Record number of judges appointed in various high courts in 2022: Government tells Parliament
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In the middle of a dispute with the Supreme Court over the collegium system for appointing judges, the government informed Parliament that the most judges have ever been nominated to various high courts. According to a written reply given to the Rajya Sabha yesterday by Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, the number of High Court judges appointed reached 165, which was "the highest in a calendar year."