A Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla issued notice on the PIL and directed the respondents to file a status report within 6 weeks with respect to the sanctioned and working strengths of the posts concerned.
The Bench also directed the government to initiate the process for filling up the posts and expedite it where vacancies are high.
“We direct the respondents to file a status report with respect to the number of sanctioned strength of various posts which have been set out as well as the number of vacancies filled and which remain unfilled. Respondents are also directed to disclose the reason for these vacancies and what steps have been initiated for filling up the posts. We direct them to initially initiate the process of filling up vacancies and to expedite the process wherever it is underway and pending. The status report be filed within six weeks,” the Court said.
Source: Barandbench
