Report No. 58

Number of Writ Petitions

5.32. The number of petitions for writs1 pending in the High Courts at the end of 1971 was as follows2:-

1. Under Article 226.

2. Based on statement No. H-1

1.	Allahabad	12,336
2.	Andhra Pradesh	5,029
3.	Bombay	4,227
4.	Calcutta	1,440
5.	Gujarat	1,005
6.	Kerala	9,965
7.	Madhya Pradesh	1,292
8.	Madras	4,684
9.	Mysore	6,634
10.	Orissa	1,741
11.	Patna	1,773
12.	Punjab & Haryana	5,984
13.	Rajasthan	3,032