Online BusinessGovt for filling up vacancies of judges in SC, HC
The government is reminding the Chief Justices of High Courts to initiate the process of filling up the vacancies of judges, Law Minister M Veerappa Moily said, pointing out that there are seven vacancies in the Supreme Court and 240 in High Courts.
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"Government has been periodically reminding the Chief Justices of the High Courts to initiate proposals for filling up of all vacant posts of Judges in the High Courts as also those which will be falling vacant during the next six months," he said in a letter to Congress MP Rajeev Shukla.
The minister said there "are seven vacancies in the Supreme Court and 240 vacancies in the High Court to be filled up".
Moily said filling up of the vacancies is a continuous process as it keeps arising due to various reasons such as retirements, resignations and elevation of judges.
He said the government had taken various steps like filling up of the vacancy of judges, increasing the judges strength, grouping of cases involving common question of law, constitution of specialised benches and organising Lok Adalats at regular intervals to expedite disposal of cases.
Shukla had raised the issue through a Special Mention in the Rajya Sabha on July 9.