ASG gave such argument in Delhi HC on appointment of judges, petition has to be taken back

Last Updated: May 15, 2025, 08:35 Istdelhi High Court News: The issue of judges shortage in Delhi High Court has come once again. The high court has a sanctioned number of judges 60, while only 36 judges are working. In this regard, a petition hearing … and the Padhendali High Court has made a big comment on the shortage of judges. (File photo) There are 60 approved posts in the Highlights-Delhi High Court, but there are 36 judges. There is a shortage of judges from top court to trial and lower court. Various High Courts across the country are also facing shortage of judges. The Delhi High Court is no exception to this. There is a total approved number 60 of judges here, while the Delhi High Court has to work only for 36 judges. A PIL (PIL) was filed in the High Court regarding the lack of judges. There was a demand for appropriate guidelines in this case. Hearing the petition, a bench of Chief Justice Justice DK Upadhyay and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela has made important comments. A concrete argument was presented by Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Chetan Sharma. After this, the petitioner withdrew his petition. The Delhi High Court refused to consider a PIL (PIL) related to the vacancies of judges, saying that the process of appointment of judges is not like normal recruitment in public service. The case of vacancies and appointments of judges is constitutional. The bench of Chief Justice Justice DK Upadhyay was considering the PIL filed by senior advocate Amit Sahni. Amit Sahni was demanding a directive from the court on the issue of lack of judges in the Delhi High Court. He told in his petition that currently the High Court is working with the number of 36 judges against the 60 sanctioned posts. Delhi High Court Amit Sahni, who is working with 60 percent of the judges, also said that a judge of Delhi High Court had recently highlighted the shortage of judges in an order. The Delhi High Court is working on 60% of its sanctioned capacity. He further told the court that on 25 April, in an order, the High Court had accepted the matter of lack of judges and said that the number of judges is less in view of the number of population and litigation. Because of this, there is a problem in settling the matter on time. During the hearing, Chief Justice Justice Upadhyay commented, ‘All the people associated with the Judicial System are aware of this situation (lack of judges). It is not that efforts are not being made in this direction. Participating in the argument debate of ASG, Additional Solicitor General General Chetan Sharma also told the bench that the Supreme Court is already considering the matter related to the appointment of judges. After this, Sahni withdrew the petition. The High Court also allowed him to join the Supreme Court’s respective case as a party. Along with this, the High Court settled the matter. According to the Indian Justice Report- 2025 by the Tata Trust, there are less than one judge in the High Court on a population of 10 lakhs in Delhi. According to the report, the situation in the lower court is still better. There are 36 judges in lower courts at a population of 10 lakhs. Manish Kumar got high education from Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. After graduating from Jhansi, PG Diploma in journalism from Delhi University. The professional career started from Hindustan Times Group … Read more with elementary education from Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. After graduating from Jhansi, PG Diploma in journalism from Delhi University. Watch the professional career from Hindustan Times Group … Read more on the latest news of Pakistan on News18 India Location: New Delhi, Delhi HC on appointment of Delhi, ASG gave such arguments, petition has to be taken in Delhi HC

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