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Government thinking of raising retirement age for high court judges to 65

Over 40 lakh cases are pending in the 21 high courts of the country, which are facing a shortfall of 265 judges, according to latest official data.

DNA Web Team

Updated : May 21, 2010, 09:09 PM IST

Government is thinking of increasing the retirement age of high court judges from 62 to 65 years, law minister M Veerappa Moily said today.

"Earlier we were not thinking, now we are thinking...it is only for high court judges," Moily told PTI here, ruling out enhancing retirement age of Supreme Court judges which is now 65 years.

He was asked when he would move the proposal to the Union Cabinet for approval. The increase in retirement age would require a Constitutional amendment.

"Raising the retirement age of high court judges from 62 to 65 years will also aid in elimination of vacancies," a law ministry 'Blueprint' on legal and judicial reforms approved in principle by the Union Cabinet in November last year had said.

"If the retirement age of HC judges is increased, most HC judges would not like to get elevated to the SC...they want to come to the apex court as the retirement age in SC is 65 years," a senior law ministry official said.

Interestingly, Moily had recently informed the Rajya Sabha that "government at present is not considering to increase the age of retirement of judges."

There is a consensus among political parties to hike the retirement age of HC judges.

Over 40 lakh cases were pending in the 21 high courts of the country, which were facing a shortfall of 265 judges, according to latest official data.

While the sanctioned strength was 895, the 21 HCs were working with 630 judges.

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