High Courts and Subordinate Courts complexes running in the country
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LAW & JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
RAJYA SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO.232
ANSWERED ON 10/08/2023
TYPES OF COURTS IN THE COUNTRY
232. SHRI RAGHAV CHADHA:
Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:-
(a) the total number of different types of courts running in the country, State, district and type-wise;
(b)
whether the strength of judges is reviewed in these courts from time to time and if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether Government has received any proposal to increase the strength of judges in various courts including the Supreme Court and if so, the details thereof and the response of Government thereto;
(d) the total number of registered lawyers in various courts in the country, court and State-wise; and
(e) whether Government has any proposal to strengthen the system of appointment of judges, if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE; MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS; AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE
SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL
(a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (E) OF RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 232 FOR ANSWER ON 10.08.2023 REGARDING ‘TYPES OF COURTS IN THE COUNTRY.
(a): As laid down by the Constitution of India, the Supreme Court of India is the apex court in the country that has been vested with original, appellate and advisory jurisdiction. Further, there are High Courts that stand at the head of a State’s judicial administration. According to Article 227 of the Constitution, every High Court shall have superintendence over all courts and tribunals throughout the territories in relation to which it exercises jurisdiction. A detailed statement showing the total number of High Courts and Subordinate Courts complexes running in the country, State /District-wise is at Annexure-I.
(b): During the Joint Conference of Chief Justices and Chief Ministers held on 07.04.2013, a decision was taken to increase the number of Judges of the High Courts by 25%. Accordingly, during the period from 01.07.2014 to 21.03.2023 with the approval of the respective State Governments, the concerned High Courts and the Chief Justice of India, the Government has increased the Judge strength of the High Courts from 906 to 1114 i.e. by 208 posts.
The review of judges’ strength in District and Subordinate courts is the responsibility of High Court and State Government concerned. The appointment, selection and recruitment of judicial officers in District and Subordinate Courts is done by the High Courts in certain States, whereas, in other States the High Courts do it in consultation with the State Public Service Commissions. The Central Government has no direct role in the matter.
(c): At present, there is a proposal to increase the judge strength of High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh from 17 to 25 judges. No proposal for increase in strength of the Supreme Court is pending with the Government.
(d): As per the information provided by Department of Legal Affairs, the present status of total Advocates registered with different State Bar Council in the country, State-wise, is at Annexure-II.
(e): Appointment of Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts is made under Articles 124, 217 and 224 of the Constitution of India and as per the procedure laid down in the Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) prepared in 1998 pursuant to the Supreme Court Judgment of October 6, 1993 (Second Judges case) read with their Advisory Opinion of October 28, 1998 (Third Judges case). Appointment of the Judges of the Constitutional Courts is a continuous, integrated and collaborative process between the Executive and the Judiciary. It requires consultation and approval from various constitutional authorities both at state and central level. Government appoints only those persons as Judges of High Courts who are recommended by Supreme Court Collegium (SCC).
In case of District and Subordinate judiciary, as per constitutional provisions the respective State Governments, in consultation with their High Courts, frame the rules and regulations regarding the issue of appointment of Judicial Officers in the State Judicial Service. The Central Government has no role in the selection and appointment of judicial officers in District and Subordinate judiciary.
ANNEXURE-I
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) OF RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 232 FOR ANSWER ON 10.08.2023 REGARDING ‘TYPES OF COURTS IN THE COUNTRY.
Detailed statement showing the total number of High Courts and Subordinate Courts complexes running in the country, State /District-wise.
|
S.No
|
High Court
|
State/Jurisdiction
|
Total Districts
|
Total District Court Complexes
|
|
1
|
Allahabad
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
74
|
183
|
|
2
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
13
|
189
|
|
3
|
Bombay
|
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
|
1
|
2
|
|
Daman and Diu
|
2
|
2
|
|
Goa
|
2
|
16
|
|
Maharashtra
|
40
|
487
|
|
4
|
Calcutta
|
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
|
1
|
4
|
|
West Bengal
|
22
|
90
|
|
5
|
Chhattisgarh
|
Chhattisgarh
|
23
|
89
|
|
6
|
Delhi
|
Delhi
|
11
|
12
|
|
7
|
Gauhati
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
4
|
4
|
|
Assam
|
33
|
79
|
|
Mizoram
|
3
|
12
|
|
Nagaland
|
9
|
5
|
|
8
|
Gujarat
|
Gujarat
|
32
|
338
|
|
9
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
11
|
50
|
|
10
|
Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh
|
Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir and
|
20
|
82
|
|
Union Territory of Ladakh
|
2
|
4
|
|
11
|
Jharkhand
|
Jharkhand
|
24
|
24
|
|
12
|
Karnataka
|
Karnataka
|
31
|
206
|
|
13
|
Kerala
|
Kerala
|
15
|
174
|
|
Lakshadweep
|
|
|
|
14
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
50
|
230
|
|
15
|
Madras
|
Puducherry
|
4
|
4
|
|
Tamil Nadu
|
32
|
271
|
|
16
|
Manipur
|
Manipur
|
9
|
21
|
|
17
|
Meghalaya
|
Meghalaya
|
11
|
13
|
|
18
|
Orissa
|
Odisha
|
30
|
124
|
|
19
|
Patna
|
Bihar
|
37
|
80
|
|
20
|
Punjab & Haryana
|
Chandigarh
|
1
|
1
|
|
Haryana
|
21
|
58
|
|
Punjab
|
22
|
69
|
|
21
|
Rajasthan
|
Rajasthan
|
36
|
330
|
|
22
|
Sikkim
|
Sikkim
|
6
|
9
|
|
23
|
Telangana
|
Telangana
|
33
|
115
|
|
24
|
Tripura
|
Tripura
|
8
|
20
|
|
25
|
Uttarakhand
|
Uttarakhand
|
13
|
69
|
|
|
|
Total
|
686
|
3466
|
Source : National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG)
ANNEXURE-II
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (D) OF RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 232 FOR ANSWER ON 10.08.2023 REGARDING ‘TYPES OF COURTS IN THE COUNTRY.
Statement showing the present status of total Advocates enrolled with different State Bar Council.
|
S. NO
|
State
Bar Council
|
As on Date
|
Total Number of Advocate
|
|
1.
|
Assam
|
—
|
37326
|
|
2.
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
14.03.2023
|
74522
|
|
3.
|
Telangana
|
03.03.2023
|
46555
|
|
4.
|
Bihar
|
17.03.2023
|
136721
|
|
5.
|
Chhattisgarh
|
04.08.2022
|
31429
|
|
6.
|
Delhi
|
17.03.2023
|
149655
|
|
7.
|
Gujarat
|
29.07.2022
|
108181
|
|
8.
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
16.03.2023
|
12578
|
|
9.
|
Jharkhand
|
18.03.2023
|
31248
|
|
10.
|
Karnataka
|
03.07.2022
|
111162
|
|
11.
|
Kerala
|
30.07.2022
|
58770
|
|
12.
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
23.08.2022
|
112390
|
|
13.
|
Maharashtra & Goa
|
02.04.2021
|
191394
|
|
14.
|
Orissa
|
10.08.2022
|
58697
|
|
15.
|
Punjab & Haryana
|
20.07.2021
|
117423
|
|
16.
|
Rajasthan
|
03.03.2023
|
99597
|
|
17.
|
Tamil Nadu
|
30.07.2022
|
114584
|
|
18.
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
01.04.2021
|
400016
|
|
19.
|
Uttarakhand
|
16.03.2023
|
18804
|
|
20.
|
West Bengal
|
01.04.2021
|
86555
|
|
21.
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
—
|
10589
|
|
22.
|
Tripura
|
06.08.2022
|
1489
|
|
23.
|
Manipur
|
02.03.2023
|
1974
|
|
24.
|
Meghalaya
|
16.03.2023
|
1422
|
|
|
Total
|
|
2013081
|
Source: – Department of Legal Affairs
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