NEW DELHI: The government has informed Parliament that there used to be no proposal to nominate any retired High Court judge for clearing existing pendencies in courts till all of the vacancies are filled up within the high courts. There are currently 395 posts of High Court judges vacant towards a sanctioned strength of one,079.
"Retired judges are not being appointed as per decision dated April 14, 1982 of the then Chief Justice of India. Retired Judges ought not to be appointed unless all the permanent vacancies are filled up," minister of state for regulation PP Chaudhary mentioned in accordance with a question in Parliament.
There is no bar in appointment of retired judges for adjudicating cases because the appointment of retired Judges of High Courts for sitting in High Courts can be made under Article-224A of the Constitution.
"The government has adopted a co-ordinated approach to assist judiciary for phased liquidation of arrears and pendency in judicial systems," the minister mentioned. He mentioned the federal government is working against providing higher infrastructure for courts together with computerisation, increase in strength of judicial officials and coverage and legislative measures within the areas at risk of excessive litigation.
The minister mentioned the High Courts and the Supreme Court have already set up arrears committees for drawing up strategies to clear pendencies. The 24 high courts within the nation have around 45 lakh cases pending.
The arrears committees are having a look into the reasons for the delay in disposal of cases and feature prepared action plans to clear the backlog of cases pending for more than 5 years. These committees have prioritized disposal of cases pertaining to ladies, marginalized segments, senior citizens and differently-abled for his or her expeditious disposal, the minister mentioned.
The government is simultaneously working on modernizing courts and has already computerised a minimum of 16,000 courts.
"In the Phase II of the eCourts mission, to be completed by March 2019 with an outlay of Rs 1,670 crore, facilities of e-services such as cause lists, case status, daily orders, judgments etc. are being provided under the supervision of e-Committee of the SC," the minister informed.
Video Conferencing facility has additionally been opertionalised between 488 court docket complexes and 342 corresponding prisons all over 2015-17, he mentioned.
"Retired judges are not being appointed as per decision dated April 14, 1982 of the then Chief Justice of India. Retired Judges ought not to be appointed unless all the permanent vacancies are filled up," minister of state for regulation PP Chaudhary mentioned in accordance with a question in Parliament.
There is no bar in appointment of retired judges for adjudicating cases because the appointment of retired Judges of High Courts for sitting in High Courts can be made under Article-224A of the Constitution.
"The government has adopted a co-ordinated approach to assist judiciary for phased liquidation of arrears and pendency in judicial systems," the minister mentioned. He mentioned the federal government is working against providing higher infrastructure for courts together with computerisation, increase in strength of judicial officials and coverage and legislative measures within the areas at risk of excessive litigation.
The minister mentioned the High Courts and the Supreme Court have already set up arrears committees for drawing up strategies to clear pendencies. The 24 high courts within the nation have around 45 lakh cases pending.
The arrears committees are having a look into the reasons for the delay in disposal of cases and feature prepared action plans to clear the backlog of cases pending for more than 5 years. These committees have prioritized disposal of cases pertaining to ladies, marginalized segments, senior citizens and differently-abled for his or her expeditious disposal, the minister mentioned.
The government is simultaneously working on modernizing courts and has already computerised a minimum of 16,000 courts.
"In the Phase II of the eCourts mission, to be completed by March 2019 with an outlay of Rs 1,670 crore, facilities of e-services such as cause lists, case status, daily orders, judgments etc. are being provided under the supervision of e-Committee of the SC," the minister informed.
Video Conferencing facility has additionally been opertionalised between 488 court docket complexes and 342 corresponding prisons all over 2015-17, he mentioned.
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