India, Jan. 15 -- The Delhi High Court administration is considering deploying portfolio committees of judges to conduct a comprehensive audit of staff shortages across the Capital's seven district courts, days after a 35-year-old court staffer died by suicide, allegedly citing overwhelming work pressure.

The move followed an hour-long meeting on January 9 - the day of the incident - between the District and Sessions Court Employees' Welfare Association and Delhi High Court registrar general Arun Bhardwaj, held in the presence of chief justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya, a senior court official told HT on condition of anonymity.

Portfolio committees are groups of judges tasked with supervising the functioning of district courts. One such ...