Law Minister informed Lok Sabha that the target recommended by Law Commission’s 1987 Report recommending 50 judges per million population is not fulfilled. Presently the judge - population ratio in the country works out to be approximately 21 Judges per million population.
The Ministry replied to unstarred questions that whether the Government is lagging behind Law Commission’s 1987 target of reaching 50 judges per million population in a decade.
The Law Minister also expressed the Government’s effort that timeline for bridging the gap in judges’ strength is concerned, the increase of judges’ strength in the higher judiciary is a continuous and collaborative exercise between the Executive and Judiciary.
964 new Judges were appointed and 694 Additional Judges were made permanent in the High Courts. Sanctioned strength of Judges of Supreme Court increased from 31 in 2014 to 34 now while sanctioned strength of High Court Judges has been increased from 906 in 2014 to 1114 at present.
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