The Law Commission in its 120th Report recommended that the strength of judges per one million population may be increased from 10.5 to 50 judges per million population. Giving this information in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Shri Salman Khurshid, Minister of Law & Justice, said that the judge strength of the High Courts is reviewed every three years. The data received from the High Courts for the triennial review of the judge strength of the High Courts are analyzed in accordance with the guidelines fixed for the increase of the strength which is based on number of cases filed and disposed.Shri Khurshid further informed the House that with regard to subordinate judiciary, the Supreme Court, in its judgment of 21st March, 2002, in All India Judges’ Association & Ors Vs. Union of India & Ors, directed the States that an increase in the Judge strength from the existing 10.5 or 13 per 10 lakh people to 50 judges per 10 lakh people should be effected and implemented within a period of five years. The Central Government filed a modification petition in the Supreme Court praying that the increase in judge strength in the Union Territories for which Central Government is administratively responsible be allowed based on workload and pendency of cases.
HONORABLE MR. SALMAN KHURSID, LAW MINISTER OF INDIA,
BETTER ESTABLISH HIGH COURTS AT COMMISSION-RATE LEVELS & LOWER COURTS AT EVERY POSTAL PIN CODE TERRITORY ACROSS THE COUNTRY, BY APPOINTING ADVOCATES, HAVING 20 YEARS PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE & CAPABLE TO DEPOSIT RS. 10,000 LAKHS; AS SECURITY-( REFUNDABLE WITH REASONABLE INTEREST, ON RETIREMENT); AS HONORARY MAGISTRATES, TO DELIVER JUSTICE; ALMOST AT DOOR STEP; ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
AND THE SUB OFFICES OF SUPREME BE ESTABLISHED IN *THE CAPITALS OF THE STATES* OF THE COUNTRY, TO FACILITATE THE LITIGANTS, BY GIVING THEM RELIEF FROM TRAVELLING LONG DISTANCES, TO REACH DELHI.
THE ABOVE SAID SYSTEM SHALL REALLY BE APPLAUDED BY ALL THE PEOPLE OF THE NATION APART ADDING TONNES OF FUNDS TO PUBLIC EXCHEQUER, IN THE SHAPE OF SECURITY DEPOSITS—dr.amritgaur