20 Names Recommended By Collegium Return For Reconsideration Says Government In Parliament

20 Names Recommended By Collegium Return For Reconsideration Says Government In Parliament

Parliament Winter Session: The government has informed Parliament during the winter session of Parliament that it has sent back 20 names recommended for appointment as High Court judges to the Supreme Court Collegium. Rijiju, the law minister told Parliament, said that as of December 9, against the sanctioned strength of 1,108 judges, 777 were working in the 25 high courts, leaving 331 (30 per cent) vacancies. He said in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha that at present 147 proposals received from various High Courts against…

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