ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND JUSTICE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS
(SHRI P. P. CHAUDHARY)
(a) & (b): Based on the population as per Census 2011 and as per available information regarding sanctioned strength of Judges in Supreme Court, High Courts and District & Subordinate Courts in the year 2017, the judge - population ratio in the country works out to be 19.66 Judges per million population in comparison to 17.48 Judges per million population in the year 2014. The sanctioned strength of Judges of High Courts has increased from 906 judges in June 2014 to 1079 judges in December, 2017 and the sanctioned strength of Judges of District / Subordinate Courts has increased from 20,214 in the year 2014 to 22,677 in the year 2017. The sanctioned strength of Judges in Supreme Court is 31.
(c) & (d): The High Court – wise details of sanctioned / working strength and vacancies of Judges in the Supreme Court and High Courts are given in a Statement at Annexure – I. The State / UT-wise details of sanctioned / working strength and vacancies of Judges in District and Subordinate Courts are given in a Statement at Annexure – II.
(e) : As per the Constitution, the selection and appointment of judges in subordinate courts is the responsibility of State Governments and the High Courts concerned. As per information made available by the High Courts and respective State Governments, sanctioned strength of Judges of District / Subordinate Courts has increased from 20,214 in the year 2014 to 22,677 in the year 2017. The working strength of Judges of District and Subordinate Courts is increased from 15,634 in the year 2014 to 16,693 in the year 2017. The State / UT-wise details of sanctioned / working strength of Judges of District / Subordinate Courts in the years 2014 and 2017 are given in a Statement at Annexure-III.
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Annexure-I
Statement referred to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2685 for reply on 03.01.2018
Statement showing the approved strength, working strength and vacancies of Judges in the Supreme Court and High Courts as on 26.12.2017.
Sl. No. Name of the Court Approved Strength Working Strength Vacancies as per Approved Strength
A. Supreme Court of India 31 25 06
B. High Court
1 Allahabad 160 109 51
2 Telangana & Andhra Pradesh 61 31 30
3 Bombay 94 70 24
4 Calcutta 72 33 39
5 Chhattisgarh 22 12 10
6 Delhi 60 37 23
7 Gauhati 24 18 06
8 Gujarat 52 31 21
9 Himachal Pradesh 13 08 05
10 Jammu & Kashmir 17 11 06
11 Jharkhand 25 14 11
12 Karnataka 62 25 37
13 Kerala 47 37 10
14 Madhya Pradesh 53 34 19
15 Madras 75 60 15
16 Manipur 05 02 03
17 Meghalaya 04 02 02
18 Orissa 27 17 10
19 Patna 53 33 20
20 Punjab& Haryana 85 50 35
21 Rajasthan 50 35 15
22 Sikkim 03 03 0
23 Tripura 04 02 02
24 Uttarakhand 11 10 01
Total 1079 684 395
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Annexure – II
Statement referred to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2685 for reply on 03.01.2018
Sanctioned Strength, Working Strength and Vacancies of Judicial Officers of District and Subordinate Courts as on 30.11.2017.
Sl. No States Sanctioned Strength as on 30.11.2017 Working Strength as on 30.11.2017 Vacancies as on 30.11.2017
1 Andhra Pradesh & Telangana** 987 873 114
2 Arunachal Pradesh 28 17 11
3 Assam 428 352 76
4 Bihar** 1826 1001 825
5 Chhattisgarh 398 335 63
6 Goa 55 43 12
7 Gujarat** 1511 1126 385
8 Haryana 644 497 147
9 Himachal Pradesh** 159 149 10
10 Jammu & Kashmir 253 214 39
11 Jharkhand** 672 421 251
12 Karnataka** 1303 978 325
13 Kerala** 534 461 73
14 Madhya Pradesh 2021 1273 748
15 Maharashtra 2096 1947 149
16 Manipur 49 31 18
17 Meghalaya 97 39 58
18 Mizoram 63 30 33
19 Nagaland 34 23 11
20 Orissa 862 658 204
21 Punjab 674 538 136
22 Rajasthan** 1223 1127 96
23 Sikkim** 23 15 8
24 Tamil Nadu* 1257 916 341
25 Tripura 107 76 31
26 Uttar Pradesh 3204 1860 1344
27 Uttarakhand** 291 230 61
28 West Bengal and A & N Island** 1013 929 84
29 Chandigarh 30 30 0
30 D & N Haveli AND Daman & Diu** 7 7 0
31 Delhi** 799 483 316
32 Lakshadweep** 3 2 1
33 Pondicherry* 26 12 14
Total 22,677
16,693
5,984
* as on 7.11.2017
**as on 31.10.2017
Annexure-III
Statement referred to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2685 for reply on 03.01.2018
State-UT wise comparative Statement of Sanctioned / Working Strength of Judges in District and Subordinate Courts in the years 2014 and 2017.
Sl. No States Sanctioned Strength as on 31.12.2014 Sanctioned Strength as on 30.11.2017 Working Strength as on 31.12.2014 Working Strength as on 30.11.2017
1 Andhra Pradesh & Telangana 1034 987** 884 873**
2 Arunachal Pradesh 16 28 15 17
3 Assam 403 428 312 352
4 Bihar 1670 1826** 1027 1001**
5 Chhattisgarh 354 398 302 335
6 Goa 52 55 40 43
7 Gujarat 1963 1511** 1216 1126**
8 Haryana 644 644 485 497
9 Himachal Pradesh 146 159** 128 149**
10 Jammu & Kashmir 244 253 221 214
11 Jharkhand 578 672** 382 421**
12 Karnataka 1085 1303** 832 978**
13 Kerala & Lakshadweep 447 537** 431 463**
14 Madhya Pradesh 1460 2021 1243 1273
15 Maharashtra 2072 2096 1784 1947
16 Manipur 40 49 30 31
17 Meghalaya 55 97 30 39
18 Mizoram 67 63 31 30
19 Nagaland 27 34 25 23
20 Orissa 690 862 569 658
21 Punjab 672 674 505 538
22 Rajasthan 1145 1223** 831 1127**
23 Sikkim 18 23** 15 15**
24 Tamil Nadu 997 1257* 876 916*
25 Tripura 104 107 78 76
26 Uttar Pradesh 2097 3204 1761 1860
27 Uttarakhand 289 291** 191 230**
28 West Bengal and A & N Island 994 1013** 868 929**
29 Chandigarh 30 30 30 30
30 D & N Haveli AND Daman & Diu 7 7** 6 7**
31 Delhi 793 799** 476 483**
32 Pondicherry 21 26* 10 12*
Total 20,214
22,677
15,634
16,693
* as on 7.11.2017
**as on 31.10.2017
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