LUCKNOW, Oct. 4 -- The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court is facing an acute shortage of judges resulting in undue pendency of cases, says Oudh Bar Association (OBA), an apex body of lawyers practising in the Lucknow bench of the high court.

The shortage has reached an alarming proportion as against the vacancy of 56 judges, only 19 have been appointed. Since January this year, appointments of 39 new judges have been cleared by the Centre for Uttar Pradesh. However, all of them are sitting in the Allahabad high court.

The OBA has taken up the issue with Allahabad high court Chief Justice Arun Bhansali. On September 30, the OBA wrote a letter to the chief justice requesting him to appoint at least 15 judges, out of 39 appointed th...