<p>New Delhi: 81 of the 123 proposals sent by high court collegiums for appointment of judges are at various stages of processing with the government, Parliament was informed on Friday.</p>.<p>The remaining 42 proposals are under the consideration of the Supreme Court Collegium, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha.</p>.<p>He also said recommendations are yet to be received from the high court collegiums regarding the remaining 201 vacancies.</p>.Over 5 crore cases pending in courts, 80,000 of them in SC: Centre.<p>"As on December 12, 123 proposals are at various stages of processing. Out of these 123 proposals, 81 proposals are at various stages of processing in the government. Forty-two proposals are under consideration with the SC collegium,' Meghwal said.</p>.<p>According to the law ministry's website, as on December 1, of the sanctioned strength of 1,114 judges for the 25 high courts, there were 324 vacancies.</p>.<p>According to the established mechanism, the chief justice of a high court initiates a proposal to fill vacancies of judges. All the names recommended by the high court collegiums are sent with the views of the central government to the Supreme Court Collegium.</p>.<p>The apex court collegium recommends some of the names while the others are sent back to the hugh court collegiums.</p>.<p>The government then acts on the recommendations, with the president appointing judges. Some recommendations are returned to the Supreme Court Collegium for reconsideration.</p>.<p>The government appoints only those who are recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium. </p>
<p>New Delhi: 81 of the 123 proposals sent by high court collegiums for appointment of judges are at various stages of processing with the government, Parliament was informed on Friday.</p>.<p>The remaining 42 proposals are under the consideration of the Supreme Court Collegium, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha.</p>.<p>He also said recommendations are yet to be received from the high court collegiums regarding the remaining 201 vacancies.</p>.Over 5 crore cases pending in courts, 80,000 of them in SC: Centre.<p>"As on December 12, 123 proposals are at various stages of processing. Out of these 123 proposals, 81 proposals are at various stages of processing in the government. Forty-two proposals are under consideration with the SC collegium,' Meghwal said.</p>.<p>According to the law ministry's website, as on December 1, of the sanctioned strength of 1,114 judges for the 25 high courts, there were 324 vacancies.</p>.<p>According to the established mechanism, the chief justice of a high court initiates a proposal to fill vacancies of judges. All the names recommended by the high court collegiums are sent with the views of the central government to the Supreme Court Collegium.</p>.<p>The apex court collegium recommends some of the names while the others are sent back to the hugh court collegiums.</p>.<p>The government then acts on the recommendations, with the president appointing judges. Some recommendations are returned to the Supreme Court Collegium for reconsideration.</p>.<p>The government appoints only those who are recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium. </p>