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According to India Justice Report (IJR) 2025 Karnataka Tops Among Large States and Sikkim Leads Smaller States in Justice Delivery.

National | Dated: 17 Apr 2025

As per the India Justice Report 2025 (4th edition) released on 15 April 2025, Karnataka has emerged as the top performer among the 18 large and mid-sized states in India (with populations exceeding 1 crore) in terms of delivering justice effectively. It stands out as the only state to have completely implemented reservation mandates for Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in both the police force and judicial services.

🎯 Key Highlights:

- In the ranking of large and mid-sized states, Karnataka was followed by Andhra Pradesh (AP) in the second spot, Telangana in third, Kerala in fourth, and Tamil Nadu (TN) in fifth place.
- Telangana showed the most notable progress by climbing up the rankings from 11th position to 3rd, making it the biggest gainer in this edition. On the other end of the spectrum, West Bengal (WB) was ranked at the bottom among the 18 states. Karnataka received a total score of 6.78 out of 10, whereas West Bengal scored only 3.63.
- In the category of smaller states (with populations up to 1 crore), Sikkim secured the top position, followed by Himachal Pradesh (HP) in second place and Arunachal Pradesh (AR) in third, while Goa found itself at the lowest rank among the smaller states.

💡 Other Important Facts:

(i) The India Justice Report (IJR) is an annual publication initiated by Mumbai (Maharashtra)-based Tata Trusts in 2019.
(ii) The report evaluates how 36 States and Union Territories (UTs) of India are performing across four main pillars: police, judiciary, prisons, and legal aid.It evaluates these pillars by analysing key indicators such as staff strength, availability of infrastructure, utilisation of allocated budgets, workload management, and the level of inclusivity and diversity within each system.
(iii) The 2025 edition was prepared by Tata Trusts in collaboration with organisations such as Ahmedabad (Gujarat)-based Centre for Social Justice, Common Cause, Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) based in New Delhi (Delhi), Bengaluru (Karnataka)-based Think-Tank and research institution DAKSH, Mumbai (Maharashtra)-based TISS-Prayas, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy located in New Delhi (Delhi), and How India Lives (Media Company) also located in New Delhi (Delhi) as the data partner.

📚 Test Your Knowledge:

Which state has recently topped the India Justice Report (IJR) 2025 among large and mid-sized states (population over 1 crore)?

Correct Answer: Karnataka

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About Karnataka

Chief minister: Siddaramaiah
Governor: Thawar Chand Gehlot