Lok Sabha Question No. 5677 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-04
Subject: Number of SC/ST Judges in Higher Judiciary and Tribunals
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Smt. Kanimozhi Karunanidhi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5677 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 04 TH  APRIL, 2025

## NUMBER OF SC/ST JUDGES IN HIGHER JUDICIARY AND TRIBUNALS

## 5677. SMT. KANIMOZHI KARUNANIDHI:

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

(a)  the  number  of  individuals  from  Scheduled  Caste  and  Scheduled  Tribe communities serving in Subordinate Courts specifically in District Courts, Statewise;

(b)  whether  the  Government  maintains  data  regarding  the  number  of  Judicial Officers from the said communities serving in the Central and State Tribunals constituted under various statutes, if so, the details thereof;

(c) the details of the appointments of Judges or Judicial Officers from Scheduled Caste  and  Scheduled  Tribe  communities  during  the  last  ten  years,  State-wise; and

(d)  whether  the  reservation  criteria  is  followed  in  the  process  of  appointing Judges  in  Higher  Courts,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE; AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS

## (SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)

(a): As per information available in the MIS (Management Information System) portal of Department of Justice, the number of Judicial Officers from Scheduled

Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities serving in Subordinate Courts specifically in District Courts, State-wise, as on 02.04.2025 is at Annexure-I.

(b): The number of Judicial Officers from the said communities serving in the Central and State Tribunals constituted under various statutes is not centrally maintained.

(c) & (d): The details of the appointments of Judges or Judicial Officers from Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities during the last ten years, State-wise are not available in the Department.  However,  as  per  the information  available  on  the  MIS  portal,  the  working  strength  of  Judicial Officers from Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities in District and Subordinate Courts during the last five years, State-wise are at Annexure-II.

Appointment of Judges to the Supreme Court and High Courts is made under Articles 124, 217 and 224 of the Constitution of India, which do not provide for reservation for any caste or class of persons. Therefore, categorywise  data  pertaining  to  representation  of  SCs,  STs  and  OBCs  among  the Judges of High Courts are not centrally maintained. However, since 2018, the recommendees  for  the  post  of  High  Court  Judges  are  required  to  provide details regarding their social background in the prescribed format (prepared in consultation  with  the  Supreme  Court).  Accordingly,  as  per  the  information provided  by  the  recommendees,  out  of  719  High  Court  Judges  appointed since 2018, 22 belong to SC category, whereas 16 belong to ST category.

As  per  the  Memorandum  of  Procedure  (MoP),  the  responsibility  for initiation of proposals for appointment of Judges in the Supreme Court vests with  the  Chief  Justice  of  India,  while  the  responsibility  for  initiation  of proposals for appointment of Judges in the High Courts vests with the Chief Justice  of  the  concerned  High  Court.  However,  the  Government  has  been requesting the Chief Justices of High Courts that while sending proposals for

appointment  of  Judges,  due  consideration  be  given  to  suitable  candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, Minorities and Women to ensure social diversity in the appointment of Judges in High Courts. Only those persons, who are recommended by the Supreme Court  Collegium,  are  appointed  as  Judges  of  the  Supreme  Court  and  High Courts.

Appointments in District and Subordinate Courts fall under the jurisdiction of State Governments and High Courts, as per Articles 233 and 234 of the Constitution of India. The recruitment process is governed by the rules framed by State Governments in consultation with High Courts.

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## ANNEXURE-I

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  5677  FOR  ANSWER  ON  04.04.2025 REGARDING 'NUMBER OF SC/ST JUDGES IN HIGHER JUDICIARY AND TRIBUNALS'.

Working strength of SC/ST Judicial Officer in District and Subordinate courts as on 02.04.2025

| Sl. No.   | States &UTs         | Civil Judge(Junior Division)   | Civil Judge(Junior Division)   | Civil Judge(Senior Division)   | Civil Judge(Senior Division)   | District Judge/DJ)   | District Judge/DJ)   |
|-----------|---------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| Sl. No.   | States &UTs         | SC                             | ST                             | SC                             | ST                             | SC                   | ST                   |
| 1         | Andaman and Nicobar | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh      | 53                             | 19                             | 23                             | 10                             | 30                   | 3                    |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh   | 0                              | 9                              | 0                              | 16                             | 0                    | 7                    |
| 4         | Assam               | 16                             | 23                             | 12                             | 21                             | 6                    | 7                    |
| 5         | Bihar               | 129                            | 9                              | 63                             | 5                              | 48                   | 3                    |
| 6         | Chandigarh          | 7                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 1                    | 0                    |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh        | 26                             | 57                             | 17                             | 45                             | 30                   | 26                   |
| 8         | D &NHaveli          | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 9         | Daman &Diu          | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 10        | Delhi               | 46                             | 21                             | 12                             | 1                              | 10                   | 1                    |
| 11        | Goa                 | 0                              | 2                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 12        | Gujarat             | 59                             | 1                              | 50                             | 4                              | 8                    | 0                    |
| 13        | Haryana             | 31                             | 0                              | 42                             | 0                              | 21                   | 0                    |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh    | 8                              | 2                              | 8                              | 4                              | 6                    | 1                    |
| 15        | Jammu and Kashmir   | 13                             | 11                             | 6                              | 7                              | 9                    | 7                    |
| 16        | Jharkhand           | 15                             | 31                             | 0                              | 0                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 17        | Karnataka           | 77                             | 19                             | 90                             | 20                             | 60                   | 9                    |
| 18        | Kerala              | 20                             | 0                              | 11                             | 1                              | 11                   | 1                    |
| 19        | Ladakh              | 1                              | 2                              | 0                              | 4                              | 0                    | 1                    |
| 20        | Lakshadweep         | 1                              | 0                              | 0                              | 1                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 21        | Madhya Pradesh      | 122                            | 55                             | 62                             | 90                             | 85                   | 92                   |
| 22        | Maharashtra         | 140                            | 2                              | 43                             | 3                              | 44                   | 2                    |
| 23        | Manipur             | 0                              | 6                              | 0                              | 4                              | 0                    | 4                    |
| 24        | Meghalaya           | 0                              | 15                             | 0                              | 21                             | 0                    | 18                   |
| 25        | Mizoram             | 0                              | 13                             | 0                              | 17                             | 0                    | 15                   |
| 26        | Nagaland            | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 27        | Odisha              | 30                             | 4                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 28        | Puducherry          | 3                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 29        | Punjab              | 118                            | 0                              | 34                             | 0                              | 33                   | 0                    |
| 30        | Rajasthan           | 64                             | 47                             | 60                             | 52                             | 59                   | 24                   |
| 31        | Sikkim              | 0                              | 1                              | 0                              | 2                              | 0                    | 5                    |
| 32        | Tamil Nadu          | 119                            | 5                              | 57                             | 4                              | 35                   | 1                    |
| 33        | Telangana           | 38                             | 20                             | 15                             | 7                              | 15                   | 13                   |
| 34        | Tripura             | 5                              | 9                              | 4                              | 7                              | 4                    | 6                    |
| 35        | Uttar Pradesh       | 214                            |                                |                                |                                | 191                  | 7                    |
|           |                     |                                | 17                             | 134                            | 15                             |                      | 5                    |
| 36        | Uttarakhand         | 16                             | 3                              | 12                             | 4                              | 18                   | 0                    |
| 37 TOTAL  | West Bengal         | 0 1371                         | 0 403                          | 0 755                          | 0 365                          | 0 724                | 258                  |

Source: MIS Portal of Department of Justice.

## ANNEXURE-II

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  5677  FOR  ANSWER  ON  04.04.2025 REGARDING 'NUMBER OF SC/ST JUDGES IN HIGHER JUDICIARY AND TRIBUNALS'.

Working strength of SC/ST Judicial Officer in District and Subordinate courts as on 31.12.2020

| Sl. No.   | States &UTs         | Civil Judge(Junior Division)   | Civil Judge(Junior Division)   | Civil Judge(Senior Division)   | Civil Judge(Senior Division)   | District Judge/DJ)   | District Judge/DJ)   |
|-----------|---------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| Sl. No.   | States &UTs         | SC                             | ST                             | SC                             | ST                             | SC                   | ST                   |
| 1         | Andaman and Nicobar | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh      | 43                             | 16                             | 29                             | 8                              | 16                   | 1                    |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh   | 0                              | 13                             | 0                              | 9                              | 0                    | 9                    |
| 4         | Assam               | 12                             | 18                             | 10                             | 18                             | 0                    | 0                    |
| 5         | Bihar               | 123                            | 10                             | 77                             | 4                              | 20                   | 1                    |
| 6         | Chandigarh          | 2                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh        | 20                             | 48                             | 18                             | 29                             | 22                   | 27                   |
| 8         | D &NHaveli          | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 9         | Daman &Diu          | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 10        | Delhi               | 53                             | 5                              | 1                              | 1                              | 7                    | 1                    |
| 11        | Goa                 | 0                              | 2                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 12        | Gujarat             | 58                             | 2                              | 46                             | 3                              | 11                   | 1                    |
| 13        | Haryana             | 39                             | 0                              | 25                             | 0                              | 22                   | 0                    |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh    | 10                             | 5                              | 7                              | 1                              | 6                    | 2                    |
| 15        | Jammu and Kashmir   | 9                              | 6                              | 10                             | 4                              | 5                    | 6                    |
| 16        | Jharkhand           | 26                             | 62                             | 0                              | 0                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 17        | Karnataka           | 76                             | 14                             | 48                             | 9                              | 44                   | 7                    |
| 18        | Kerala              | 22                             | 1                              | 5                              | 0                              | 7                    | 0                    |
| 19        | Ladakh              | 0                              | 4                              | 0                              | 1                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 20        | Lakshadweep         | 1                              | 0                              | 0                              | 1                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 21        | Madhya Pradesh      | 106                            | 94                             | 71                             | 87                             | 63                   | 54                   |
| 22        | Maharashtra         | 140                            | 2                              | 43                             | 3                              | 44                   | 2                    |
| 23        | Manipur             | 0                              | 2                              | 2                              | 4                              | 0                    | 5                    |
| 24        | Meghalaya           | 0                              | 20                             | 0                              | 14                             | 0                    | 12                   |
| 25        | Mizoram             | 0                              | 16                             | 0                              | 14                             | 0                    | 13                   |
| 26        | Nagaland            | 0                              | 8                              | 0                              | 7                              | 0                    | 11                   |
| 27        | Odisha              | 13                             | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 28        | Puducherry          | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 29        | Punjab              | 76                             | 0                              | 37                             | 0                              | 25                   | 0                    |
| 30        | Rajasthan           | 92                             | 69                             | 53                             | 40                             | 25                   | 10                   |
| 31        | Sikkim              | 0                              | 2                              | 0                              | 1                              | 0                    | 4                    |
| 32        | Tamil Nadu          | 117                            | 4                              | 55                             | 3                              | 41                   | 1                    |
| 33        | Telangana           | 35                             | 17                             | 11                             | 8                              | 12                   | 6                    |
| 34        | Tripura             | 5                              | 11                             | 4                              | 5                              | 3                    | 6                    |
| 35        | Uttar Pradesh       | 234                            | 11                             | 115                            | 10                             | 178                  | 7                    |
| 36        | Uttarakhand         | 18                             | 4                              | 14                             | 3                              | 14                   | 9                    |
| 37        | West Bengal         | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| TOTAL     | TOTAL               | 1330                           | 466                            | 681                            | 287                            | 565                  | 195                  |

Source: MIS Portal of Department of Justice

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Working strength of SC/ST Judicial Officer in District and Subordinate courts as on 31.12.2021

| Sl. No.   | States &UTs         | Civil Judge(Junior Division)   | Civil Judge(Junior Division)   | Civil Judge(Senior Division)   | Civil Judge(Senior Division)   | District Judge/DJ)   | District Judge/DJ)   |
|-----------|---------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| Sl. No.   | States &UTs         | SC                             | ST                             | SC                             | ST                             | SC                   | ST                   |
| 1         | Andaman and Nicobar | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh      | 42                             | 15                             | 23                             | 9                              | 19                   | 1                    |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh   | 0                              | 13                             | 0                              | 9                              | 0                    | 9                    |
| 4         | Assam               | 15                             | 22                             | 7                              | 16                             | 0                    | 0                    |
| 5         | Bihar               | 115                            | 9                              | 64                             | 5                              | 38                   | 1                    |
| 6         | Chandigarh          | 2                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh        | 23                             | 56                             | 20                             | 30                             | 25                   | 27                   |
| 8         | D &NHaveli          | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 9         | Daman &Diu          | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 10        | Delhi               | 54                             | 6                              | 14                             | 2                              | 8                    | 1                    |
| 11        | Goa                 | 0                              | 2                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 12        | Gujarat             | 58                             | 2                              | 46                             | 3                              | 10                   | 0                    |
| 13        | Haryana             | 38                             | 0                              | 26                             | 0                              | 22                   | 0                    |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh    | 7                              | 4                              | 8                              | 2                              | 7                    | 2                    |
| 15        | Jammu and Kashmir   | 7                              | 9                              | 5                              | 6                              | 8                    | 5                    |
| 16        | Jharkhand           | 26                             | 61                             | 0                              | 0                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 17        | Karnataka           | 76                             | 11                             | 48                             | 8                              | 49                   | 9                    |
| 18        | Kerala              | 21                             | 1                              | 9                              | 0                              | 7                    | 0                    |
| 19        | Ladakh              | 0                              | 4                              | 0                              | 2                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 20        | Lakshadweep         | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 1                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 21        | Madhya Pradesh      | 104                            | 91                             | 69                             | 84                             | 60                   | 59                   |
| 22        | Maharashtra         | 140                            | 2                              | 43                             | 3                              | 44                   | 2                    |
| 23        | Manipur             | 1                              | 5                              | 2                              | 4                              | 1                    | 4                    |
| 24        | Meghalaya           | 0                              | 20                             | 0                              | 14                             | 0                    | 12                   |
| 25        | Mizoram             | 0                              | 16                             | 0                              | 13                             | 0                    | 13                   |
| 26        | Nagaland            | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 27        | Odisha              | 17                             | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 28        | Puducherry          | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 29        | Punjab              | 79                             | 0                              | 38                             | 0                              | 29                   | 0                    |
| 30        | Rajasthan           | 87                             | 66                             | 37                             | 30                             | 43                   | 20                   |
| 31        | Sikkim              | 0                              | 2                              | 0                              | 1                              | 0                    | 4                    |
| 32        | Tamil Nadu          | 121                            | 5                              | 58                             | 3                              | 46                   | 1                    |
| 33        | Telangana           | 40                             | 22                             | 11                             | 7                              | 15                   | 7                    |
| 34        | Tripura             | 5                              | 11                             | 4                              | 5                              | 3                    | 6                    |
| 35        | Uttar Pradesh       | 193                            | 14                             |                                | 11                             |                      | 7                    |
| 36        | Uttarakhand         | 20                             | 4                              | 155                            | 3                              | 155 13               | 9                    |
| 37        | West Bengal         | 0                              | 0                              | 14 0                           | 0                              | 0                    | 0                    |
|           | TOTAL               | 1291                           | 473                            | 701                            | 271                            | 602                  | 199                  |

Source: MIS Portal of Department of Justice

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Working strength of SC/ST Judicial Officer in District and Subordinate courts as on 31.12.2022

| Sl. No.   | States &UTs         | Civil Judge(Junior Division)   | Civil Judge(Junior Division)   | Civil Judge(Senior Division)   | Civil Judge(Senior Division)   | District Judge/DJ)   | District Judge/DJ)   |
|-----------|---------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| Sl. No.   | States &UTs         | SC                             | ST                             | SC                             | ST                             | SC                   | ST                   |
| 1         | Andaman and Nicobar | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh      | 39                             | 16                             | 32                             | 12                             | 19                   | 1                    |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh   | 0                              | 12                             | 0                              | 11                             | 0                    | 9                    |
| 4         | Assam               | 15                             | 22                             | 7                              | 16                             | 0                    | 0                    |
| 5         | Bihar               | 115                            | 9                              | 62                             | 5                              | 35                   | 1                    |
| 6         | Chandigarh          | 3                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 1                    | 0                    |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh        | 27                             | 65                             | 19                             | 31                             | 27                   | 27                   |
| 8         | D &NHaveli          | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 9         | Daman &Diu          | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 10        | Delhi               | 55                             | 6                              | 9                              | 1                              | 8                    | 1                    |
| 11        | Goa                 | 0                              | 2                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 12        | Gujarat             | 54                             | 1                              | 50                             | 4                              | 9                    | 0                    |
| 13        | Haryana             | 38                             | 0                              | 26                             | 0                              | 22                   | 0                    |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh    | 9                              | 4                              | 7                              | 2                              | 7                    | 2                    |
| 15        | Jammu and Kashmir   | 9                              | 8                              | 6                              | 6                              | 7                    | 3                    |
| 16        | Jharkhand           | 20                             | 55                             | 0                              | 0                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 17        | Karnataka           | 76                             | 15                             | 49                             | 7                              | 59                   | 9                    |
| 18        | Kerala              | 16                             | 1                              | 13                             | 0                              | 7                    | 1                    |
| 19        | Ladakh              | 0                              | 2                              | 0                              | 2                              | 0                    | 1                    |
| 20        | Lakshadweep         | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 1                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 21        | Madhya Pradesh      | 125                            | 97                             | 59                             | 81                             | 74                   | 56                   |
| 22        | Maharashtra         | 140                            | 2                              | 43                             | 3                              | 44                   | 2                    |
| 23        | Manipur             | 1                              | 4                              | 1                              | 5                              | 1                    | 4                    |
| 24        | Meghalaya           | 0                              | 25                             | 0                              | 14                             | 0                    | 15                   |
| 25        | Mizoram             | 0                              | 16                             | 0                              | 10                             | 0                    | 15                   |
| 26        | Nagaland            | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 27        | Odisha              | 17                             | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 28        | Puducherry          | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 29        | Punjab              | 79                             | 0                              | 36                             | 0                              | 27                   | 0                    |
| 30        | Rajasthan           | 65                             | 58                             | 46                             | 29                             | 47                   | 22                   |
| 31        | Sikkim              | 0                              | 2                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                    | 5                    |
| 32        | Tamil Nadu          | 120                            | 5                              | 57                             | 3                              | 43                   | 1                    |
| 33        | Telangana           | 33                             | 18                             | 17                             | 11                             | 13                   | 7                    |
| 34        | Tripura             | 5                              | 7                              | 4                              | 9                              | 4                    | 7                    |
| 35        | Uttar Pradesh       | 193                            | 15                             | 151                            | 11                             | 143                  | 7                    |
| 36        | Uttarakhand         | 16                             | 3                              | 16 0                           | 4 0                            | 15 0                 | 8                    |
| 37        | West Bengal         | 0                              | 0                              |                                |                                |                      | 0                    |

Source: MIS Portal of Department of Justice

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Working strength of SC/ST Judicial Officer in District and Subordinate courts as on 31.12.2023

| Sl. No.   | States &UTs         | Civil Judge(Junior Division)   | Civil Judge(Junior Division)   | Civil Judge(Senior Division)   | Civil Judge(Senior Division)   | District Judge/DJ)   | District Judge/DJ)   |
|-----------|---------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| Sl. No.   | States &UTs         | SC                             | ST                             | SC                             | ST                             | SC                   | ST                   |
| 1         | Andaman and Nicobar | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh      | 44                             | 17                             | 23                             | 10                             | 28                   | 3                    |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh   | 0                              | 9                              | 0                              | 16                             | 0                    | 8                    |
| 4         | Assam               | 13                             | 15                             | 9                              | 18                             | 0                    | 0                    |
| 5         | Bihar               | 129                            | 9                              | 63                             | 5                              | 48                   | 3                    |
| 6         | Chandigarh          | 3                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 1                    | 0                    |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh        | 26                             | 62                             | 13                             | 29                             | 28                   | 27                   |
| 8         | D &NHaveli          | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 9         | Daman &Diu          | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 10        | Delhi               | 48                             | 21                             | 8                              | 0                              | 8                    | 1                    |
| 11        | Goa                 | 0                              | 2                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 12        | Gujarat             | 59                             | 1                              | 50                             | 4                              | 8                    | 0                    |
| 13        | Haryana             | 48                             | 0                              | 26                             | 0                              | 20                   | 0                    |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh    | 8                              | 2                              | 8                              | 4                              | 7                    | 2                    |
| 15        | Jammu and Kashmir   | 9                              | 7                              | 6                              | 6                              | 5                    | 3                    |
| 16        | Jharkhand           | 15                             | 36                             | 0                              | 0                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 17        | Karnataka           | 80                             | 16                             | 50                             | 7                              | 58                   | 9                    |
| 18        | Kerala              | 18                             | 1                              | 12                             | 0                              | 9                    | 1                    |
| 19        | Ladakh              | 0                              | 3                              | 0                              | 2                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 20        | Lakshadweep         | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 1                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 21        | Madhya Pradesh      | 131                            | 66                             | 78                             | 116                            | 72                   | 54                   |
| 22        | Maharashtra         | 140                            | 2                              | 43                             | 3                              | 44                   | 2                    |
| 23        | Manipur             | 0                              | 6                              | 0                              | 4                              | 0                    | 4                    |
| 24        | Meghalaya           | 0                              | 25                             | 0                              | 14                             | 0                    | 15                   |
| 25        | Mizoram             | 0                              | 16                             | 0                              | 10                             | 0                    | 15                   |
| 26        | Nagaland            | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 27        | Odisha              | 26                             | 3                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 28        | Puducherry          | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 29        | Punjab              | 78                             | 0                              | 37                             | 0                              | 27                   | 0                    |
| 30        | Rajasthan           | 80                             | 59                             | 50                             | 43                             | 53                   | 23                   |
| 31        | Sikkim              | 0                              | 2                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                    | 5                    |
| 32        | Tamil Nadu          | 119                            | 5                              | 57                             | 4                              | 39                   | 1                    |
| 33        | Telangana           | 38                             | 20                             | 15                             | 7                              | 15                   | 13                   |
| 34        | Tripura             | 5                              | 9                              | 4                              | 7                              | 4                    | 6                    |
| 35        | Uttar Pradesh       | 146                            | 11                             | 134                            | 15                             | 196                  | 7                    |
| 36        | Uttarakhand         | 16                             | 3                              |                                | 4                              | 16                   | 5                    |
| 37        | West Bengal         | 0                              | 0                              | 14                             | 0                              | 0                    | 0                    |
|           | TOTAL               | 1279                           | 428                            | 0 700                          | 329                            | 686                  | 207                  |

Source: MIS Portal of Department of Justice

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Working strength of SC/ST Judicial Officer in District and Subordinate courts as on 31.12.2024

| Sl. No.   | States &UTs         | Civil Judge(Junior Division)   | Civil Judge(Junior Division)   | Civil Judge(Senior Division)   | Civil Judge(Senior Division)   | District Judge/DJ)   | District Judge/DJ)   |
|-----------|---------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| Sl. No.   | States &UTs         | SC                             | ST                             | SC                             | ST                             | SC                   | ST                   |
| 1         | Andaman and Nicobar | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh      | 53                             | 19                             | 23                             | 10                             | 30                   | 3                    |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh   | 0                              | 9                              | 0                              | 16                             | 0                    | 7                    |
| 4         | Assam               | 16                             | 23                             | 12                             | 21                             | 6                    | 7                    |
| 5         | Bihar               | 129                            | 9                              | 63                             | 5                              | 48                   | 3                    |
| 6         | Chandigarh          | 7                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 1                    | 0                    |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh        | 26                             | 57                             | 17                             | 45                             | 30                   | 26                   |
| 8         | D &NHaveli          | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 9         | Daman &Diu          | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 10        | Delhi               | 46                             | 21                             | 12                             | 1                              | 10                   | 1                    |
| 11        | Goa                 | 0                              | 2                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 12        | Gujarat             | 59                             | 1                              | 50                             | 4                              | 8                    | 0                    |
| 13        | Haryana             | 31                             | 0                              | 42                             | 0                              | 21                   | 0                    |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh    | 8                              | 2                              | 8                              | 4                              | 6                    | 1                    |
| 15        | Jammu and Kashmir   | 13                             | 11                             | 6                              | 7                              | 9                    | 8                    |
| 16        | Jharkhand           | 15                             | 31                             | 0                              | 0                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 17        | Karnataka           | 77                             | 19                             | 90                             | 20                             | 60                   | 9                    |
| 18        | Kerala              | 20                             | 0                              | 11                             | 1                              | 10                   | 1                    |
| 19        | Ladakh              | 1                              | 2                              | 0                              | 4                              | 0                    | 1                    |
| 20        | Lakshadweep         | 1                              | 0                              | 0                              | 1                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 21        | Madhya Pradesh      | 122                            | 55                             | 79                             | 106                            | 66                   | 73                   |
| 22        | Maharashtra         | 140                            | 2                              | 43                             | 3                              | 44                   | 2                    |
| 23        | Manipur             | 0                              | 6                              | 0                              | 4                              | 0                    | 4                    |
| 24        | Meghalaya           | 0                              | 15                             | 0                              | 21                             | 0                    | 18                   |
| 25        | Mizoram             | 0                              | 13                             | 0                              | 17                             | 0                    | 15                   |
| 26        | Nagaland            | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 27        | Odisha              | 30                             | 4                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 28        | Puducherry          | 3                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 29        | Punjab              | 118                            | 0                              | 34                             | 0                              | 33                   | 0                    |
| 30        | Rajasthan           | 64                             | 47                             | 60                             | 52                             | 59                   | 24                   |
| 31        | Sikkim              | 0                              | 1                              | 0                              | 2                              | 0                    | 5                    |
| 32        | Tamil Nadu          | 119                            | 5                              | 57                             | 4                              | 35                   | 1                    |
| 33        | Telangana           | 38                             | 20                             | 15                             | 7                              | 15                   | 13                   |
| 34        | Tripura             | 5                              | 9                              | 4                              | 7                              | 4                    | 6                    |
| 35        | Uttar Pradesh       | 214                            | 17                             | 134                            | 15                             | 193                  | 7                    |
| 36        | Uttarakhand         | 16                             | 3                              |                                |                                | 0                    | 5                    |
| 37        | West Bengal         | 0                              | 0                              | 12 0                           | 4 0                            | 18                   | 0                    |
|           | TOTAL               | 1371                           | 403                            | 772                            | 381                            | 706                  | 240                  |

Source: MIS Portal of Department of Justice