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HYDERABAD, Apr 9: Chief Justice of India T S Thakur today pushed for early appointment of judges to the High Courts, saying vacancies are likely to mount to 500 this year, with the system already under great pressure. He said the government has expressed its willingness to resume the appointment process as per the "earlier procedure" (col- legium system) and the issue of appointment of as many as 130 judges is before the Law Ministry. The CJI was speaking after inaugurating the 14th All India Meet of State Legal Services Authorities here. "The process of appoint- ments got delayed for a while as the Constitutional amendment (related to National Judicial Appointments Commission or NJAC) came under challenge. "After the matter was resolved, the Law Minister (D V Sadananda Gowda), realising that the process of amendment of the memorandum of procedure may take time, wrote a letter to me that the government is willing for the process to be resumed on the basis of earlier procedure," he said. "We immediately agreed and within a period of six weeks we cleared nearly 163 names that were stuck for more than a year with us because of the controver- sy regarding National Judicial Commission," Thakur said.(PTI) SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 2016 (PAGE 16) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU CJI for early appointment of Judges to High Courts
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HYDERABAD, Apr 9:
Chief Justice of India T SThakur today pushed for earlyappointment of judges to theHigh Courts, saying vacanciesare likely to mount to 500 thisyear, with the system alreadyunder great pressure.
He said the government hasexpressed its willingness toresume the appointment processas per the "earlier procedure" (col-legium system) and the issue ofappointment of as many as 130judges is before the Law Ministry.
The CJI was speaking afterinaugurating the 14th All India
Meet of State Legal ServicesAuthorities here.
"The process of appoint-ments got delayed for a while asthe Constitutional amendment(related to National JudicialAppointments Commission orNJAC) came under challenge.
"After the matter wasresolved, the Law Minister (D VSadananda Gowda), realising thatthe process of amendment of thememorandum of procedure maytake time, wrote a letter to me thatthe government is willing for theprocess to be resumed on the basisof earlier procedure," he said.
"We immediately agreed and
within a period of six weeks wecleared nearly 163 names thatwere stuck for more than a yearwith us because of the controver-sy regarding National JudicialCommission," Thakur said.(PTI)
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CJI for early appointment of Judges to High Courts
