Articles tagged under: High Court

Over 1.53 lakh cases pending in Gujarat High Court; Nearly 6,000 of them for more than last 15 years

December 11, 2021
Over 1.53 lakh cases pending in Gujarat High Court; Nearly 6,000 of them for more than last 15 years

Gandhinagar: There are a total 1,53,891 pending cases in Gujarat High Court as on 26th November 2021 out of which 5,971 cases are pending for 15 years or more, as informed in reply to a question regarding pending cases in Gujarat High Court in the winter session of Lok Sabha. The 1,53,891 pending cases include 1,02,097 civil cases and 51,794 criminal cases. Similarly, the 5,971 cases pending for 15 years or more include 2,813 civil cases and 3,158 criminal cases. It was further informed in...Read More

Justice Vikram Nath appointed as new Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court

September 08, 2019
Justice Vikram Nath appointed as new Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court

Gandhinagar: The president of India has appointed Justice Vikram Nath, Judge of the Allahabad High Court as new Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office. Hailing from Bar, Justice Vikram Nath was born oin 1962. His initial joining was in 2004 which was Allahabad High Cort . He will retire on 23 September 2024. Justice Vikram Nath graduated in Science in year 1983 and law in year 1986. he enrolled as an advocate on 30th March in yea...Read More

Ramayyagari Subhash Reddy appointed new Chief Justice of Gujarat

February 03, 2016

Ahmedabad Shri Justice Ramayyagari Subhash Reddy, Judge of the High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad for the State of Telangana and the State of Andhra Pradesh has been appointed Chief Justice of the Gujarat high Court with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office. Born in the year 1957 in an agricultural family in Kamaram village of Chinna Shankarampet Mandal, Medak District Justice Reddy had his primary education in Upper Primary School and Higher Education in Zilla Par...Read More

Shortage of 276 judges in HC and SC, over 2.5 crore court cases pending in India:Minister replies Shri Parimal Nathwani in Rajya Sabha

March 20, 2012

Ahmedabad, 20 March, 2012 As on March 15, 2012, the Supreme Court had six posts of judges vacant against sanctioned strength of 31 posts. The number of posts of judges vacant in country’s high courts was 270 against sanctioned posts of 895. The High Court of Gujarat had 14 vacancies of judges against 42 sanctioned posts, whereas the same for High Court of Jharkhand was 08 against 20 sanctioned posts of judges. The shortage of judges could also be one of the reasons for pilin...Read More