New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday pulled up the Centre for the delay in appointment of judges and warned it will summon officials of the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) to explain if the process is not fast-tracked.
The AG submitted that there was no deadlock between the government and the SC over appointment of judges. The processing of names will be faster if a new Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) – which lays down the procedural system to aid the functioning of the collegium – is finalized.
The observations came on a petition concerning the delay in the appointment of judges to various high courts.
Here is a complete list of the current strength in the various High Courts and the Supreme Court:
SUPREME COURT: 10%
- Approved Strength: 31
- Working Strength: 28
- Vacancies: 03
VACANCIES IN HCs (OVERALL) 43%
- Approved Strength: 1079
- Working Strength: 615
- Vacancies: 464
ALLAHABAD HC: 52%
- Approved Strength: 160
- Working Strength: 77
- Vacancies: 83
BOMBAY HC: 34%
- Approved Strength: 94
- Working Strength: 62
- Vacancies: 32
CALCUTTA HC: 47%
- Approved Strength: 72
- Working Strength: 38
- Vacancies: 34
DELHI HC: 43%
- Approved Strength: 60
- Working Strength: 34
- Vacancies: 26
MADRAS HC: 28%
- Approved Strength: 75
- Working Strength: 54
- Vacancies: 21
PATNA HC: 49%
- Approved Strength: 53
- Working Strength: 27
- Vacancies: 26
GUJARAT HC: 38%
- Approved Strength: 52
- Working Strength: 32
- Vacancies: 20
MADHYA PRADESH HC: 40%
- Approved Strength: 53
- Working Strength: 32
- Vacancies: 21
HC OF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD: 62%
- Approved Strength: 61
- Working Strength: 23
- Vacancies: 38
PUNJAB & HARYANA HC: 46%
- Approved Strength: 85
- Working Strength: 46
- Vacancies: 39
Vacancies as on 01 Oct, 2016
Source: Ministry of Law & Justice
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