The recent report of Parliamentary Standing Committee for the Ministry of Law and Justice has induced transparency regarding the status of judicial appointments. Explain (200 Words)
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KEY POINTS
· High courts currently have a sanctioned strength of 1,080 judges and are working with only 661 judges, leaving 419 posts vacant.
· The appointment of the judges to the high courts is governed by Article 217 of the Constitution.
· In addition to the constitutional provisions, the process of appointments outlined in the Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) is a lengthy one.
· The Supreme Court took suo motu cognisance of the vacancies in the district judiciary and asked state governments and high courts to file status reports with regard to the status of judicial vacancies.
· While this monitoring might be well intentioned, but it has overlooked the delay in filling the high court vacancies.
· It is assumed that a court working at full strength will be working productively.
· Judge strength in India has been expanded in an ad hoc manner and there is little transparency regarding the parameters.
· The other area of concern is the composition of the higher judiciary. While data regarding caste is not available, women are fairly underrepresented in the higher judiciary.
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