By S A Ishaqui
Hyderabad, Dec 23: Advocates of the AP High Court have taken an unprecedented decision to move the Supreme Court to end the delay in appointment of judges. An extraordinary general body meeting of the Bar Association of the AP High Court held here resolved to file a writ petition in the SC seeking a direction to the Chief Justice to fill up the vacancies of judges.
This is for the first time in its history that the Bar Association has decided to initiate legal steps to ensure that vacancies of judges are filled up. The body also asked its members to wear black badges while attending court to register their protest. Though a majority of the members of the association called for a boycott of the courts, it was finally turned down.
The advocates were upset that the collegium did not even bother to have a meeting to recommend the names of the advocates from the Bar for elevation as judges. There are 19 vacancies of judges in the High Court and of them 10 have to be filled up from the Bar.
