
1) High Courts to get 25 per cent more judges to clear backlog: In an attempt to clear the backlog of over 40 lakh cases, the Centre has increased the strength of judges in all High Courts by 25 per cent. As a result, the number of judges will go up from 906 to 1,112. At present, there are about 250 vacancies in the High Courts. In addition, 206 new vacancies have to be filled in view of the...