Lok Sabha Question No. 1034 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-03
Subject: Pending Cases
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Naba (Hira) Kumar Sarania, Khan Saumitra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LAW & JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1034 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 3 RD  DECEMBER, 2021

## PENDING CASES

## †1034. SHRI NABA KUMAR SARANIA: SHRI SAUMITRA KHAN:

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

- (a) the details of various schemes being implemented by the Ministry;
- (b) the details of total number and types of courts in the country, State and district-
- wise;
- (c)  the  total  number  of  judges  serving  in  the  country  and  the  number  of  judicial vacancies thereof across the country, State/UT-wise;
- (d) the number of cases pending in the country as on date including the measures taken by the Government for expeditious disposal of cases, State/UT-wise including West Bengal;
- (e)  whether  all  the  courts  in  the  country  have  been  computerized  and  if  so,  the details thereof; and
- (f) the number of advocates in State Courts, High Courts and the Supreme Courts,
- State/UT-wise?

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

- (a): The details of various schemes being implemented by the Ministry is at Annexure- I.
- (b): As per the hierarchy of courts in the country, the Supreme Court of India is the apex court vested  with original,  appellate  and  advisory  jurisdiction  by  the  Constitution.  The High Courts in each State or group of States are at the helm of the State's judicial system

with original, appellate and other jurisdictions as vested by the Constitution. The High Courts also have powers of superintendence over all Courts within its jurisdiction. The list  of  High  Courts  is  at Annexure-II .  The  District  and  Sessions courts are the highest judicial  court  at  the  district  level.  The  District  and  Sessions  courts  exercise  direct supervision over the Subordinate Courts that deal with civil and criminal matters. The list of District and Subordinate Court Complexes is at Annexure-III .

- (c): The  details  of  sanctioned  strength,  working  strength  and  vacancy  position  of judges  in  the  Supreme  Court  &  High  Court  and  District  &  Subordinate  Courts  is  at Annexure - IV & Annexure - V respectively.
- (d): The details of pendency of cases in the country is as under:-

|   Sl. No. | Name of Courts               | Pendency as on             |
|-----------|------------------------------|----------------------------|
|         1 | Supreme Court of India       | 70,038 (08.11.2021)*       |
|         2 | High Courts                  | 56,42,858 (29.11.2021)**   |
|         3 | District &Subordinate Courts | 3,79,42,466 (29.11.2021)** |
|         4 | West Bengal                  |                            |
|         4 | High Court                   | 2,26,427(30.11.2021)**     |
|         4 | District &Subordinate Courts | 25,51,939 (30.11.2021)**   |

Source

*Website of  Supreme Court of India.

**National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG).

Disposal of pending cases in courts is within the domain of the judiciary.  No time frame has been prescribed for disposal of various kinds of cases by the respective courts. Government has no role in disposal of cases in courts. Timely disposal of cases in courts depends on several factors which, inter-alia, include  availability  of  adequate number  of judges and judicial officers, supporting court staff and physical infrastructure, complexity of facts involved, nature of evidence, co-operation of stake holders viz. bar, investigation agencies, witnesses and litigants and proper application of rules and procedures. There are several  other  factors  which  may  lead  to  delay  in  disposal  of  cases.    These,  inter-alia, include vacancies of judges, frequent adjournments and lack of adequate arrangement to monitor, track and bunch cases for hearing. The Central Government is fully committed to speedy disposal of cases in accordance with Article 21 of the Constitution and reducing pendency.    The  Government  has  taken  several  initiatives  to  provide  an  ecosystem  for faster disposal of cases by the judiciary.

National Mission for Justice Delivery and Legal Reforms was set up in August, 2011 with the twin objectives of increasing access by reducing delays and arrears in the system and enhancing accountability through structural changes and by setting performance  standards  and  capacities.    The  Mission  has  been  pursuing  a  co-ordinated approach for phased liquidation of arrears and pendency in judicial administration, which, inter-alia, involves better infrastructure for courts including computerization, increase in strength  of  subordinate  judiciary,  policy  and  legislative  measures  in  the  areas  prone  to excessive  litigation,  re-engineering  of  court  procedure  for  quick  disposal  of  cases  and emphasis on human resource development.

The  major  steps  taken  during  the  last  six  years  under  various  initiatives  are  as follows:

## (i) Improving  infrastructure  for  Judicial  Officers  of  District  and  Subordinate

Courts: As  on  date,  Rs.  8,709.77  crores  have  been  released  since  the  inception  of  the Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  (CSS)  for  Development  of  Infrastructure  Facilities  for Judiciary  in  1993-94.  The  number  of  court  halls  has  increased  from  15,818  as  on 30.06.2014 to 20,565 as on 31.10.2021 and number of residential units has increased from 10,211 as on 30.06.2014 to 18,142 as on 31.10.2021 under this scheme. In addition, 2,841 court  halls  and  1,807  residential  units  are  under  construction.  The  Centrally  Sponsored Scheme for the Development of Infrastructure Facilities for Judiciary has been extended till 2025-26 at a total cost of Rs. 9000 crores, out of which Central share will be Rs. 5307

crores.  Besides,  construction  of  Court  Halls  and  Residential  Units,  it  would  also  cover construction of Lawyer's Halls, Toilet Complexes and Digital Computer Rooms.

## (ii) Leveraging Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for improved

justice delivery: Government has been implementing the e-Courts Mission Mode Project throughout  the  country  for  Information  and  Communication  Technology  enablement  of district  and  subordinate  courts.    Number  of  computerized  District  &  Subordinate courts has increased to 18,735 as on 01.07.2021. WAN connectivity has been provided to 98.7% of court complexes. New and user-friendly version of Case Information Software has been developed  and  deployed  at  all  the  computerized  District  and  Subordinate  Courts.  All stakeholders  including  Judicial  Officers  can  access  information  relating  to  judicial proceedings/decisions of computerized District & Subordinate Courts and High Courts on the National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG). As on 01.11.2021, litigants can access case status of  over  19.56  crore  cases  and  15.72  crore  order/judgements  pertaining  to  these  courts. eCourts services such as details of case registration, cause list, case status, daily orders & final  judgments  are  available  to  litigants  and  advocates  through  eCourts  web  portal, Judicial  Service  Centres  (JSC)  in  all  computerized  courts,  eCourts  Mobile  App,  email service, SMS push & pull services. Video Conferencing facility has been enabled between 3240 court complexes and 1272 corresponding jails. With a view to handle the COVID19 challenges better and to make the transition to virtual hearings smoother, funds have been provided for setting up 235 e-Sewa Kendras at court complexes to facilitate lawyers and  litigants  needing  assistance  ranging  from  case  status,  getting  judgments/orders, court/case related information and efiling facilities. Rs. 5.01 crores has been allocated for providing  equipment  in  Video  Conferencing  cabins  in  various  court  complexes  to facilitate virtual hearings. Rs. 12.12 crores has been allocated for 1732 Help desk counters for efiling in various court complexes.

Fifteen Virtual Courts have been set up in 11 States/UTs viz. Delhi (2), Haryana, Tamil  Nadu,  Karnataka,  Kerala  (2),  Maharashtra  (2),  Assam,  Chhattisgarh,  Jammu  & Kashmir (2),  Uttar  Pradesh  and  Odisha  to  try  traffic  offences.  As  on  01.11.2021,  these courts have handled more than 99 lakh cases and realised more than Rs.193.15 crore in fines.

Video  conferencing  emerged  as  the  mainstay  of  the  Courts  during  the  Covid lockdown period as physical hearings and normal court proceedings in the congregational mode  were  not  possible.  Since  Covid  lockdown  started,  the  District  courts  heard 1,01,77,289 cases while the High Court heard 55,24,021 cases (totalling to 1.57 crore) till 31.10.2021  using  video  conferencing  only.  The  Supreme  Court  had  1,50,692  hearings since the lockdown period upto 29.10.2021.

(iii) Filling up of vacant positions in Supreme Court, High Courts and District and Subordinate  Courts: From  01.05.2014  to  29.11.2021,  44  Judges  were  appointed  in Supreme Court. 688 new Judges were appointed and 583 Additional Judges were made permanent  in  the  High  Courts.  Sanctioned  strength  of  Judges  of  High  Courts  has  been increased from 906 in May, 2014 to 1098 currently. Sanctioned and working strength of Judicial Officers in District and Subordinate Courts has increased as follows:

| As on      | Sanctioned Strength   | Working Strength   |
|------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
| 31.12.2013 | 19,518                | 15,115             |
| 29.11.2021 | 24,485                | 19,294             |

However, filling up of vacancies in Subordinate judiciary falls within the domain of the State Governments and High Courts concerned.

(iv) Reduction  in  Pendency  through  /  follow  up  by  Arrears  Committees: In pursuance of Resolution passed in Chief Justices' Conference held in April, 2015, Arrears Committees have been set up in High Courts to clear cases pending for more than five years.    Arrears  Committees  have  been  set  up  under  District  Judges  too.    Arrears Committee  has  been  constituted  in  the  Supreme  Court  to  formulate  steps  to  reduce pendency  of  cases  in  High  Courts  and  District  Courts.  In  the  past,  Minister  of  Law  & Justice  has taken up the matter with Chief Justices of High Courts and Chief Ministers drawing their attention to cases pending for more than five years and to take up pendency reduction campaign. The Department has developed an online portal for reporting by all High Courts on the compliance of Arrears Eradication Scheme guidelines of the Malimath Committee Report.

(v) Emphasis  on  Alternate  Dispute  Resolution  (ADR): Commercial  Courts  Act, 2015 (as amended on 20 th August,  2018)  stipulates  mandatory  pre-institution  mediation and  settlement  of  commercial  disputes.  Amendment  to  the  Arbitration  and  Conciliation Act, 1996 has been made by the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act 2015 for expediting the speedy resolution of disputes by prescribing timelines.

(vi) Initiatives  to  Fast  Track  Special  Type  of  Cases: The  Fourteenth  Finance Commission endorsed the proposal of the Government to strengthen the judicial system in States  which  included,  inter-alia,  establishing  Fast  Track  Courts  for  cases  of  heinous crimes;  cases  involving  senior  citizens,  women,  children  etc.,  and  urged  the  State Governments  to  use  the  additional  fiscal  space  provided  in  the  form  of  enhanced  tax devolution  form  32%  to  42%  to  meet  such  requirements.  As  on  31.10.2021,  914  Fast Track Courts are functional for heinous crimes, crimes against women and children etc. To fast track criminal cases involving elected MPs / MLAs, ten (10) Special  Courts  are  functional  in  nine  (9)  States/UTs  (1  each  in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh,  West  Bengal  and  2  in  NCT  of  Delhi).  Further,  Government  has  approved  a scheme  for  setting  up  1023  Fast  Track  Special  Courts  (FTSCs)  across  the  country  for expeditious disposal of pending cases of Rape under IPC and crimes under POCSO Act.

As on date, 28 States/UTs have joined the scheme for setting up of 842 FTSCs including 363 'exclusive POCSO Courts'. Rs.140 crore was released in the financial year 2019-20 and Rs. 160.00 crore has been released during the financial year 2020-21 for the scheme. 681  FTSCs  are  presently  functional  including  381  exclusive  POCSO  Courts,  which disposed  64217  cases  as  on  31.10.2021.  The  continuation  of  the  Scheme  of  FTSC  has been  approved  for  another  two  years  (2021-23)  at  a  total  outlay  of  Rs.  1572.86  crore, including Rs. 971.70 crore as Central share.

(vii) In addition, to reduce pendency and unclogging of the courts, the Government has recently amended various laws like the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Act, 2018, the Commercial Courts (Amendment) Act, 2018, the Specific Relief (Amendment) Act, 2018, the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2019 and the Criminal Laws (Amendment) Act, 2018.

(e): The e-Court Integrated Mission Mode Project was launched with the objective of improving access to justice using technology. The Phase I of eCourts concluded in 2014 in which 13,672 Court sites were computerized. Phase II of the project started in 2015, under which 18,735 District & Subordinate courts have been computerized so far.

(f): As  per  information  maintained  by  Bar  Council  of  India,  at  present  18,57,623 advocates are registered with them.  The details are at Annexure-VI.

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## Annexure - I STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1034  FOR  ANSWER  ON  03.12.2021

## REGARDING PENDING CASES.

## (i)  Centrally Sponsored Scheme for Development of Infrastructure Facilities

for Judiciary -  The  Department  of  Justice  has  been  implementing  the  Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for Development of Infrastructure Facilities for Districts and Subordinate Judiciary since 1993-94. Under the Scheme, the central assistance is  provided  to  the  State  Governments  /  UT  Administrations  for  construction  of court  halls  and  residential  units  for  Judicial  Officers  /  Judges  of  District  and Subordinate Courts. The funds sharing pattern under the Scheme for Center and State is 60:40 in respect of States other than North Eastern and Himalayan States. The  funds  sharing  pattern  is  90:10  in  respect  of  North  Eastern  and  Himalayan States; and 100% in respect of Union Territories.

The  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  for  the  Development  of  Infrastructure Facilities for Judiciary has been extended till 2025-26 at a total cost of Rs. 9000 crores, out of which Central share will be Rs. 5357 crores including Rs.50 crore allocation for Gram Nyayalaya Scheme. Besides, construction of Court Halls and Residential  Units,  it  would  also  cover  construction  of  Lawyer's  Halls,  Toilet Complexes and Digital Computer Rooms.

(ii)  Gram Nyayalayas -  To  provide  access  to  justice  to  the  citizen  at  their  door steps,  the  Central  Government  has  enacted  the  Gram  Nyayalayas  Act,  2008.   It provides for establishment of Gram Nyayalayas at intermediate panchayat level. The State Governments are responsible for establishing Gram Nyayalayas in consultation with the respective High Courts. In terms of Section 3 (1) of the Gram Nyayalayas  Act,  2008,  the  State  governments  are  responsible  for  establishing Gram  Nyayalayas  in  consultation  with  the  respective  High  Courts.  Under  the

Central  Government's  Scheme  of  'Assistance  to  States  for  Establishing  and Operationalising  Gram  Nyayalayas',  the  financial  assistance  is  sanctioned  only after the issue of notification for establishing Gram Nyayalayas by the respective State  governments  and  their  operationalisation.  The  scheme  has  since  been extended by the Government for five years from 01.04.2021 to 31.03.2026 with a budgetary outlay of Rs.50 crores.

(iii)  Designing  Innovative  Solutions  and  Holistic  Approaches  on  Access  to Justice (DISHA) The  Department of Justice, has formulated a scheme  namely ' Designing Innovative Solutions and Holistic Approaches on Access to Justice (DISHA)' for  the  period  2021-2026  to  enable  access  to  justice  and  legal  aid  to common  citizens.  DISHA  amalgamates  different  Access  to  Justice  components like Nyaya Bandhu, Nyaya Mitra and Tele law being executed by Department of Justice to bridge the gaps in justice delivery besides providing for Legal literacy and Legal awareness programmes at Pan India level.

(iv) Scheme for setting up of Fast Track Special Courts -  The Department of Justice  is  implementing  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  (CSS)  scheme  started  in October,  2019  for  setting  up  of  Fast  Track  Special  Courts  (FTSCs)  including Exclusive POCSO Courts for expeditious trial and disposal of cases related to rape and POCSO Act, in furtherance to the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2018 and the  direction  of  Hon'ble  Supreme  court  of  India  in  Suo  Moto  1/2019  dated 25.07.2019. The project cost was of Rs. 767.25 crore with Central Support of Rs. 474 crore under Nirbhaya Fund for 1 year spread over 2 FYs (2019-20 and 202021).  The  Scheme  has  been  extended  for  further  two  years  from  01.04.2021  to 31.03.2023 at a total cost of Rs. 1572.86 crore with Central share of Rs. 971.70 crore.

(v) eCourts  Mission  Mode  Project -  As  part  of  National  eGovernance  Plan, eCourts  project  begun  in  2007  based  on  National  Policy  and  Action  Plan  for Implementation of ICT in Indian judiciary. The Government of India implemented the  e-Courts  Mission  Mode  Project  throughout  the  country  for  Information  and

Communication Technology enablement of district and subordinate courts. Number of computerized District & Subordinate courts has increased to 18,735. WAN connectivity has been provided to 98.7% of court complexes. New and userfriendly version of Case Information Software has been developed and deployed at all  the  computerized  District  and  Subordinate  Courts.  All  stakeholders  including Judicial Officers can access information relating to judicial proceedings/decisions of computerized District & Subordinate Courts and High Courts  on the National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG). Video Conferencing facility has been enabled between 3240 court complexes and 1272 corresponding jails. Funds have been provided for setting  up  235  e-Sewa  Kendras  at  court  complexes.  Fifteen  Virtual  Courts  have been set up in 11 States/UTs to try traffic offences.

## Annexure - II

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (B) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1034  FOR  ANSWER  ON  03.12.2021 REGARDING PENDING CASES.

|   Sl. No | Name of High Courts                     |
|----------|-----------------------------------------|
|        1 | Allahabad High Court                    |
|        2 | Calcutta High Court                     |
|        3 | Gauhati High Court                      |
|        4 | High Court for the State of Telangana   |
|        5 | High Court of Andhra Pradesh            |
|        6 | High Court of Bombay                    |
|        7 | High Court of Chhattisgarh              |
|        8 | High Court of Delhi                     |
|        9 | High Court of Gujarat                   |
|       10 | High Court of Himachal Pradesh          |
|       11 | High Court of Jammu &Kashmir and Ladakh |
|       12 | High Court of Jharkhand                 |
|       13 | High Court of Karnataka                 |
|       14 | High Court of Kerala                    |
|       15 | High Court of Madhya Pradesh            |
|       16 | High Court of Manipur                   |
|       17 | High Court of Meghalaya                 |
|       18 | High Court of Punjab &Haryana           |
|       19 | High Court of Rajasthan                 |
|       20 | High Court of Sikkim                    |
|       21 | High Court of Tripura                   |
|       22 | High Court of Uttarakhand               |
|       23 | Madras High Court                       |
|       24 | Orissa High Court                       |
|       25 | Patna High Court                        |

## Annexure - III STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (B) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1034  FOR  ANSWER  ON  03.12.2021

| Sr No       | State               |   Total Districts |   Total Court Complexes |
|-------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
| 1           | Andaman and Nicobar |                 1 |                       4 |
| 2           | Andhra Pradesh      |                13 |                     187 |
| 3           | Assam               |                30 |                      71 |
| 4           | Bihar               |                37 |                      79 |
| 5           | Chandigarh          |                 1 |                       2 |
| 6           | Chhattisgarh        |                23 |                      89 |
| 7           | Delhi               |                11 |                      12 |
| 8           | Diu and Daman       |                 2 |                       2 |
| 9           | DNH at Silvasa      |                 1 |                       2 |
| 10          | Goa                 |                 2 |                      16 |
| 11          | Gujarat             |                32 |                     332 |
| 12          | Haryana             |                21 |                      58 |
| 13          | Himachal Pradesh    |                11 |                      50 |
| 14          | Jammu and Kashmir   |                20 |                      81 |
| 15          | Jharkhand           |                24 |                      24 |
| 16          | Karnataka           |                30 |                     204 |
| 17          | Kerala              |                15 |                     165 |
| 18          | Ladakh              |                 2 |                       3 |
| 19          | Madhya Pradesh      |                50 |                     225 |
| 20          | Maharashtra         |                40 |                     478 |
| 21          | Manipur             |                 9 |                      20 |
| 22          | Meghalaya           |                 9 |                      10 |
| 23          | Mizoram             |                 3 |                       9 |
| 24          | Nagaland            |                 4 |                       5 |
| 25          | Orissa              |                30 |                     122 |
| 26          | Punjab              |                22 |                      68 |
| 27          | Rajasthan           |                36 |                     311 |
| 28          | Sikkim              |                 4 |                       9 |
| 29          | Tamil Nadu          |                32 |                     265 |
| 30          | Telangana           |                10 |                     110 |
| 31          | Tripura             |                 8 |                      24 |
| 32          | Uttar Pradesh       |                74 |                     169 |
| 33          | Uttarakhand         |                13 |                      61 |
| 34          | West Bengal         |                22 |                      89 |
| Grand Total | Grand Total         |               646 |                    3356 |

## REGARDING PENDING CASES.

Source: National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG)

## Annexure - IV

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (C) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1034  FOR  ANSWER  ON  03.12.2021 REGARDING PENDING CASES.

Statement showing sanctioned strength, working strength of the judges in the Supreme Court and High Court as on 29.11.2021

| 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.               | 33 Addl            | Total              | Pmt.        | 1 Addl      | Total       |
| 1    | Allahabad                | 120                   | 40                    | 160                   | 75                 | 20                 | 95                 | 45          | 20          | 65          |
| 2    | Andhra Pradesh           | 28                    | 9                     | 37                    | 18                 | 0                  | 18                 | 10          | 9           | 19          |
| 3    | Bombay                   | 71                    | 23                    | 94                    | 49                 | 11                 | 60                 | 22          | 12          | 34          |
| 4    | Calcutta                 | 54                    | 18                    | 72                    | 31                 | 9                  | 40                 | 23          | 9           | 32          |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh             | 17                    | 5                     | 22                    | 10                 | 3                  | 13                 | 7           | 2           | 9           |
| 6    | Delhi                    | 45                    | 15                    | 60                    | 30                 | 0                  | 30                 | 15          | 15          | 30          |
| 7    | Gauhati                  | 18                    | 6                     | 24                    | 18                 | 6                  | 24                 | 0           | 0           | 0           |
| 8    | Gujarat                  | 39                    | 13                    | 52                    | 32                 | 0                  | 32                 | 7           | 13          | 20          |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh         | 10                    | 3                     | 13                    | 8                  | 1                  | 9                  | 2           | 2           | 4           |
| 10   | J &Kand Ladakh           | 13                    | 4                     | 17                    | 13                 | 0                  | 13                 | 0           | 4           | 4           |
| 11   | Jharkhand                | 19                    | 6                     | 25                    | 19                 | 1                  | 20                 | 0           | 5           | 5           |
| 12   | Karnataka                | 47                    | 15                    | 62                    | 40                 | 6                  | 46                 | 7           | 9           | 16          |
| 13   | Kerala                   | 35                    | 12                    | 47                    | 29                 | 12                 | 41                 | 6           | 0           | 6           |
| 14   | Madhya Pradesh           | 40                    | 13                    | 53                    | 30                 | 0                  | 30                 | 10          | 13          | 23          |
| 15   | Madras                   | 56                    | 19                    | 75                    | 45                 | 15                 | 60                 | 11          | 4           | 15          |
| 16   | Manipur                  | 4                     | 1                     | 5                     | 4                  | 1                  | 5                  | 0           | 0           | 0           |
| 17   | Meghalaya                | 3                     | 1                     | 4                     | 3                  | 0                  | 3                  | 0           | 1           | 1           |
| 18   | Orissa                   | 20                    | 7                     | 27                    | 18                 | 0                  | 18                 | 2           | 7           | 9           |
| 19   | Patna                    | 40                    | 13                    | 53                    | 26                 | 0                  | 26                 | 14          | 13          | 27          |
| 20   | Punjab& Haryana          | 64                    | 21                    | 85                    | 44                 | 6                  | 50                 | 20          | 15          | 35          |
| 21   | Rajasthan                | 38                    | 12                    | 50                    | 28                 | 0                  | 28                 | 10          | 12          | 22          |
| 22   | Sikkim                   | 3                     | 0                     | 3                     | 3                  | 0                  | 3                  | 0           | 0           | 0           |
| 23   | Telangana                | 32                    | 10                    | 42                    | 19                 | 0                  | 19                 | 13          | 10          | 23          |
| 24   | Tripura                  | 4                     | 1                     | 5                     | 5                  | 0                  | 5                  | -1          | 1           | 0           |
| 25   | Uttarakhand              | 9                     | 2                     | 11                    | 8                  | 0                  | 8                  | 1           | 2           | 3           |
|      | Total                    | 829                   | 269                   | 1098                  | 605                | 91                 | 696                | 224         | 178         | 402         |

## Annexure - V

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (C) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1034 FOR ANSWER  ON 03.12.2021 REGARDING PENDING CASES.

## Statement showing sanctioned strength, working strength of the judges in the District and Subordinate Courts as on 29.11.2021

| S. No.   | States &UTs         |   Total Sanctioned Strength |   Total Working Strength |   Total Vacancy |
|----------|---------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------|
| 1.       | Andaman and Nicobar |                           0 |                       13 |             -13 |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh      |                         607 |                      492 |             115 |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh   |                          41 |                       32 |               9 |
| 4.       | Assam               |                         467 |                      436 |              31 |
| 5.       | Bihar               |                        1953 |                     1405 |             548 |
| 6.       | Chandigarh          |                          30 |                       30 |               0 |
| 7.       | Chhattisgarh        |                         482 |                      411 |              71 |
| 8.       | D &NHaveli          |                           3 |                        2 |               1 |
| 9.       | Daman &Diu          |                           4 |                        4 |               0 |
| 10.      | Delhi               |                         862 |                      691 |             171 |
| 11.      | Goa                 |                          50 |                       40 |              10 |
| 12.      | Gujarat             |                        1523 |                     1129 |             394 |
| 13.      | Haryana             |                         772 |                      482 |             290 |
| 14.      | Himachal Pradesh    |                         175 |                      164 |              11 |
| 15.      | Jammu and Kashmir   |                         300 |                      243 |              57 |
| 16.      | Jharkhand           |                         675 |                      523 |             152 |
| 17.      | Karnataka           |                        1361 |                     1082 |             279 |
| 18.      | Kerala              |                         569 |                      490 |              79 |
| 19.      | Ladakh              |                          17 |                        9 |               8 |
| 20.      | Lakshadweep         |                           3 |                        3 |               0 |
| 21.      | Madhya Pradesh      |                        2021 |                     1555 |             466 |
| 22.      | Maharashtra         |                        2190 |                     1940 |             250 |
| 23.      | Manipur             |                          59 |                       42 |              17 |
| 24.      | Meghalaya           |                          97 |                       49 |              48 |
| 25.      | Mizoram             |                          64 |                       42 |              22 |
| 26.      | Nagaland            |                          34 |                       24 |              10 |
| 27.      | Odisha              |                         976 |                      790 |             186 |
| 28.      | Puducherry          |                          26 |                       11 |              15 |
| 29.      | Punjab              |                         692 |                      608 |              84 |
| 30.      | Rajasthan           |                        1547 |                     1274 |             273 |
| 31.      | Sikkim              |                          28 |                       20 |               8 |
| 32.      | Tamil Nadu          |                        1315 |                     1052 |             263 |
| 33.      | Telangana           |                         474 |                      359 |             115 |
| 34.      | Tripura             |                         121 |                       97 |              24 |
| 35.      | Uttar Pradesh       |                        3634 |                     2559 |            1075 |
| 36.      | Uttarakhand         |                         299 |                      271 |              28 |
| 37.      | West Bengal         |                        1014 |                      918 |              96 |
| TOTAL    | TOTAL               |                       24485 |                    19292 |            5193 |

## Annexure - VI

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (F) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1034 FOR ANSWER  ON 03.12.2021 REGARDING PENDING CASES.

| S. No.   | State Bar Council   |   Total Number of Advocate |
|----------|---------------------|----------------------------|
| 1.       | Assam               |                      37326 |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh      |                      72719 |
| 3.       | Telangana           |                      40531 |
| 4.       | Bihar               |                     127501 |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh        |                      30103 |
| 6.       | Delhi               |                      50317 |
| 7.       | Gujarat             |                     103390 |
| 8.       | Himachal Pradesh    |                       9075 |
| 9.       | Jharkhand           |                      31248 |
| 10.      | Karnataka           |                     102083 |
| 11.      | Kerala              |                      57671 |
| 12.      | Madhya Pradesh      |                     112390 |
| 13.      | Maharashtra &Goa    |                     191394 |
| 14.      | Orissa              |                      56344 |
| 15.      | Punjab &Haryana     |                     117423 |
| 16.      | Rajasthan           |                      88999 |
| 17.      | Tamil Nadu          |                     110843 |
| 18.      | Uttar Pradesh       |                     400016 |
| 19.      | Uttarakhand         |                      17200 |
| 20.      | West Bengal         |                      86555 |
| 21.      | Jammu and Kashmir   |                      10589 |
| 22.      | Tripura             |                       1409 |
| 23.      | Manipur             |                       1676 |
| 24.      | Meghalaya           |                        821 |
| TOTAL    | TOTAL               |                    1857623 |

Source:- Bar Council of India