110 judges were appointed to High Courts in 2023, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Law and Justice, Arjun Ram Meghwal revealed in Parliament on Thursday..The statement came in response to a question by Gujarat Rajya Sabha MP Shaktisinh Gohil, who sought information on the number of vacancies in the Supreme Court and the High Courts, and the number of proposals recommended against the vacancies..Meghwal stated that the Supreme Court was working at full strength and that in High Courts, against the sanctioned strength of 1,114 Judges, 790 Judges were working, leaving 324 vacancies.Meghwal further disclosed that when the year began, 171 proposals received from High Court Collegiums were at various stages of processing and throughout the year, an additional 121 fresh proposals were received, taking the number of proposals to be considered to 292..From these 292 proposals, 110 judges have been appointed, and 60 recommendations were remitted to the High Courts based on the advice of the Supreme Court Collegium, leaving 122 pending proposals.Of the 122 proposals, 87 were forwarded to the Collegium for advice, and the Collegium has provided guidance on 45 proposals, which are now at various stages of processing within the government. 42 are still pending with the Collegium.The remaining 35 fresh proposals received recently are being processed for seeking the advice of the Collegium.In comparison, 165 judges were appointed to High Courts in 2022..[Read Question and Answer]
110 judges were appointed to High Courts in 2023, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Law and Justice, Arjun Ram Meghwal revealed in Parliament on Thursday..The statement came in response to a question by Gujarat Rajya Sabha MP Shaktisinh Gohil, who sought information on the number of vacancies in the Supreme Court and the High Courts, and the number of proposals recommended against the vacancies..Meghwal stated that the Supreme Court was working at full strength and that in High Courts, against the sanctioned strength of 1,114 Judges, 790 Judges were working, leaving 324 vacancies.Meghwal further disclosed that when the year began, 171 proposals received from High Court Collegiums were at various stages of processing and throughout the year, an additional 121 fresh proposals were received, taking the number of proposals to be considered to 292..From these 292 proposals, 110 judges have been appointed, and 60 recommendations were remitted to the High Courts based on the advice of the Supreme Court Collegium, leaving 122 pending proposals.Of the 122 proposals, 87 were forwarded to the Collegium for advice, and the Collegium has provided guidance on 45 proposals, which are now at various stages of processing within the government. 42 are still pending with the Collegium.The remaining 35 fresh proposals received recently are being processed for seeking the advice of the Collegium.In comparison, 165 judges were appointed to High Courts in 2022..[Read Question and Answer]
