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Union minister of state for law and justice (independent charge) Arjun Ram Meghwal on Friday said that 30% of judicial officers' posts are vacant in Haryana.

- Bhavey Nagpal

KARNAL: He was replying to an unstarred question put up by Congress MP from Ambala seat Varun Chaudhry during the ongoing budget session. The MP, in his question, asked about the strength of judges at district courts in Haryana and at Punjab and Haryana high court.

In the reply by the minister, it was revealed that there are 30% of posts of judicial officers vacant at district level in the whole state, as per the management information system (MIS) portal of the Department of Justice. It was submitted that 551 judicial officers in the district and subordinate courts of Haryana are working against the sanctioned strength of 781 as on February 4, 2025.

The minister also stated that against the sanctioned strength of 85, 51 judges are working at the Punjab and Haryana high court. The high court deals with the cases from Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh.

The Ambala MP also sought a list of the number of courts which are to be provided with dedicated video conferencing facilities in the district courts across the country.