ANNUAL DISPOSAL OF
CASES PER JUDGE IN HIGH COURTS
The average annual
disposal of cases per judge in all the 21 High Courts in the country
is 1363 cases. Of this, the highest disposal rate of cases per
judge per year is 2221 cases in the Madras High Court and the
lowest 831 cases per judge in the Delhi High Court.
The annual disposal
rate of cases per judge in the Madras High Court is followed by
2202 cases per judge in the Karnataka High Court, 1640 cases per
judge in the Patna High Court, 1581 cases per judge in the Andhra
Pradesh High Court, 1477 cases per judge in the Madhya Pradesh
High Court, 1447 cases per judge in the Allahabad High Court,
1368 cases per judge in the Rajasthan High Court and 831 cases
per judge in the Delhi High Court.
The average slow
pace of disposal of 1363 cases per judge per year in the High
Courts has led to accumulation of arrears of more than 36 lakh
cases as on date. There are about 145 vacancies out of a total
strength of 647 judges in the High Courts. With the expeditious
filling of these vacancies, the average annual disposal of cases
per judge in the High Courts will accelerate considerably.
