India had 19 judges for every 10 lakh people in 2017
The judge-population ratio in India last year was 19.66 judges per 10 lakh people, Law Ministry data revealed. The ratio increased marginally from the 17.48 in 2014. Notably, the Supreme Court has a working strength of 25 judges against the sanctioned strength of 31, whereas the 24 High Courts have 684 working judges against the approved strength of 1,079 judges. 