HCs of Bombay, Calcutta and Allahabad face Judge shortage

The Allahabad HC with a sanctioned strength of 160 Judges is functioning with just 96 of them. In the Bombay HC out of sanctioned strength of 94 Judges, 30 are lying vacant. The situation is alarming in Calcutta High Court, where 38 of 72 Judge posts are vacant. Allahabad HC has nearly 10 lakh pendency, Bombay HC 4.5 lakh and Calcutta HC has 2.3 lakh pending cases.

source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/hcs-of-bombay-calcutta-and-allahabad-face-judge-shortage/articleshow/80698508.cms

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