In Brief
Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay filed writ petitions seeking mandamus to fill judicial vacancies and increase judicial strength in accordance with Law Commission recommendations. The Supreme Court found that the relief sought was already in the process of implementation: the Government had recently increased High Court posts, a judicial committee had been constituted, and a process for filling vacancies was underway. The Court disposed of the petitions, reasoning that filling existing vacancies should precede creation of new posts, and granted liberty to approach the Court at a later stage upon completion of implementation.
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