Karnal, Feb. 8 -- Union minister of state for law and justice (independent charge) Arjun Ram Meghwal on Friday said that 30% of judicial officers' posts are vacant in Haryana.

He was replying to an unstarred question put-up by Congress MP from Ambala seat Varun Chaudhry during the ongoing budget session.

The MP, in his question, asked about the strength of judges at district courts in Haryana and at Punjab and Haryana high court.

In the reply by the minister, it was revealed that there are 30% of posts of judicial officers vacant at district-level in the whole state, as per the management information system (MIS) portal of the Department of Justice.

It was submitted that 551 judicial officers in the district and subordinate courts of ...