💨 Abstract

The Supreme Court of India highlighted a significant backlog of over 700,000 criminal appeals in high courts and urged the central government to expedite the clearance of judge appointments to address vacancies and reduce pendency. Key issues noted include the Allahabad High Court's 2.7 lakh pending cases with only 79 judges against a sanctioned strength of 160, among similar deficits in other high courts.

Courtesy: theprint.in

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