more-inStates take much longer to complete a cycle of recruitment of lower court judges than the time limit prescribed by the Supreme Court, a study has revealed. The Supreme Court prescribes a time limit of 273 days for a three-tier recruitment system and 153 days if it is a two-tier system. A data-driven assessment by the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, New Delhi, showed that the average recruitment cycle was 326.7 days for a three-tier recruitment process to appoint Civil Judges (Junior Division). Seven States with a two-tier recruitment system took an average of 196.28 days to complete one cycle. Ten States that followed a three-tier system took an average of 335.9 days, the Centre said.

Source: The Hindu December 01, 2017 18:11 UTC