             |                          65 |                       42 |              23 |
| 26        | Nagaland            |                          34 |                       24 |              10 |
| 27        | Odisha              |                         976 |                      785 |             191 |
| 28        | Puducherry          |                          26 |                       11 |              15 |
| 29        | Punjab              |                         692 |                      607 |              85 |
| 30        | Rajasthan           |                        1549 |                     1274 |             275 |
| 31        | Sikkim              |                          28 |                       20 |               8 |
| 32        | Tamil Nadu          |                        1316 |                     1082 |             234 |
| 33        | Telangana           |                         474 |                      425 |              49 |
| 34        | Tripura             |                         122 |                       97 |              25 |
| 35        | Uttar Pradesh       |                        3634 |                     2542 |            1092 |
| 36        | Uttarakhand         |                         299 |                      271 |              28 |
| 37        | West Bengal         |                        1014 |                      918 |              96 |
|           | TOTAL               |                       24515 |                    19340 |            5175 |