6 HCs functioning without regular Chief Justices
According to the latest Law Ministry data, six High Courts of the 24 in the country were functioning without regular Chief Justices as on August 1. These states were Andhra Pradesh/ Telangana, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Sikkim, and Tripura. Further, the data reported that the High Courts are facing a total shortage of as many as 478 judges.