India 2018

Law and Justice 381
Sl.
Name of the
No. Court
Approved Strength
Working Strength
Vacancies as per
Approved Strength
A
Supreme Court of India 31 25 06
B. High Court
Pmt.
Addl. Total
Pmt.
Addl.
Total
Pmt.
Addl.
Total
17 Meghalaya 03 01 04 03 0 03 0 01 01
18 Orissa 20 07 27 18 0 18 02 07 09
19 Patna 40 13 53 21 12 33 19 01 20
20 Punjab & Haryana 64 21 85 41 10 51 23 11 34
21 Rajasthan 38 12 50 20 16 36 18 -04 14
22 Sikkim 03 0 03 03 0 03 0 0 0
23 Tripura 04 0 04 02 0 02 02 0 02
24 Uttarakhand 09 02 11 09 01 10 0 01 01
Total 771 308 1079 512 180 692 259 128 387
*Acting Chief Justice
Power of Supreme Court and High Courts
Supreme Court has power to issue any person or authority and government
within its jurisdiction, direction, order or writs, including writs which are in
the nature of for enforcement of Fundamental Rights and for any other purpose.
This power may also be exercised by any high court exercising jurisdiction in
relation to territories within which the cause of action, wholly or in part arises
for exercise of such power, even if the seat of such government or authority or
residence of such person is not within those territories.
Subordinate Courts
The structure and functions of subordinate courts are more or less uniform
throughout the country. Designations of courts connote their functions. These
courts deal with all disputes of civil or criminal nature as per the powers
conferred on them. These courts follow two important codes prescribing
procedures, i.e., the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 and the Code of Criminal
Procedure, Cr. P.C., 1973 and further strengthened by state level amendments.
As per direction of Supreme Court in WP (Civil) 1022/1989 in the All India
Judges Association case, a uniform designation has been brought about in the
subordinate judiciary's judicial officers all over the country, viz., District or
Additional District Judge, Civil Judge (Senior Division) and Civil Judge (Junior
Division) on the civil side and on criminal side, Sessions Judge, Additional
Sessions Judge, Chief Judicial Magistrate and Judicial Magistrate, etc., as laid
down in the Cr.P.C. Appropriate adjustment, if any, has been made in existing
posts by indicating their equivalent with any of these categories by all state