Many High Courts have judicial vacancies and case backlogs.

• The Delhi High Court has cited a “acute shortage of judges” as a reason for its inability to hear all cases listed in its daily cause list.

• The court currently operates with 36 judges, below its sanctioned strength of 60, leaving nearly 40% of judicial posts vacant.

• The court is also grappling with a backlog of 1,34,090 pending cases.

• The Department of Justice reports that India’s 25 High Courts have a combined sanctioned strength of 1,114 judges.

• Allahabad High Court leads with the highest number of vacancies, with 11,76,229 cases pending.

• In 2024 alone, 24,06,178 cases were filed, while only 22,57,971 were resolved.

• The widening gap highlights the increasing strain on the judiciary and the urgent need to fill vacancies.

• Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal stated 150 High Court judge appointment proposals were currently in stages of processing.

• The “India Justice Report, 2025” underscores the depth of the crisis.