Stating that the timeframe for filling up vacancies of Judges can not be indicated, the Union Ministry of Law and Justice has educated within the Rajyasabha that a complete of 453 posts of judges are lying vacant across all the high courts within the country. Responding to queries raised by Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas happiness to CPI(M), Law Minister Kiren Rijiju same : "Filling from vacancies within the High Courts could be a continuous, integrated and cooperative method between the chief and therefore the Judiciary. It needs consultation and approval from numerous Constitutional Authorities each at the State and Centre level.

Hence, the time required for filling up vacancies of the Judges within the higher Judiciary can not be indicated. whereas each effort is formed to refill the prevailing vacancies with efficiency, vacancies of Judges and conjointly because of increase within the strength of Judges". "While each effort is formed to refill the prevailing vacancies with efficiency, vacancies do continue arising on account of retirement, resignation or elevation of chooses and increase in Judge Strength," the response of the Central Government in Rajyasabha states. The Law Minister has conjointly explicit that filling from vacancies could be a continuous, integrated, and cooperative method between the chief and therefore the Judiciary which it needs consultation and approval from numerous constitutional authorities each at the State and Centre level and thus, the timeframe for filling up vacancies of Judges can not be indicated.

Further, a press release showing details of vacancies of magistrate within the four High Courts as of fifteen.07.2021 has conjointly been given in its response. The response states that on June twenty six, the post of magistrate of Allahabad supreme court fell vacant, and on April twenty nine, the post of magistrate of Kolkata supreme court fell vacant. On April 2021, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court had passed associate degree order indicating the timeline for every stage of the appointment method. The Attorney-general for Asian country KK Venugopal assured the Court on April fifteen this year that collegium recommendations unfinished with the Union Government for over half dozen months are determined inside three months. In Dec 2019, a bench comprising Justices SK Kaul associate degreed kilometer Joseph had passed an order stating that the persons counseled by the supreme court collegium, that are approved by the Supreme Court Collegium and therefore the Government, ought to be appointed inside half dozen months.