Cases accumulating due to shortage of judges: Justice Agarwal
A senior judge of the Allahabad High Court, Justice Sudhir Agarwal on Wednesday said that shortage of judges is the reason behind the accumulation of cases in high courts and district courts. Out of the sanctioned strength of 160 judges in the Allahabad High Court only 106 judges were working, he said, adding that many of them would retire in coming months. Here's more.
Over 9 lakh pending cases in Allahabad HC
Justice Agarwal, who has been appointed by the Supreme Court as the Chairman of the Arrears Committee, said that the Allahabad High Court has over 9 lakh pending cases, whereas the district courts have over 63 lakh pending cases.
Over three lakh cases filed every year in Allahabad HC
"Over three lakh cases are filed every year in the Allahabad High Court", said Justice Agarwal, one of the senior judges of the Allahabad HC. The apex court had constituted the Arrears Committee to work out ways to reduce the pendency and impart speedy justice to the suffering people. "Other members of the committee include Justice RD Khare and Ramesh Sinha," he added.
