Imphal, Sept. 3 -- The High Court Bar Association of Manipur (HCBAM) has urged Union Law and Justice Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal and Chief Justice of India (CJI) Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai to raise the sanctioned strength of judges in the Manipur High Court from five to seven.

A delegation from HCBAM met both the Union Law Minister and the CJI recently in New Delhi.

During the meeting, they requested the immediate appointment of two judges to fill the existing vacancies and called for an increase in the court's sanctioned judge strength.

HCBAM President, Senior Advocate Naorem Kumarjit, shared these details with the media in Imphal on Tuesday.

Since its establishment in 2013, the Manipur High Court has consistently functioned with at lea...