Government has slammed Congress for criticising it over the issue of vacancies in judiciary. <br/><br/>It said, the opposition party has the record of damaging and trying to erode the sanctity of judiciary while being in power. <br/><br/>In a statement, Information and Broadcasting Minister Venkaiah Naidu said, the NDA government has the highest regard for the judiciary and it shares the concern of the Supreme Court over the huge pendency of cases at different levels of judiciary for different reasons. <br/><br/>He said, the Centre is committed to address the shortage of judges in High Courts. The Minister said, the process of appointment of judges will continue even while the new Memorandum of Protocol for such appointments is under consideration.<br/><br/>Hitting out at Congress over the issue, Mr Naidu said, the Narendra Modi government has approved over 200 new posts over the last two years as against only 20 posts of judges created during 2009-14 when UPA was in power.

Government has slammed Congress for criticising it over the issue of vacancies in judiciary. <br/><br/>It said, the opposition party has the record of damaging and trying to erode the sanctity of judiciary while being in power. <br/><br/>In a statement, Information and Broadcasting Minister Venkaiah Naidu said, the NDA government has the highest regard for the judiciary and it shares the concern of the Supreme Court over the huge pendency of cases at different levels of judiciary for different reasons. <br/><br/>He said, the Centre is committed to address the shortage of judges in High Courts. The Minister said, the process of appointment of judges will continue even while the new Memorandum of Protocol for such appointments is under consideration.<br/><br/>Hitting out at Congress over the issue, Mr Naidu said, the Narendra Modi government has approved over 200 new posts over the last two years as against only 20 posts of judges created during 2009-14 when UPA was in power.