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Centre Awaits Recommendations To Fill Several Vacancies In Courts There are seven vacancies in the Supreme Court while two high courts are functioning without regular chief justices and two high court chief justices are set to retire soon.
Updated: May 16, 2021 4:36 pm IST
The Supreme Court has a sanctioned strength of 34, but is functioning with 27 judges at present. (File)
New Delhi:
The Supreme Court has seven vacancies, two high courts are functioning without regular chief justices and two high court chief justices are set to retire in the next one and a half months, a government functionary said.
He said the government is awaiting recommendations from the court collegium to fill up the slots.
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