How do you access NJDG data?

NJDG is labeled “Public dashboard” on this guide. Open the access portal or documentation links on the record for the current host process—do not assume open download if registration or a DUA is required.

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NJDG

National Judicial Data Grid

Name: National Judicial Data Grid
Creator: Department of Justice

NJDG is used to track court caseloads, pendency, and disposal in the eCourts system.

Public dashboardVery largeGood starting dataset

justice governance

Host / institution

eCourts / Department of Justice · Department of Justice

Geography

India, state, district, taluka

Time coverage

Live operational series

Update frequency

Daily / near-real-time

What this is best for

Live judicial system observatory

Main limitations

Dashboard-first; bulk research extracts can be hard

Quick answers

Short research-facing answers derived from this catalog record.

What is NJDG used for?: Live judicial system observatory
How do you access NJDG data?: NJDG is labeled “Public dashboard” on this guide. Open the access portal or documentation links on the record for the current host process—do not assume open download if registration or a DUA is required.
What geography and time does NJDG cover?: Geography: India, state, district, taluka. Time coverage: Live operational series.
What are the main limitations of NJDG?: Dashboard-first; bulk research extracts can be hard

Guides for using this data

Official portals, user guides, codebooks, and tutorials for access and analysis.

3 links

Variables5

Live-fetched njdg.ecourts.gov.in (2026-07-09): NJDG-National Judicial Data Grid. Representative fields for the page table — verify the full dictionary on the official site.

Sourced from live host documentation

Open official dictionary

Name / code	Description	Group
Instituted	Cases instituted	Caseload
Pending	Pending caseload	Caseload
Disposed	Cases disposed	Caseload
Civil / criminal	Case nature	Type
Case type / delay reasons	Type and pendency reason codes	Type

Formats

dashboard

Technical tags

dashboardnear-real-time

Example uses

Pendency and disposal performance

Research and articles using this data

Verified examples that analyze, reuse, introduce, or visualize this dataset. Search matches without evidence are not published here.

3 verified sources

Scholarly works3

Journal articleAnalyzes data
e-Courts Project: A Giant Leap by Indian Judiciary
Kshitiz Verma · Journal of open access to law · 2018
Analyzes NJDG data in the context of: "e-Courts Project: A Giant Leap by Indian Judiciary".
Conference paperAnalyzes data
An Approach to Get Legal Assistance Using Artificial Intelligence
Nishant Jain, Gaurav Goel · 2020
Analyzes NJDG data in the context of: "An Approach to Get Legal Assistance Using Artificial Intelligence".
Working paperAnalyzes data
Reaping the Benefits of the e-Courts System
Kishore Mandyam · SSRN Electronic Journal · 2016
Analyzes NJDG data in the context of: "Reaping the Benefits of the e-Courts System".

Scholarly checked:: 10 Sept 2026
Web checked:: Not checked yet

Open access portal

Pairs well with

Many Indian data problems need survey + administrative combinations.