The parliamentary committee is also angry; Judiciary, central government comment on delay in appointment of judges A to Z Counsel

New Delhi : After the Supreme Court has repeatedly expressed its displeasure over the stand taken by the Central Government regarding the appointment of High Court judges, the parliamentary committee itself has commented on the subject. It is regrettable that the Judiciary and the Central Government have not followed the time limit regarding appointments, as expressed by the Parliamentary Committee. The Executive and the Judiciary should come together to tackle the long-standing problem of appointment of Judges, thinking of Chakori’s exit, as expressed by the Standing Committee on Law and Personnel Department, which submitted its report to the Parliament.

The committee, headed by BJP leader Sushilkumar Modi, submitted its report to Parliament’s Patlavar on Thursday. The period for the appointment of judges in the high and liberal courts cannot be informed, or we do not agree with the comments of the Department of Justice under the Central Law Ministry, such clarifications or reports have been made. The period of appointment of a judge is enumerated in the second judge’s case. Also, only the memorandum of procedure mentions or things. But it is regrettable that the time limit is not being followed by the executive and the judiciary. Due to this, there is a delay in filling the vacancies of judges, said the reports.

According to the data given by the government till the end of December 31, 2021, more than half of the posts of judges are vacant in comparison to the sanctioned posts in Telangana, Patna and Delhi High Courts. Also, 40 per cent of the posts sanctioned by the 10 High Courts are lying vacant, either in the Lakshadwedh area.

Ghongde sent for seven years

It is surprising to us that the Government and the Supreme Court are yet to agree on the proposal to amend the Memorandum of Procedure for the appointment of Supreme Court and High Court judges. Or in both the places, the proposal is waiting for the decision for seven years, such comments or reports have been made by the committee. The government and the court should ensure that the memorandum of procedure should be reformed and it should be more efficient and transparent, the same expectation was expressed by the committee.

The government made twenty file layers

The Supreme Court collegium would have sent a list of 20 judges to the central government. In this, there would have been eleven new proposals, and the enriched proposals would have been old. Only the Central Government on 25th November, or all the files, sent a letter to the Supreme Court and suggested reconsideration of the proposals, sources said.

Total High Courts in the country – 25

Total sanctioned posts of judges – 1,108

Current total judges – 778

(Data till December 5)