Number of Supreme Court and High Court judges उच्चतम न्यायालय और उच्च न्यायालय के न्यायाधीशों की संख्या : Rajyasabha Q and A

Number of Supreme Court and High Court judges उच्चतम न्यायालय और उच्च न्यायालय के न्यायाधीशों की संख्या : Rajyasabha Q and A

Number of Supreme Court and High Court judges उच्चतम न्यायालय और उच्च न्यायालय के न्यायाधीशों की संख्या : Rajyasabha Q and A

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

RAJYA SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 110

ANSWERED ON 02/02/2023

Number of Supreme Court and High Court judges

110. Shri Sushil Kumar Modi:

Will the Minister of Law and Justice be pleased to state:

a) total number of Supreme Court and High Court (HC) judges appointed during the last five years, year-wise;

b) number and proportion of these appointed judges coming from Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and religious- minorities, year-wise;

c) number and proportion of women in these judicial appointments, year-wise;

d) number and proportion of judges from SCs, STs, OBCs, religious-minorities and women appointed in district/subordinate courts during the last five years, year-wise;

e) whether the Chief Justices of HCs and the Supreme Court have responded to Government’s requests for enhancing social diversity in higher judiciary; and

f) if so, details thereof?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE

(SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a) to (f): Appointment of Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts is made under Articles 124, 217 and 224 of the Constitution of India, which do not provide reservation for any caste or class of persons. A statement showing total number of judges appointed each year in the Supreme Court and High Courts since 2018 may be seen at Annexure-I.

However, the available information regarding the category/caste of High Court Judges, which is indicated by the recommendee at the time of their recommendation for appointment as High Court Judge by the High Court Collegium (HCC), has been compiled and its breakup is produced below:-

Year General SC ST OBC Minority Not Available Total Women
2018 82 2 2 5 6 11 108 11
2019 64 3 1 8 3 2 81 7
2020 52 2 11 1 66 13
2021 85 5 2 15 13 120 17
2022 137 6 17 5 165 34
2023 10 1 1 2 14 2
Total 430 19 6 58 27 14 554 84

The Government remains committed to social diversity in the appointment of Judges in the Higher Judiciary and 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 appointment of Judges in High Courts.

Under Article 235 of the Constitution of India, the administrative control over the members of district and subordinate judiciary in the States vest with the concerned High Court. Further, in exercise of powers conferred under proviso to Article 309 read with Articles 233 and 234 of the Constitution, the respective State Government, in consultation with the High Court, frames the Rules and Regulations regarding the issues of appointment, promotion, reservations, etc. of Judicial Officers in the State Judicial Service. Hence, in so far as recruitment of judicial officers in the States is concerned, respective High Courts do it in certain States, whereas the High Courts do it in consultation with the State Public Service Commissions in other States. Central Government has no direct role in the matter.

The information related to religious-minorities is not centrally maintained. However, the current position of working strength of SC/ST/OBC and women judges, cadre-wise in District and Subordinate Courts as on 30.01.2023 is at Annexure-II.

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Annexure-I
(As on 30.01.2023)

Statement referred to in reply to part (a) to (f) of the Unstarred Question No. 110 regarding “Number of Supreme Court and High Court judges”, to be answered on 02.02.2023.

Years Total
Supreme Court 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
08 10 09 03 30
 High Courts
Sl.No.  Name 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Total
1. Allahabad 28 10 04 17 13 72
2. Andhra Pradesh 02 07 02 14 2 27
3. Bombay 04 11 04 06 19 1 45
4. Calcutta 11 06 01 08 16 42
5. Chhattisgarh 04 03 3 10
6. Delhi 05 04 02 17 28
7. Gauhati 02 04 06 2 14
8. Gujarat 04 03 07 07 21
9. Himachal Pradesh 02 01 2 5
10 J&K & Ladakh 02 05 02 4 13
11 Jharkhand 03 02 04 1 10
12 Karnataka 12 10 10 06 6 2 46
13 Kerala 04 01 06 12 1 24
14 Madhya Pradesh 08 02 08 6 24
15 Madras 08 01 10 05 4 28
16 Manipur 01 1
17 Meghalaya 01 01 2
18 Orissa 01 01 02 04 6 14
19 Patna 04 06 11 21
20 Punjab & Haryana 07 10 01 06 21 45
21 Rajasthan 03 06 08 2 9 28
22 Sikkim
23 Telangana 03 01 07 17 28
24 Tripura 01 01 2
25 Uttarakhand 03 01 4
Total 108 81 66 120 165 14 554

Annexure-II

Working Strength of SC/ST/OBC and women judges in District and Subordinate Courts as on 30.01.2023

Sl. No. States &UTs Civil Judge(Junior Division) Civil Judge(Senior Division) District Judge/DJ
SC ST OBC Women SC ST OBC Women SC ST OBC Women
1 Andhra Pradesh 39 16 113 0 32 12 45 0 19 1 45 0
2 Delhi 55 6 0 165 9 1 0 19 8 1 0 95
3 Karnataka 76 15 134 194 49 7 135 120 59 9 92 89
4 Rajasthan 65 58 103 260 46 29 119 121 47 22 88 125
5 Nagaland 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7
6 Puducherry 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
7 Tamil Nadu 120 6 364 216 57 3 233 99 43 1 212 111
8 Telangana 33 18 80 116 17 11 53 50 13 7 52 50
9 D & N Haveli 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
10 Daman & Diu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
11 Goa 0 2 0 15 0 0 1 8 0 0 1 5
12 Maharashtra 140 2 266 346 43 3 128 139 44 2 106 112
13 Sikkim 0 2 5 5 0 0 3 3 0 5 8 5
14 Meghalaya 0 19 0 14 0 14 0 9 0 15 0 9
15 Manipur 1 4 3 5 1 5 4 10 1 4 0 4
16 Jharkhand 20 55 19 85 0 0 0 38 0 0 0 10
17 Andaman and Nicobar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 West Bengal 0 0 0 210 0 0 0 80 0 0 0 40
19 Arunachal Pradesh 0 12 0 5 0 11 0 4 0 9 1 1
20 Assam 15 22 0 116 7 16 0 58 0 0 0 30
21 Bihar 115 9 254 256 62 5 22 33 35 1 50 38
22 Chandigarh 3 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
23 Chhattisgarh 27 65 34 97 19 31 13 39 27 27 36 44
24 Gujarat 54 1 30 103 50 4 154 75 9 0 34 50
25 Haryana 38 0 34 69 26 0 16 59 22 0 15 50
26 Himachal Pradesh 9 4 8 35 7 2 3 14 7 2 2 7
27 Jammu and Kashmir 9 8 2 39 6 6 2 19 7 3 2 13
28 Kerala 16 1 82 114 13 0 50 41 7 1 109 51
29 Ladakh 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1
30 Lakshadwee p 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0
31 Madhya Pradesh 125 97 133 384 59 81 45 132 74 56 98 103
32 Odisha 17 0 53 183 0 0 0 114 0 0 0 44
33 Punjab 79 0 45 156 36 0 20 59 27 0 18 55
34 Tripura 5 7 0 18 4 9 0 16 4 7 0 4
35 Uttar Pradesh 193 15 273 406 151 11 189 170 143 7 343 218
36 Uttarakhand 16 3 13 44 16 4 15 39 15 8 11 22
37 Mizoram 0 16 0 13 0 10 0 2 0 15 0 6
TOTAL 1270 465 2055 3684 710 278 1251 1574 612 204 1329 1406

Source : Rajyasabha

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