HIGH COURTS FACE SHORTAGE OF 265 JUDGES

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Apr 2: Shortage of about 265 judges in various high courts across the country has led to pendency of of over 38 lakh cases.
While the total approved strength of judges in the 21 High Courts in the country is 895, there are only 630 hearing the various cases, according to latest figures available with the Law Ministry.
The Allahabad High Court, which faces a shortage of 83 judges against an approved strength of 160 judges, is the worst affected. There is a vacancy of 30 permanent and 53 additional judges in the Allahabad High Court.
The High Courts of Punjab and Haryana and Calcutta have vacancies of 21 judges each. While the Calcutta High Court has an approved strength of 58 judges, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has a sanctioned strength of 68 judges.
The Gujarat High Court, with a sanctioned strength of 42 judges, is functioning with 24 judges. Eighteen posts are vacant.

Lastupdate on : Fri, 2 Apr 2010 21:30:00 Makkah time
Lastupdate on : Fri, 2 Apr 2010 18:30:00 GMT
Lastupdate on : Sat, 3 Apr 2010 00:00:00 IST



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