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Delay in recruitment of judges
Why is it in news?
- The Supreme Court pulled up various State governments and the administrative side of the High Courts for delay in filling vacancies in subordinate judicial services
- A Bench had taken suo motu cognisance of more than 5,000 vacancies for subordinate judicial posts even as pendency touched crores.
Poor infrastructure
It found that the source of the problem lay:
- in poor infrastructure,
- from courtrooms to residences for judges, and
- a sheer lackadaisical approach to conducting the appointment process on time.
- The Supreme Court had earlier warned of centralising appointments to the subordinate judiciary.
- The court found there were more than 1,000 vacancies in Uttar Pradesh alone.
Bengal services hit
- It discovered that a lack of infrastructure and staff plagued the West Bengal judicial services.
- The court took note of an undertaking given by the Uttar Pradesh government that it would provide adequate housing arrangements for judicial officers.
- The Bench found that the recruitment process was under way for only 100 vacancies in Delhi, which has over 200 vacancies.
Source
The Hindu