Allahabad High Court Faces Severe Crisis
Pending Cases:
- Over 11 lakh cases are pending in the Allahabad High Court.
- The staggering backlog of cases denies citizens their fundamental right to access to justice and speedy justice.
Judicial Vacancies:
- The court’s sanctioned strength is 160 judges.
- Currently, only 79 judges are in position, leaving 81 vacancies (50%).
- The shortage of judges is crippling the court’s capacity to hear and adjudicate cases efficiently.
Public Interest Litigation (PIL):
- A PIL has been filed seeking directions for urgent and time-bound filling of judicial vacancies.
- The PIL contends that the vacancy rate violates Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India.
National Perspective:
- Over 4.7 crore cases are pending in courts across different levels of the judiciary in India.
- The primary cause of this situation is the general lack of judges in India’s high courts and inadequate infrastructure in subordinate courts.
