Question : VACANT POSTS OF JUDGES IN HIGH COURTS

(a) the number of posts lying vacant in High Courts as on November, 2000 High Court-wise; and

(b) the time by which the said posts will be filled up?

MINISTER OF LAW, JUSTICE AND COMPANY AFFAIRS (SHRI ARUN JAITLEY)

(a) : The requisite information is given in the enclosed statement.

(b): In accordance with the procedure for appointment of Judges of High Courts, the Chief Justice is expected to initiate recommendation for filling up vacancies in consultation with the collegium of Judges. On the part of the Government of India, Chief Justices of the High Courts are periodically requested to initiate proposals for appointment of Judges in respective High Courts. As the procedure for appointment of Judges in the High Courts involves consultations among several Constitutional authorities, it is not possible to indicate the time by which the existing vacancies would be filled up.


STATEMENT

STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. +849 FOR 23.11.2000 REGARDING VACANT POSTS OF JUDGES IN HIGH COURTS.

Position as on 01.11.2000

Sl.HIGH COURT	Vacancies in New posts Total
No.	the sanctioned agreed to be	strength created 
1 Allahabad 19 30 49
2 Andhra Pradesh 13 - 13
3 Bombay 16 - 16
4 Calcutta 10 2 12
5 Chhattisgarh 5 - 5
6 Delhi 5 2 7
7 Gauhati 8 1 9
8 Gujarat 1 8 9
9 Himachal Pradesh 2 - 2
10 Jammu & Kashmir 5 - 5
11 Karnataka 6 1 7
12 Kerala 8 1 9
13 Madhya Pradesh 3 1 4
14 Madras 6 - 6
15 Orissa 2 1 3
16 Patna 10 6 16
17 Punjab & Haryana 8 3 11
18 Rajasthan 11 - 11
19 Sikkim 1 - 1 
TOTAL 139 56 195