Frame rules for appointing court managers: SC to HCs
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The Supreme Court on Friday directed all high courts to either frame or amend rules on the functioning of court managers and submit it to the respective states for approval within three months.
First proposed by the Thirteenth Finance Commission (2010-2015) with the aim of providing assistance to judges in performing their administrative duties, court managers were to be appointed in both district courts and high courts.
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“We direct that upon receipt of the rules framed or amendments thereof by the HCs, the state governments shall finalise and grant approval to the same within a further period of three months,” a Bench of CJI BR Gavai, Justice AG Masih and Justice K Vinod Chandran said.
The Bench said HCs should frame or amend rules taking cue from Assam Rules of 2018 and the minimum rank of court managers should be of a class-II gazetted officer.
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