Supreme Court asks Haryana to take steps to ensure filling up of 275 junior civil judge vacant posts
Supreme Court on Tuesday took note of the «urgent need» to ensure filling up of 275 vacancies for the post of junior civil judge in Haryana and directed the state to take necessary steps within two weeks to ensure that the recruitment is conducted. A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud said the recruitment be conducted by a committee consisting of three judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court nominated by the chief justice there, the state's chief secretary, the Advocate General of Haryana and the chairperson of the Haryana Public Service Commission.
«There is an urgent need to ensure that the existing 275 vacancies in the post of junior civil judges are filled up at the earliest,» said the bench, also comprising justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra.
The apex court passed the order while dealing with an application filed by state of Haryana seeking directions, including that recruitment of judicial officers in the cadre of civil judge junior division may be conducted as per the provisions laid down in Part C of the Punjab Civil Service (Judicial Branch) Rules 1951 (as applicable to the state of Haryana) by the Haryana Public Service Commission.
Senior advocate Vijay Hansaria, who is assisting the apex court as an amicus curiae in the matter along with advocate Sneha Kalita, told the bench that there are vacancies and the posts have not been advertised due to the «differences between the state government and high court about the manner of holding examinations».
The top court is hearing a matter relating to the improvement of judicial infrastructure across the country including filling up of vacancies.
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