The Andhra Pradesh State BC Welfare Association president R Krishnaiah urged the Union Law and Justice Minister to fill up the 19 vacant High Court Judge posts immediately, giving 50 percent posts to the BCs. The Association also threatened to sit on hunger strike at Jantar Manter in New Delhi if social justice was not meted out in filling up of judges.
In a press note, Krishnaiah urged the Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh to send a proposal for Central government to fill up the 19 Judge posts. At present the disposal of cases has come to a stand still due to paucity of Judges, and the litigant public mostly belonging to depressed classes are suffering a lot. It is learnt that more than 3 lakh cases are pending in AP High Court. It is also a fact that the present strength of AP High Court is 30, which leaves 19 vacancies to be filled up. Out of 30 High Court Judges, 24 Judges Belong to forward Castes, three Judges belong to BC category, two from SC Category. It clearly shows that representation from backward classes is very meager while nobody represented from ST community, he said.
Even in the appointment of Supreme Court Judges the BCs were totally neglected in the last six decades. More than 692 Judges were appointed in the Supreme Court in the last 64 years of independence, out of whom only one Judge from BCs was appointed. It is a shame on the part of Judiciary. It is glaring injustice to Social Justice in the Judiciary system.
He requested the Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh to recommend the names of Advocates belonging to BC, SC, ST and to give them their due representation; or else the BC welfare Association will take up appropriate steps like representing to President of India, Prime Minister of India, Union Law Minister and Chief Justice of India and other Supreme Court judges. (NSS)