Judiciary & Courts
Subordinate court pendency, High Court judge vacancy rates, case disposal timelines, and statutory RTI disposal rates from the National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG).
44.2M Pending Cases
Cases/100k Rank 142 of 180
↓30.2% HC Judge Vacancies
5 & 6. Benchmarks & Trend Charts
India vs the World & Peer Averages
Comparing judiciary & courts against Top Countries, Global Average, G20 Average, BRICS Average, and OECD Average.
Judiciary · Pending Cases / 100,000 People
Subordinate Court Pendency per 100k Population
G20 Avg
1,420
BRICS Avg
2,180
OECD Avg
890
Global Avg
1,650
7. Related Disclosures
Latest Official Press Releases
Automated disclosures from Press Information Bureau (PIB) and statutory wire feeds.
All statistics originate exclusively from Government of India gazettes, Ministry reports, e-Courts registries, and international statutory publications (World Bank, IMF, UNESCO, WHO, WIPO).
NJDG aggregates real-time case data from CIS (Case Information System) deployed across 18,000+ computerized district courts.
India faces high judicial pendency with 44.2 million cases pending in subordinate courts and a 30.2% judge vacancy rate in High Courts. Case pendency per 100k population (3,540) exceeds the G20 average (1,420), highlighting structural court capacity needs.
- ✓e-Courts Phase III digital filing & virtual hearings active nationwide
- ✓RTI disposal rate in top states (Kerala 94.7%, Delhi 89.1%) remains high
- !44.2 million cases pending in subordinate district courts
- !High Court judge vacancy rate stands at 30.2%, slowing disposal timelines
- !11.8% of pending court cases have been awaiting verdict for > 10 years
e-Courts Phase III implementation with ₹7,210 Cr outlay deploying AI case sorting and digital summons delivery.
14. Statutory FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
Verified answers backed by official government disclosures.
How many cases are currently pending in Indian courts?
Over 44.2 million cases are pending in District and Subordinate courts, alongside 6.1 million in High Courts as per NJDG data.
15. Open Data Export
Datasets & Export Options
Download structured CSV datasets with complete provenance chains.
National Subordinate Courts Case Pendency & Judge Vacancy Audit
District and Subordinate Court case pendency dataset covering 44.2 million cases, High Court vacancies, and case disposition velocity across 36 States & Union Territories.
Total District Pendency
44.2 Million
High Court Judge Vacancy Rate
30.2%
Cases > 10 Years Old
4.8 Million
Average Case Disposal Time
4.2 Years