Vacancies and representation
Data as on 01.11.2026. Source: LawInC analysis of Department of Justice data.
Sanctioned strength, sitting strength and vacancies of each High Court, together with how many sitting Supreme Court judges and High Court Chief Justices come from that Parent High Court. Entitlement is the figure stored in the LawInC workbook (not recomputed here; the method is not a formula in the sheet). Advantage is (SC + CJ) minus entitlement. Total in SC is a cumulative figure maintained in the book.
38
SC sanctioned
37
SC sitting
1
SC vacancies
1122
HC sanctioned
827
HC sitting
295
HC vacancies
| High Court | Strength | Sitting | Vacancies | SC judges | CJs | SC+CJ | Entitlement | Advantage | Total in SC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allahabad | 160 | 104 | 56 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 23 | |
| Andhra Pradesh | 37 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 16 | |
| Bombay | 94 | 75 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 29 | |
| Calcutta | 72 | 49 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 25 | |
| Chhattisgarh | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Delhi | 60 | 49 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16 | |
| Gauhati | 30 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | |
| Gujarat | 52 | 32 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | |
| Himachal Pradesh | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | |
| Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh | 25 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 6 | |
| Jharkhand | 25 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Karnataka | 62 | 57 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 14 | |
| Kerala | 47 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 14 | |
| Madhya Pradesh | 53 | 38 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | |
| Madras | 75 | 67 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 21 | |
| Manipur | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Meghalaya | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Orissa | 33 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 8 | |
| Patna | 53 | 43 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 18 | |
| Punjab and Haryana | 85 | 64 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16 | |
| Rajasthan | 50 | 38 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | |
| Sikkim | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Telangana | 42 | 27 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 | |
| Tripura | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Uttarakhand | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 1122 | 827 | 295 | 34 | 25 | 59 | 64 | -5 |
Three sitting Supreme Court judges in this book are recorded as Bar appointees (not drawn from a Parent High Court): 3 on the Vac sheet.