Govt claims it has appointed 120 HC judges so far
Stating that he "respectfully" disagrees with Chief Justice of India TS Thakur, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the government has so far appointed 120 High Court judges. This is the second highest number of appointments in the history of the Indian judicial system, he claimed. Notably, Thakur had earlier said over 500 High Court judges' posts were lying vacant.