New Delhi, Nov 09: With its disposal of cases below the national average, the Delhi High Court, which is working with only 26 judges, 10 short of its sanctioned strength, is set to face further depletion. "Out of these 26 judges one is retiring later this month while two others are due to retire next month. This would further bring down the effective strength of the Delhi High Court to 23 judges," sources said.
While Justice Usha Mehra would retire on November 14, Justice S K Mahajan and Justice M A Khan are likely to attain superannuation next month, they said adding, however, that the process for appointment of new judges would be initiated soon.
The Union government had on October 30 enhanced the strength of the Delhi High Court to 36 from the present 33 judges while announcing creation of 94 more judges' post in the high courts to cut down delay in justice delivery process.
However, the government had expressed the apprehension that the move may not prove fruitful if the high courts do not recommend names to fill vacant posts.
Bureau Report