‘1,080 vacancies in UP district courts’: Govt to Rajya Sabha
1 min read 24 Mar 2023, 06:12 AM ISTIn Uttar Pradesh, Allahabad High Court shows that 33 vacancies are from Gautam Budh Nagar (Noida) whereas Agra and Varanasi have 29 vacancies, according to official data.
PremiumUnion Minister for Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said that there are a total of 1,080 vacancies in various district courts across Uttar Pradesh. He provided the information in a written reply to the query of Rajya Sabha MP Neeraj Shekhar.
“As per the information provided by Allahabad High Court, presently there are 1,080 vacant posts of Judicial Officers in the District Courts of Uttar Pradesh," Rijiju said as quoted by news agency ANI.
The district-wise data furnished by the Ministry as per figures of Allahabad High Court show that 33 vacancies are from Gautam Budh Nagar (Noida) whereas Agra and Varanasi have 29 vacancies. Ghazipur has 26 vacant positions whereas Azamgarh has 25. Allahabad also has 24 vacancies.
Additionally, in reference to the vacancies in Bihar, the minister stated that according to the information provided by Patna High Court, there are a total of 457 vacant posts of Judicial Officers in the District Courts of Bihar as on March 1, 2023, ANI reported.
"Patna High Court has intimated that the vacancy status of judicial officers is not being maintained District-wise," Rijiju said.
He further responded to the query by the BJP MP on whether high courts have addressed the impact of job vacancies on the dependency of cases.
“No specific assessment of the co-relation between vacancy and pendency has been made by any of the High Courts. However, Allahabad High Court has intimated that in its additional report, the Arrears Committee has suggested that timely recruitment and appointment of judicial officers as well as their supporting staff is required to be taken," the minister replied.
(With ANI inputs)
