HIGH COURTS
India's High Courts, ranked by pressure
25 published High Court snapshots, ordered by last-month backlog change first, then clearance pace, then pending load. Select a court to read its detail page.
#1 highest pressure
High Court of Rajasthan
Latest reference: Captured 28 April 2026
Coverage: Rajasthan
Pending
6,80,507
Cleared / 100 filed
66.8
Falling behind
Last-month backlog change
+6,258
Backlog growing
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#2 highest pressure
Madras High Court
Latest reference: Captured 28 April 2026
Coverage: Tamil Nadu and Puducherry
Pending
5,62,850
Cleared / 100 filed
86.6
Falling behind
Last-month backlog change
+4,674
Backlog growing
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#3
High Court of Orissa
Latest reference: Captured 28 April 2026
Coverage: Odisha
Pending
1,65,319
Cleared / 100 filed
82.8
Falling behind
Last-month backlog change
+1,293
Backlog growing
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#4
Patna High Court
Latest reference: Captured 28 April 2026
Coverage: Bihar
Pending
2,19,451
Cleared / 100 filed
87.0
Falling behind
Last-month backlog change
+1,220
Backlog growing
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#5
High Court for State of Telangana
Latest reference: Captured 28 April 2026
Coverage: Telangana
Pending
2,39,493
Cleared / 100 filed
88.9
Falling behind
Last-month backlog change
+754
Backlog growing
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#6
High Court of Karnataka
Latest reference: Captured 28 April 2026
Coverage: Karnataka
Pending
3,33,351
Cleared / 100 filed
93.8
Falling behind
Last-month backlog change
+628
Backlog growing
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#7
High Court of Delhi
Latest reference: Captured 28 April 2026
Coverage: Delhi
Pending
1,22,656
Cleared / 100 filed
87.3
Falling behind
Last-month backlog change
+611
Backlog growing
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#8
High Court of Himachal Pradesh
Latest reference: Captured 28 April 2026
Coverage: Himachal Pradesh
Pending
1,05,104
Cleared / 100 filed
92.7
Falling behind
Last-month backlog change
+513
Backlog growing
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#9
Gauhati High Court
Latest reference: Captured 28 April 2026
Coverage: Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, and Arunachal Pradesh
Pending
64,542
Cleared / 100 filed
86.4
Falling behind
Last-month backlog change
+386
Backlog growing
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#10
High Court of Uttarakhand
Latest reference: Captured 28 April 2026
Coverage: Uttarakhand
Pending
61,662
Cleared / 100 filed
78.0
Falling behind
Last-month backlog change
+366
Backlog growing
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#11
High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh
Latest reference: Captured 28 April 2026
Coverage: Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh
Pending
43,722
Cleared / 100 filed
77.3
Falling behind
Last-month backlog change
+229
Backlog growing
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#12
High Court of Manipur
Latest reference: Captured 28 April 2026
Coverage: Manipur
Pending
6,155
Cleared / 100 filed
73.8
Falling behind
Last-month backlog change
+60
Backlog growing
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#13
High Court of Tripura
Latest reference: Captured 28 April 2026
Coverage: Tripura
Pending
1,464
Cleared / 100 filed
75.8
Falling behind
Last-month backlog change
+57
Backlog growing
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#14
High Court of Meghalaya
Latest reference: Captured 28 April 2026
Coverage: Meghalaya
Pending
1,847
Cleared / 100 filed
77.9
Falling behind
Last-month backlog change
+52
Backlog growing
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#15
High Court of Sikkim
Latest reference: Captured 28 April 2026
Coverage: Sikkim
Pending
296
Cleared / 100 filed
94.4
Falling behind
Last-month backlog change
+1
Backlog growing
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#16
High Court of Chhattisgarh
Latest reference: Captured 28 April 2026
Coverage: Chhattisgarh
Pending
74,598
Cleared / 100 filed
104.5
Keeping pace
Last-month backlog change
−176
Backlog shrinking
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#17
High Court of Andhra Pradesh
Latest reference: Captured 28 April 2026
Coverage: Andhra Pradesh
Pending
2,50,053
Cleared / 100 filed
109.7
Keeping pace
Last-month backlog change
−478
Backlog shrinking
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#18
High Court of Jharkhand
Latest reference: Captured 28 April 2026
Coverage: Jharkhand
Pending
72,520
Cleared / 100 filed
125.9
Keeping pace
Last-month backlog change
−713
Backlog shrinking
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#19
High Court of Gujarat
Latest reference: Captured 28 April 2026
Coverage: Gujarat
Pending
1,74,534
Cleared / 100 filed
110.6
Keeping pace
Last-month backlog change
−771
Backlog shrinking
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#20
Bombay High Court
Latest reference: Captured 28 April 2026
Coverage: Maharashtra, Goa, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Pending
6,47,300
Cleared / 100 filed
105.6
Keeping pace
Last-month backlog change
−859
Backlog shrinking
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#21
Calcutta High Court
Latest reference: Captured 28 April 2026
Coverage: West Bengal and Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Pending
2,02,264
Cleared / 100 filed
131.5
Keeping pace
Last-month backlog change
−1,230
Backlog shrinking
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#22
High Court of Kerala
Latest reference: Captured 28 April 2026
Coverage: Kerala and Lakshadweep
Pending
2,48,120
Cleared / 100 filed
113.5
Keeping pace
Last-month backlog change
−1,417
Backlog shrinking
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#23
Allahabad High Court
Latest reference: Captured 28 April 2026
Coverage: Uttar Pradesh
Pending
12,24,154
Cleared / 100 filed
105.4
Keeping pace
Last-month backlog change
−1,451
Backlog shrinking
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#24
High Court of Madhya Pradesh
Latest reference: Captured 28 April 2026
Coverage: Madhya Pradesh
Pending
4,76,385
Cleared / 100 filed
118.0
Keeping pace
Last-month backlog change
−2,286
Backlog shrinking
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#25
High Court of Punjab and Haryana
Latest reference: Captured 28 April 2026
Coverage: Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh
Pending
4,18,668
Cleared / 100 filed
122.1
Keeping pace
Last-month backlog change
−3,127
Backlog shrinking
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