Appendices
Total no. of Judgments delivered: 3158 (This is excluding the cases disposed of by orders)
N.B.: Total working hours during the period: 21789.65 (Total working hours = 5.15 hours × No. of working days in the given period × Working strength of the Judges during the period)
Total working hours lost : 1881.025
Hours lost on account of reference held by Court due to sad demise of learned Advocates/ Judges: 318
Hours lost due to Judges being on leave/official tour: 1563.025
* Closing balance as on 31.01.2025 is reflected as 1,48,958 instead of 1,48,998 due to updation of status regarding disposal/ transfer of 40 cases in the Case Information System (CIS) after physical verification.
* Closing balance as on 29.02.2025 is reflected as 1,49,719 instead of 1,49,738 due to updation of status regarding disposal/ transfer of 19 cases in the Case Information System (CIS) after physical verification.
* Closing balance as on 31.03.2025 is reflected as 1,49,916 instead of 1,49,936 due to updation of status regarding disposal/ transfer of 20 cases in the Case Information System (CIS) after physical verification.
* Closing balance as on 30.04.2025 is reflected as 1,50,319 instead of 1,50,091 due to updation of status regarding disposal/ transfer of 228 cases in the Case Information System (CIS) after physical verification.
* Closing balance as on 31.05.2025 is reflected as 1,50,889 instead of 1,50,597 due to updation of status regarding disposal/ transfer of 292 cases in the Case Information System (CIS) after physical verification.
* Closing balance as on 30.06.2025 is reflected as 1,52,602 instead of 1,51,588 due to updation of status regarding disposal/ transfer of 1014 cases in the Case Information System (CIS) after physical verification.
* Closing balance as on 31.07.2025 is reflected as 1,52,619 instead of 1,52,424 due to updation of status regarding disposal/ transfer of 195 cases in the Case Information System (CIS) after physical verification.
* Closing balance as on 31.08.2025 is reflected as 1,52,463 instead of 1,52,585 due to updation of status regarding disposal/ transfer of 122 cases in the Case Information System (CIS) after physical verification.
* Closing balance as on 30.09.2025 is reflected as 1,53,905 instead of 1,53,921 due to updation of status regarding disposal/ transfer of 16 cases in the Case Information System (CIS) after physical verification.
* Closing balance as on 31.10.2025 is reflected as 1,56,170 instead of 1,56,187 due to updation of status regarding disposal/transfer of 17 cases in the Case Information System (CIS) after physical verification.
* Closing balance as on 30.11.2025 is reflected as 1,57,298 instead of 1,57,330 due to updation of status regarding disposal/transfer of 32 cases in the Case Information System (CIS) after physical verification.
** Closing balance as on 31.12.2025 is reflected as 1,58,519 instead of 1,58,647 due to updation of status regarding disposal/ transfer of 128 cases in the Case Information System (CIS) after physical verification.
* The Court had summer vacation from 19th MAY to 16th JUNE, 2025.
The difference between the closing balance of a month and opening balance of the succeeding month is due to subsequent updation of disposal and restoration of some cases in CIS.
*Closing balance as on 31.12.2025 is reflected as 1,58,519 instead of 1,59,982 due to updation of status regarding disposal/transfer of 1463 cases in the Case Information System (CIS) after physical verification.
Institution of Criminal cases increased due to filing of 51,694 cases under M.V. Act as a result of automatic challan based on CCTV image capture.
One working day consists of 6 working hours.
Average loss of working days in 2025 (till 31st December) is 0.028 days .
Average working strength of Judicial Officers against average sanctioned strength of 1042 in 2025 (till 31st December) is 847.
So, cumulative loss of judicial hours of all Courts in 2025 (till 31st December) is 6 x 0.028 x 847 = 142.3 hours .
**Due to Physical Verification, Criminal pendency so also total pendency decreased by 29 cases in the Judgeship of Bhadrak during the month of March, 2025.
**Due to Physical Verification, Civil pendency decreased by 921 cases and Criminal pendency increased by 3967 cases. Thus, total pendency increased by 3046 cases during the month of June, 2025.
***Due to Physical Verification, Civil pendency increased by 3 cases and Criminal pendency increased by 14,243 cases. Thus, total pendency increased by 14,246 cases during the month of July, 2025.
#Due to Physical Verification, Civil pendency increased by 554 cases and Criminal pendency increased by 2,556 cases. Thus, total pendency increased by 3,110 cases during the month of Aug, 2025.
##Due to Physical Verification, Criminal pendency increased by 5,983 cases in the judgeship of Jharsuguda. Thus, total pendency increased by 5,983 cases during the month of September, 2025.
###Due to Physical Verification, Civil & Criminal pendency decreased by 43 cases and 58 cases respectively in the judgeship of Jagatsinghpur. Thus, total pendency decreased by 101 cases during the month of November, 2025.
“Utkal Deepika” and “The
Pioneer”- newspapers related
to Judiciary system of Odisha
displayed at Museum of Justice
Due to Physical Verification, Civil pendency decreased by 407 cases and Criminal pendency increased by 26,662 cases. Thus, total pendency increased by 26,255 cases till the month of December, 2025.
Lord Jagannath is all decked up in royal apparel with brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra
displayed at Judges’ Lounge
together to form the shape of Lord of Love displayed at Judges’ Lounge
