Advocates’ Association Bengaluru (AAB) wrote to CJI BR Gavai urging fast appointments of judges to the Karnataka High Court. The letter raised concerns over rising workload and pending cases due to judge vacancies.
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NEW DELHI: In a strong appeal to the Chief Justice of India, BR Gavai, the Advocates’ Association Bengaluru (AAB) has requested the immediate action of the Supreme Court Collegium to take up and fast-track the process of appointing new judges to the Karnataka High Court.
The association expressed deep concern over the increasing burden on current judges because of pending vacancies and a growing number of unresolved cases.
In the letter, the association pointed out that judges at the Karnataka High Court are under extreme pressure because of the “stagnation of appointment” of judges, which has gone on for years.
They clearly stated-
“Due to years of virtual stagnation in appointments there is no addition to the depleting strength of judges in Karnataka High Court. The present sitting judges of High Court in all 3 benches are working overtime due to erosion of strength and piling up of cases. There are virtually thousands of old civil matters which are pending since years.”
The situation, according to the AAB, is so critical that even matters listed under ‘B group’ on the writ side are not being taken up, causing further delay and distress to litigants, who are left waiting without any clarity or timeline.
Despite judges putting in overtime and maximum effort, the backlog of cases continues to grow, and this is badly affecting the justice delivery system in the state.
The association has appealed to the Chief Justice to take quick and firm steps to address the situation by filling up the vacant posts at the earliest.
The letter strongly urged,
“We also request you sir as the Hon’ble Chief Justice of India to issue directions to the Hon’ble Karnataka High Court Chief Justice and the collegium of Judges of Karnataka to immediately fill up vacancies which have arisen till now and to propose the names of judges with broad social representation for all sections of communities and to take up such appointments as swiftly as possible.”
Currently, the Karnataka High Court is functioning with only 45 judges, even though the approved total strength is 62, which means 17 judge positions are still empty.
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