More than 70,000 Judges required to clear the pending Cases; Chief Justice Thakur
8 years, 10 months ago

More than 70,000 Judges required to clear the pending Cases; Chief Justice Thakur

Live Law  

Access to Justice is a fundamental right and no government can afford to deny its people their fundamental right, he saidChief Justice of India Justice TS Thakur today, while inaugurating the centenary celebrations of Orissa High Court at Cuttack, said that 'we require more than 70,000 judges to clear backlog of cases'.“While the Law Commission of India in 1987 had suggested for having. Access to Justice is a fundamental right and no government can afford to deny its people their fundamental right, he said Chief Justice of India Justice TS Thakur today, while inaugurating the centenary celebrations of Orissa High Court at Cuttack, said that 'we require more than 70,000 judges to clear backlog of cases'. If you go by the number of people that have been added to the population, we may now require more than 70,000 judges to clear the pending cases,", He said “Access to Justice is a fundamental right and no government can afford to deny its people their fundamental right," "It's unfortunate that the machinery involved in appointment of judges continues to run very slowly," He added He stated that around 170 proposals for appointment of High Court judges were now pending with the government. “While we remain keen to ensure that judges’ appointments are made quickly, the machinery involved with the appointment of judges continue to grind very slowly,” He said Last month, speaking at the Conference of Chief Justices and Chief Ministers, he made an emotional speech and said, “Judges’ strength has been put in cold storage for past three decades.

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Judicial efficiency outpaces case backlog for the first time
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Judicial efficiency outpaces case backlog for the first time

Live Mint  

New Delhi: In a first across Indian courts, the number of cases disposed of in a year is higher than the number of cases pending, according to data from the National Judicial Data Grid. High courts disposed of over 1.2 million cases in 2024 with more than 1.1 million pending, compared with the 0.34 million cases cleared in 2023 and …

Gujarat's local courts have 15.61 lakh pending cases; 535 judicial vacancies
4 months ago

Gujarat's local courts have 15.61 lakh pending cases; 535 judicial vacancies

New Indian Express  

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat's District and Subordinate Courts are grappling with a staggering backlog of 15.61 lakh pending cases, the Central government revealed in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. As of November 15, 2024, the pending cases include 3.5 lakh civil cases, 12.11 lakh criminal cases, and an additional 50,128 cases in Family Courts as of September 30, 2024. The Law Ministry, …

CJI Chandrachud emphasizes on strengthening infra in courts to deal with pendency in cases
7 months, 2 weeks ago

CJI Chandrachud emphasizes on strengthening infra in courts to deal with pendency in cases

Deccan Chronicle  

Chandigarh: Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Saturday emphasised on strengthening infrastructure in the courts to deal with pendency in cases even as he said different mediums like the Lok Adalats were being adopted to reduce the number of court cases.He said modern technology like Artificial Intelligence was being used to translate the court verdicts in regional languages …

Supreme Court Disposed Of 52,000 Cases In 2023, Highest In Six Years: Report
1 year, 3 months ago

Supreme Court Disposed Of 52,000 Cases In 2023, Highest In Six Years: Report

ABP News  

The Supreme Court of India disposed of 33 per cent more cases this year than last year, according to a report in Bar and Bench. The apex court disposed of 52,191 cases in 2023 as compared to 39,800 last year, making it the highest disposal rate in six years. A press release issued by the court stated that a total …

Over 4 Crore Cases Pending In Trial Courts; More Than 60 Lakh Backlogs In High Courts : Law Ministry
1 year, 7 months ago

Over 4 Crore Cases Pending In Trial Courts; More Than 60 Lakh Backlogs In High Courts : Law Ministry

Live Law  

In response to questions raised by various Members of Parliament in Lok Sabha, the Union Law Ministry has replied that there are over 4,43,92,136 pending cases in various District and Subordinate Courts across the country, as on July 24. In these pending cases around 1 Lakh cases are more than 30 years old.The highest number of pendency is in Uttar …

Parliament Monsoon Session: Over 71,000 cases pending in high courts for more than 30 years, says Law Minister
1 year, 8 months ago

Parliament Monsoon Session: Over 71,000 cases pending in high courts for more than 30 years, says Law Minister

India TV News  

Lok Sabha: More than 71,000 cases are pending in various high courts across the country for over 30 years, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal told Lok Sabha on Friday. In a written reply to a question, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said that as on July 24 this year, 71,204 cases were pending in high courts for over 30 years. …

Over 5000 Posts Of Judges Are Vacant In Lower Judiciary: Law Ministry
1 year, 8 months ago

Over 5000 Posts Of Judges Are Vacant In Lower Judiciary: Law Ministry

Live Law  

In response to a question raised by MP Ashok Nete and other members of Lok Sabha in the present monsoon session, the law ministry has said that presently 19,858 judges are working against the sanctioned strength of 25,246 judges in the "district and and subordinate courts". The following data was provided by the Law Ministry for sanctioned and working strength …

No pending cases older than 50 years in Supreme Court: Kiren Rijiju
2 years ago

No pending cases older than 50 years in Supreme Court: Kiren Rijiju

Hindustan Times  

The minister of law and justice Kiren Rijiju on Thursday informed Parliament that there are no pending cases that are more than 50 years, civil or criminal, in the Supreme Court. However, the high courts had as many as 1,514 civil and criminal cases pending, that were over 50 years old, said Rijiju said in a written reply. Across different …

7 posts of SC judges, 333 posts of HC judges vacant: Law Minister Rijiju informs in Parliament
2 years, 1 month ago

7 posts of SC judges, 333 posts of HC judges vacant: Law Minister Rijiju informs in Parliament

Op India  

Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday while responding to the queries made by Member of Parliament John Brittas in Parliament stated that as of January 30, against the sanctioned strength of 34 Judges, 27 Judges are working in the Supreme Court, leaving 7 vacancies. The Supreme Court Collegium on Tuesday recommended Allahabad High Court Chief Justice, Justice Rajesh …

Pendency of 50-year-old cases high in HCs; Calcutta leads with 1,192: Law minister
2 years, 1 month ago

Pendency of 50-year-old cases high in HCs; Calcutta leads with 1,192: Law minister

Hindustan Times  

Pending cases dating, some more than 50 years old, exist more in high courts than the district courts, Union law minister Kiren Rijiju told the Parliament on Thursday, indicating that the Centre has no role to play in bringing down the pendency of cases as the solution to that lies within the domain of the judiciary. Replying to a question …

5850 Posts In District Judiciary Vacant Across The Country : Law Minister
2 years, 3 months ago

5850 Posts In District Judiciary Vacant Across The Country : Law Minister

Live Law  

As per the law minister of India, Kiren Rijiju, there is a total number of 5850 vacancies of Judicial Officers in the District and Subordinate Courts across the country out of sanctioned strength of 25042 as on 19th December 2022. These details were released on a question asked by MP Kanimozhi regarding shortage of judges and vacant posts in the …

Case pendency in HCs, district courts highest this year: Govt in LS
2 years, 3 months ago

Case pendency in HCs, district courts highest this year: Govt in LS

Hindustan Times  

All high courts and district courts had more cases pending this year than in any previous year, according to data released by the government on Friday that showed 42.5 million cases yet to be concluded in the lower courts and 5.3 million in the appellate courts. The data released by the government came in response to a set of questions …

Exceeding cases limit, most courts heard 67-70 matters last Monday: CJI UU Lalit
2 years, 6 months ago

Exceeding cases limit, most courts heard 67-70 matters last Monday: CJI UU Lalit

India Today  

While hearing a request for urgent listing of a case, the Chief Justice of India UU Lalit, on Tuesday observed that every bench of the Supreme Court has been exceeding its limits, with 67-70 matters heard by most courts last Monday. The observation was made after an advocate sought urgent listing of a case pertaining to AIIMS counselling on September …

Justice delayed: Over 1 lakh cases in lower courts more than 30 years old
2 years, 6 months ago

Justice delayed: Over 1 lakh cases in lower courts more than 30 years old

India Today  

The issue of judicial pendency has been much talked about over the years. The 25 high courts together have 49.48 lakh pending cases, while the Supreme Court has a total of 70,310 pending cases. More than one lakh cases pending in the district courts are over 30 years old. These include: Uttar Pradesh -- 41,434 Maharashtra -- 23,522 West Bengal …

Slow wheels of justice
2 years, 7 months ago

Slow wheels of justice

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 26, 2022 15:45 IST For long the issue of delayed justice has been highlighted in the media and endlessly debated in civil forums. The National Judicial Data Grid displays case dashboards on its website that give a thorough breakdown of the situation, with separate portals for District and High Courts, and provide a broader picture of how …

Data | Justice delayed: 1 crore cases pending for over 5 years, 76% prisoners are undertrials
2 years, 8 months ago

Data | Justice delayed: 1 crore cases pending for over 5 years, 76% prisoners are undertrials

The Hindu  

More than four crore cases are pending in the lower courts of India, of which about 25% have been pending for over five years. In Bihar and West Bengal, the number of cases pending per capita is lower than the national average but over 40% of them are pending for more than 5 years — a supply-side issue. has the …

Explained | Over 47 million cases pending in courts: clogged state of Indian judiciary
2 years, 10 months ago

Explained | Over 47 million cases pending in courts: clogged state of Indian judiciary

The Hindu  

May 10, 2022 11:30 am | Updated May 13, 2022 02:13 pm IST The story so far: The judicial system in India is under tremendous pressure. The Ministry of Law and Justice had earlier this year informed the Lok Sabha that 3.7 crore cases – 3.2 crore in subordinate courts and 46.8 lakh in High Courts – were pending in …

'Over 40 Million Cases Pending; Something Drastic Has To Be Done' : Attorney General Rings Alarm Bells On Pendency
2 years, 10 months ago

'Over 40 Million Cases Pending; Something Drastic Has To Be Done' : Attorney General Rings Alarm Bells On Pendency

Live Law  

On Friday, the Supreme Court Bar Association held a reception in honour of Chief Justices of different High Courts at the Supreme Court premises. Venugopal talked about what he thought was the primary impediment towards building an effective justice delivery system - the burgeoning pendency of cases at all levels of judiciary. For a better understanding of the hopeless situation, …

"No Room For Arrogance, No License To Intimidate The Court": Bombay HC Reprimands Advocate Over Allegations Of Bias, Delayed Hearing
2 years, 11 months ago

"No Room For Arrogance, No License To Intimidate The Court": Bombay HC Reprimands Advocate Over Allegations Of Bias, Delayed Hearing

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court recently observed that while an advocate's frustration over a delayed hearing was understandable, but it didn't give them a license to intimidate the Court and make reckless allegations against a Judge polluting the very fountain of justice. Justice Anuja Prabhudessai reprimanded a lawyer for making allegations of "partiality" and "unfairness" against the court during a bail …

Over 4 Crore Cases Pending Before District Courts Across Country, About 59 Lakh In High Courts, 70K In Supreme Court: Law Ministry
2 years, 11 months ago

Over 4 Crore Cases Pending Before District Courts Across Country, About 59 Lakh In High Courts, 70K In Supreme Court: Law Ministry

Live Law  

The Ministry of Law and Justice informed Lok Sabha that disposal of pending cases in courts is within the domain of the judiciary and Government has no role in disposal. Law Minister Kiren Rijiju stated that timely disposal of cases in courts depends on several factors which, inter-alia, include availability of adequate number of judges and judicial officers, supporting court …

No priority to commercial cases, says CJI Ramana
3 years, 6 months ago

No priority to commercial cases, says CJI Ramana

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Chief Justice of India, Justice N. V. Ramana, on Monday frowned at the senior lawyers rushing to mention cases concerning commercial corporates for priority listing and hearing, noting that the top court is already burdened with criminal appeals that should get priority since they involve personal liberty of individuals. Heading a bench also comprising Justice Surya Kant …

1.80 lakh criminal cases pending in Allahabad High Court: UP govt tells Supreme Court
3 years, 7 months ago

1.80 lakh criminal cases pending in Allahabad High Court: UP govt tells Supreme Court

India Today  

Around 1.80 lakh criminal cases are pending in the Allahabad High Court, which presently has a vacancy of 67 judges. "As of August 2021, there are about 1,83,000 criminal appeals pending in both the Lucknow bench and the Allahabad High Court," the UP government and the Allahabad High Court registry informed a Supreme Court bench headed by Justice SK Kaul. …

Centre Not Appointing HC Judges After Collegium Clearances Causing Judicial Delay : Supreme Court
3 years, 7 months ago

Centre Not Appointing HC Judges After Collegium Clearances Causing Judicial Delay : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has once again expressed exasperation at the delay on the part of the Union Government in filling up the mounting vacancies of judges in High Courts across the country.In an order passed on Monday, the Top Court observed that the "recalcitrant attitude" of the Government in not appointing High Court judges even years after the Supreme Court …

About 3.5 Crore Cases Pending In Indian District Courts: Plea In Supreme Court For Appointment Of More Judges In Subordinate Judiciary
4 years, 2 months ago

About 3.5 Crore Cases Pending In Indian District Courts: Plea In Supreme Court For Appointment Of More Judges In Subordinate Judiciary

Live Law  

A public interest litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court, underscoring the issue of long pendency of cases in Subordinates Courts in India, inter alia seeking formal guidelines and rule of procedures for the appointment of judges within the time-bound duration. The Petitioner pointed out that about 3.5 crore cases are pending in Indian District Courts, out of which …

8,000 cases pending for over 5 years in labour courts, tribunals
4 years, 6 months ago

8,000 cases pending for over 5 years in labour courts, tribunals

The Hindu  

More than 8,000 cases were pending with the industrial tribunals and labour courts for more than five years, the Labour and Employment Ministry told the Rajya Sabha on Monday. Labour Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar told Nationalist Congress Party MP Fauzia Khan that 8,008 cases and 2,257 applications had been pending with the 22 Central government Industrial Tribunals-cum-Labour Courts, set up …

Over 51 Lakh Cases Pending in Indian High Courts; 3.5 Crore In District & Subordinate Courts [Read Statement]
4 years, 6 months ago

Over 51 Lakh Cases Pending in Indian High Courts; 3.5 Crore In District & Subordinate Courts [Read Statement]

Live Law  

As per the data released by the Union Ministry of Law and Justice, over 51 lakh cases are pending in various High Courts across the country and almost 3.5 crore cases are pending in lower Courts of the country. With over 7 lakh unresolved litigations, the Allahabad High Court tops the list of High Courts Backlogs, followed by the Punjab …

Victims, attorneys want courts to handle more cases; thousands delayed by Covid-19
4 years, 11 months ago

Victims, attorneys want courts to handle more cases; thousands delayed by Covid-19

NL Times  

Despite the coronavirus crisis, courts urgently need to handle more criminal cases, according to defense lawyers, the Bar Association, and victims. "Postponing cases will only increase the already long lead times," spokesperson Jytte Reichert said to NOS. On March 6th, shortly before the coronavirus really became a crisis in the Netherlands, the Public Prosecution Service reported that some 23 thousand …

Out of 43 lakh cases pending in HCs, over 8 lakh a decade old
5 years, 9 months ago

Out of 43 lakh cases pending in HCs, over 8 lakh a decade old

India TV News  

More than 43 lakh cases are pending in the 25 high courts in the country and over 8 lakh of these are over a decade old, the Rajya Sabha was informed Thursday. Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad in a written reply said 43.55 lakh cases are pending in the high court and out of these, 18.75 lakh relate to civil …

Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi writes to PM Modi, seeks more Supreme Court judges
5 years, 9 months ago

Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi writes to PM Modi, seeks more Supreme Court judges

India TV News  

Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has written three letters to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking to increase the number of judges in the Supreme Court. The CJI also sought in the raise of the retirement age of high court judges to 65 years. According to reports, Chief Justice Gogoi has also urged the PM Narendra Modi to make tenure …

India’s next generation reforms must begin in courts
5 years, 9 months ago

India’s next generation reforms must begin in courts

Live Mint  

Last week, eighteen months after the crime, a special court in Pathankot delivered its verdict on the Kathua case. Across India’s subordinate courts --- the first port-of-call for most cases --- more than a third of the 31 million cases have been pending for more than three years. In the High Courts, the pendency is even higher: half of all …

Appointment of judges to High Courts much faster now: Supreme Court
6 years, 1 month ago

Appointment of judges to High Courts much faster now: Supreme Court

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Friday said the collegium recommendations for the appointment of judges to different High Courts was being cleared by the government and only 27 recommendations were pending. Pointing out that the government was "speedily" clearing the collegium recommendations for the appointment of judges to the High Courts, Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, sitting with Justice Sanjiv Khanna, told …

Nearly 4,500 cases pending per high court judge, shows law ministry data; pendency caused by delay in judicial appointments
6 years, 2 months ago

Nearly 4,500 cases pending per high court judge, shows law ministry data; pendency caused by delay in judicial appointments

Firstpost  

Each high court judge is saddled with nearly 4,500 pending cases, according to the law ministry. New Delhi: Each high court judge is saddled with nearly 4,500 pending cases, according to the law ministry. Going by the number of cases pending in high courts and the lower courts, the ministry came up with the average cases pending per judge based …

Big backlog: At 1.49 lakh, pendency of cases at Ludhiana district courts at all time high
6 years, 9 months ago

Big backlog: At 1.49 lakh, pendency of cases at Ludhiana district courts at all time high

Hindustan Times  

A whopping 1,49,987 cases, both civil and criminal, are pending at the Ludhiana district courts. The total number of pending cases in Ludhiana district are 43,214 civil and 1,06,773 criminal across court complexes in Ludhiana, Khanna, Payal, Jagraon and Samrala. There are 2,354 civil cases and 8,292 criminal cases pending with the sessions courts in Ludhiana. On an average over …

3,045 Criminal Cases Involving 1,765 Lawmakers Pending In Country: Centre Tells SC, UP Tops List [Read Affidavit]
7 years ago

3,045 Criminal Cases Involving 1,765 Lawmakers Pending In Country: Centre Tells SC, UP Tops List [Read Affidavit]

Live Law  

The Centre has informed the Supreme Court that 3,045 criminal cases involving 1,765 MPs and MLAs are pending in various states across the country.According to an affidavit filed by the Union Law Ministry before the bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Uttar Pradesh tops the list followed by Tamil Nadu and Bihar.There are 539 cases pending against 248 MPs and …

3,045 Criminal Cases Involving 1,765 Lawmakers Pending In Country: Centre Tells SC, UP Tops List [Read Affidavit]
7 years ago

3,045 Criminal Cases Involving 1,765 Lawmakers Pending In Country: Centre Tells SC, UP Tops List [Read Affidavit]

Live Law  

The Centre has informed the Supreme Court that 3,045 criminal cases involving 1,765 MPs and MLAs are pending in various states across the country.According to an affidavit filed by the Union Law Ministry before the bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Uttar Pradesh tops the list followed by Tamil Nadu and Bihar.There are 539 cases pending against 248 MPs and …

Ad hoc judicial appointments affecting economy even as India's high courts lack 37% of required judges
7 years, 1 month ago

Ad hoc judicial appointments affecting economy even as India's high courts lack 37% of required judges

Firstpost  

High courts nationwide are 37 percent short of judges, and ad hoc appointments–not posting judges to courts that need them most–are worsening delays and affecting India’s economy, according to our analysis of data released by the department of justice. By Shobhit Mathur and Pallabi Mandal New Delhi: High courts nationwide are 37 percent short of judges, and ad hoc appointments–not …

Wheels of justice
7 years, 1 month ago

Wheels of justice

The Hindu  

PENDENCY of cases remains high in the Supreme, High, and District and Subordinate Courts in spite of the government's moves aimed at higher disposal of cases, a rise in the sanctioned strength of judges and greater allocation of funds for the computerisation of courts. A quick look at the data shows that the number of cases pending in the Supreme …

India's judge-population ratio goes up marginally in last three years
7 years, 2 months ago

India's judge-population ratio goes up marginally in last three years

India TV News  

The country's judge-population ratio has gone up marginally in the past three years against the backdrop of increased sanctioned strength, latest data of the law ministry says. Based on the 2011 census and sanctioned strength of judges of the Supreme Court, the 24 high courts and numerous subordinate courts, the ratio stands at 19.66 judges per million people. The 24 …

By working through summer, Supreme Court is doing its bit to clear pendency: Govt must also chip in
7 years, 11 months ago

By working through summer, Supreme Court is doing its bit to clear pendency: Govt must also chip in

Firstpost  

In a break from tradition, most of India’s Supreme Court will be working this summer with 19 of the 28 judges hearing cases over the summer. Like other courts of record across the Commonwealth, India’s Supreme Court also takes a vacation during the summer months, but during this period there is a vacation bench where a party may move an …

Government to help Judiciary to reduce pendency of cases, says PM Modi
7 years, 11 months ago

Government to help Judiciary to reduce pendency of cases, says PM Modi

ABP News  

ALLAHABAD: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday stressed the need for use of technology for speedy delivery of justice and asked startups to come up with innovations to aid the judicial system. He also assured Chief Justice of India J S Khehar the government will make all efforts to back his resolve to reduce burden on the judiciary and bring …

Short of 5k judges, district courts have 2.81 cr pending cases
8 years, 2 months ago

Short of 5k judges, district courts have 2.81 cr pending cases

India TV News  

Short of 5k judges, district courts have 2.81 cr pending cases The district courts across the country have a whopping 2.8 crore pending cases while nearly 5,000 positions of judicial officers remain vacant leading to suggestions in two Supreme Court reports to increase the judicial manpower manifold. The district courts across the country have a whopping 2.8 crore pending cases …

CJI Thakur hits out at Centre over ‘courts lying vacant’, govt responds
8 years, 4 months ago

CJI Thakur hits out at Centre over ‘courts lying vacant’, govt responds

Hindustan Times  

Chief Justice TS Thakur on Saturday lashed out at the Narendra Modi-led government over increasing vacancies at various courts and for not providing adequate infrastructure, charges the Union law minister refuted saying 120 high court judges have been appointed so far. Chief Justice of India TS Thakur The CJI said there are 500 judges’ posts lying vacant in high courts …

Few judges, fewer courtrooms: Indian judiciary tripped by poor infrastructure
8 years, 4 months ago

Few judges, fewer courtrooms: Indian judiciary tripped by poor infrastructure

Hindustan Times  

The Indian judiciary is not quite in the pink of health. “Adequacy of judicial infrastructure is a pre-requisite for reduction of pendency and backlog of cases in courts,” the National Mission for Justice Delivery and Legal Reforms said in one of its reports. Read Part 1 | Waiting for justice: 27 million cases pending in courts, 4500 benches empty Proposal …

Supreme Court dignifies Justice Katju’s Facebook post with a debate: Was it necessary?
8 years, 5 months ago

Supreme Court dignifies Justice Katju’s Facebook post with a debate: Was it necessary?

Firstpost  

There is no convincing enough reason for why any court should spare any amount of its precious time in engaging with a criticism such as by Markandey Katju. Justice Markandey Katju’s reasons for criticising the Supreme Court judgment in the Soumya rape case may have been legitimate, but is the SC right in engaging with him by inviting him for …

'Shortage of judges' not the only reason for pendency, more appointments will not be a solution
8 years, 6 months ago

'Shortage of judges' not the only reason for pendency, more appointments will not be a solution

Firstpost  

Can the huge pendency be just because of lesser number of judges? The then Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana high court SK Kaul had asked all the district courts to expedite the disposal of long pending cases. The annual report of Punjab and Haryana high court 2014, states, “A special drive was run to reduce the pendency of …

Madras HC adjourns plea to appoint ad-hoc judges to reduce pendency [Read Petition]
8 years, 6 months ago

Madras HC adjourns plea to appoint ad-hoc judges to reduce pendency [Read Petition]

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has adjourned the hearing of a Public Interest Litigation filed by Chennai-based lawyer VBR Menon seeking the appointment of adequate number of ad-hoc high court judges under Article 224-A of the Constitution at the Principal and Madurai Benches of Madras High Court to reduce the huge backlog of pending cases.The Bench comprising of Justice Huluvadi G …

Madras HC adjourns plea to appoint ad-hoc judges to reduce pendency [Read Petition]
8 years, 6 months ago

Madras HC adjourns plea to appoint ad-hoc judges to reduce pendency [Read Petition]

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has adjourned the hearing of a Public Interest Litigation filed by Chennai-based lawyer VBR Menon seeking the appointment of adequate number of ad-hoc high court judges under Article 224-A of the Constitution at the Principal and Madurai Benches of Madras High Court to reduce the huge backlog of pending cases.The Bench comprising of Justice Huluvadi G …

India has just 18 judges per 10 lakh people: Law ministry
8 years, 7 months ago

India has just 18 judges per 10 lakh people: Law ministry

India TV News  

In India, there are only 18 judges per 10 lakh people. The data reveals that the judge to population ratio in India stands at 17.86 judges per 10 lakh people. In Delhi, it stands at 47.33, while in Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state of the country, the ratio is 10.54 judges per 10 lakh people. West Bengal has the …

Trust the Chief Justice of India and allow him to to lead judicial reforms from within
8 years, 8 months ago

Trust the Chief Justice of India and allow him to to lead judicial reforms from within

Live Law  

The BJP government’s first two years have been marked by an acrimonious relationship with the judiciary. The Chief Justice complained that the Modi government is sitting on as many as 170 recommendations for the appointment of judges to the high courts. The MoP drafted by the government does have a few positive features: It says that no one should be …

Trust the Chief Justice of India and allow him to to lead judicial reforms from within
8 years, 8 months ago

Trust the Chief Justice of India and allow him to to lead judicial reforms from within

Live Law  

The BJP government’s first two years have been marked by an acrimonious relationship with the judiciary. The Chief Justice complained that the Modi government is sitting on as many as 170 recommendations for the appointment of judges to the high courts. The MoP drafted by the government does have a few positive features: It says that no one should be …

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