The Law Commission of India on Monday submitted its report “Manpower Planning in Judiciary: A Blue Print” to Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad .
Speaking on the occasion, Prasad said that the report will guide the Government in overcoming the shortage of judges in the judiciary.
“Efforts made by the Government for filling up vacancies of judges and setting up new courts would soon lead to curbing of delays and timely delivery of justice to citizens. Government has already written to Chief Justice of India for filling up the existing vacancies of High Courts and subordinate Courts,” he added.
Law Minister gave the assurance that the Government would give serious consideration to the recommendations in the report and in principle decision has already been taken to increase the number of judges by 20 per cent.
Six States in India, namely, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Jharkhand, Odisha and Punjab have already acceded to this request.
Justice Ajit Prakash Shah, Chairman of the Law Commission of India, said that the Commission has tried to use scientific formula to the extent possible to estimate the number of judges needed in the country.