| Court Vacation Structure • The Supreme Court functions 193 days annually, the High Court’s 210 days, and trial courts 245 days. • “Vacation benches” handle urgent cases during recess, such as bail and eviction. • The Indian Supreme Court handles more cases than its global counterparts, with the US and UK courts sitting fewer days annually. |
- The Kerala High Court has initiated a new committee, ‘Welfare, Happiness, and Grievances of Judicial Officers of District Judiciary’ to address the professional grievances of judicial officers in the state.
- It is headed by a judge of the Kerala High Court.
- The formation comes amid resentment among judicial officers over the High Court’s decision to seek explanations from officers who took significant leave in the past year.
- The Judicial Officers Association criticized the High Court’s decision, which affected around 100 officers. About 60% of the 600 judicial officers in Kerala are women.
- The High Court introduced a mentor system for officers on a zonal basis.
Dig Deeper: Read the Articles of the Constitution which regulate the organization of subordinate courts and ensure their independence from the executive.
