All India Judges Association vs Union Of India 2025 INSC 713 - Court Managers – Recruitment & Conditions Of Service
Judiciary -Court Managers - Professionally qualified Court Managers are necessary to render assistance to the courts in performing the court administration - The appointment of Court Managers in the district judicial system would enable the District Judges to devote more time to their core work, that is, judicial functions- This would also help in identifying the weaknesses in the court management systems and for rectifying the same, recommend appropriate steps under the supervision of their respective judges (Para 32)- Directions: High Courts in the country shall frame or amend the rules providing for recruitment and conditions of service of Court Managers, by taking the Assam Rules of 2018 as the model Rules, and submit it to the State Government for approval within a period of 3 months from the date of this judgment- upon receipt of the rules framed or amendments thereof by the High Courts, the respective State Governments shall finalise and grant approval to the same within a further period of 3 months- (Para 44)
