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Rajya Sabha
The Rajya Sabha was informed that there are 25 Judges in position as against the sanctioned posts of 26 Judges in Supreme court as on 30.11.2004. The lone vacancy was due to the retirement of Justice Doraiswami Raju on 2.7.2004. The Minister of State for Law and Justice, Shri K. Venkatapathy told the House that two posts of Judges are to fall vacant during the next six months. In reply to another question the Minister said 143 posts of Judges of High Courts are vacant as on 14.12.2004. The details of vacancies are as follows:
S.No.
HIGH COURT
JURISDICTION STATES
NO.OF VACANCIES AS ON 14.12.2004
1.
Allahabad
Uttar Pradesh
20
2.
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
09
3.
Bombay
Maharasthra; Daman & Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli; Goa
05
4.
Calcutta
West Bengal
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
10
5.
Chhattisgarh
Chhatisgarh
--
6.
Delhi
N.C.T of Delhi
05
7.
Gauhati
Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, Manipur, Tripura, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh
03
8.
Gujarat
Gujarat
10
9.
Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh
02
10.
Jammu & Kashmir
Jammu & Kashmir
06
11.
Jharkhand
Jharkhand
06
12.
Karnataka
Karnataka
09
13.
Kerala
Kerala and Lakshadweep Islands
01
14.
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
05
15.
Madras
Tamil nadu and Pondicherry
14
16.
Orissa
Orissa
05
17.
Patna
Bihar
10
18.
Punjab and Haryana
Punjab, Haryana U.T. of Chandigarh
07
19.
Rajasthan
Rajasthan
15
20.
Sikkim
Sikkim
01
21.
Uttaranchal
Uttaranchal
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Total
143
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