Court Vacancies & Judge Strength
A court-level view of sanctioned posts, working judges, vacancies, and the official places to verify current judge strength.
Total judge posts across Supreme Court, High Courts, and District & Subordinate Courts.
Posts filled in the official SFV snapshot used by the judiciary dataset.
Unfilled judge positions across the three national court levels.
Vacant posts divided by sanctioned strength in the same official snapshot.
Where vacancies are concentrated
This table keeps sanctioned, working, and vacant judge posts together so vacancy rates are read in context. It uses the same Ministry of Law & Justice SFV snapshot already carried by the judiciary page.
| Court level | Sanctioned | Working | Vacant | Vacancy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supreme Court | 34 | 32 | 2 | 5.9% |
| High Courts | 1,122 | 796 | 326 | 29.1% |
| District & Subordinate Courts | 25,771 | 20,456 | 5,315 | 20.6% |
| Total | 26,927 | 21,284 | 5,643 | 21.0% |
Keep vacancies separate from pendency
Vacancies help explain court capacity, but they should not be blended into a single justice score. The useful product surface is a transparent table with as-of dates, links to official rosters, and cross-links to pendency.
Open judiciary pendencyAppointment pressure
Track court level, sanctioned strength, working strength, vacancy count, and vacancy rate.
Source trail
Keep the Parliament answer, DOJ dashboard, NJDG, and Supreme Court roster visible together.
Primary websites to verify
DOJ dashboard
Department of Justice dashboard modules, including vacancy position and court infrastructure links.
NJDG
Official court data grid with district, High Court, and Supreme Court dashboards and court judge reports.
Supreme Court judges
Current Chief Justice and Supreme Court judge roster from the Supreme Court of India.
Parliament answer, 19 Dec 2024
Ministry of Law & Justice answer listing sanctioned, working, and vacant judge positions by court level.