India has 17 judges for a million people, 5,000 posts vacant
2016-04-17
New Delhi: A 1987 report of the law commission had drawn a blueprint of the manpower required in the judiciary. At that time, the strength of the judiciary was 7,675 judges, or 10.5 judges per million people. The judge-population ratio (sanctioned strength) has since increased to 17 judges per millionContinue Reading