District and subordinate courts across India have 4,855 vacant judicial officer posts against a sanctioned strength of 25,886, deepening a backlog of over 4.8 crore cases. The Law and Justice Minister said High Courts and state governments are responsible for filling the vacancies, while the Supreme Court has laid out timelines for recruitment.
GST Appellate Tribunals (GSTAT) are designed to hear appeals against orders from GST appellate or revisional authorities. While this structure aims to improve dispute resolution, the question remains whether it can meaningfully reduce the swelling backlog of GST-related cases, given how disputes move through multiple decision layers before reaching GSTAT.
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