It may take 15 yrs to fill up judge vacancies

Vacancies in HCs jumped to 40% on August 31 with 427 posts falling vacant and the working strength of judges coming down to 652 against a total approved posts of 1,079. Despite the NDA government, on the recommendation of the higher judiciary, having appointed the highest number of HC judges in recent years, the rate of retirement means the effective addition has been only 29 judges each year overall.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/2CXUfQk