There is a shortage of SC and OBC officials in Haryana Police. Not only this, more than half of the posts of OBC judges are lying vacant in the court. This has been revealed in India Justice Report (IJR) -2025. According to the report, Haryana is at number three in the country in legal aid
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The report states about Haryana that immediate and major changes are needed in the judicial system. For this, emphasis has been laid on filling the vacant posts quickly and including all kinds of people in the judicial system. The report states that giving justice to bring real changes should be a necessary service.
According to the report, the Punjab Police has come from 13th to 7th position this year. In all major states in the state, the police is the highest expense per person (₹ 2604). Women’s helpdesk facility is now available in all the police stations here. In addition, the services being provided by the citizen portal of the state have also improved.
Important things about Haryana of India Justice Report
1. Excess of prisoners in jails, shortage of employees The India Justice report has claimed that Haryana jails have 22% more prisoners than capacity. There is also a shortage of 35 percent of the employees in the jails. There is a shortage of 47% of doctors and half a medical staff in jail employees. There is no one despite the approved posts of reform employees.
2. 40% post vacant in High Court By the year 2025, 40% posts are lying vacant in the High Court in the state and 29 percent of the posts of district judge. It is the highest among 18 big states in terms of judges posts in Punjab and Haryana High Court. There is a shortage of 1 in every 3 judges in district courts, which is one of the most in large states. According to the report, women have 26% stake in the high court, the highest after Telangana (33%). 41% of the judges in the district courts are women. Women have 12% stake in police officers, which is higher than 8% of the national average.
3. No reservation for scheduled tribes in Haryana There is no reservation for Scheduled Tribes in Haryana. Police reduces 20% in Scheduled Caste Officers and Constables and 30% in OBCs. Despite 27% reservation in the district judiciary, 60% of the posts of OBC judges are lying vacant.
4. Haryana expenses Rs 16 per person on legal help The report claimed that in 2022-23, Haryana spent Rs 16 per person on legal aid, which is the highest among 18 big states. It used 83% of Nalsa funds, which is one of the most. Between 2019 and 2024, the number of paralegal volunteers decreased by 27% and the legal aid came down from 321 to zero.
3 important things related to Punjab
1. In second place in legal help Punjab has improved its position in second place in legal aid this year. The main reason behind this is the improvement in most indicators of the state. Women’s stake in the state has increased considerably in panel lawyers (24%), paralying volunteers (39%) and secretaries (64%) of the District Legal Services Authority. The state has also used the NALSA funds the most.
2. According to the worrying report of the High Court judges, the vacant posts of High Court judges have increased to 40% in 2025 in 2022. The vacant posts of High Court staff have also increased from 23% to 35%. 67% of cases in Punjab and Haryana High Court have been pending for more than 3 years. The lack of court hall at the district level has also increased from 15% to 24%. Representation of women in judges has improved, 25% in the High Court and 52% in district courts are women judges.
3. Not only reformer staff in Punjab jails The vacant posts of cadre and medical staff in Punjab jails have improved slightly, but the shortage of currency staff is still not fulfilled. For the last 6 years, jails were survived by congestion. But now the jails have become more crowded than the need again. The state jails have more than 23% of prisoners. Punjab has a cost of only 17 thousand 821 rupees per prisoner annually, which is the second lowest cost after Maharashtra in all major states.