Three out of eight courtrooms at the Bandra family court have been lying vacant since October 2022 due to the non-appointment of judges, a situation that is vexing litigants and advocates. The bar association of the court has sent several reminders to the registrar general and guardian judge of the high court for the appointment but hasn’t heard anything from them regarding the issue.

mid-day covered the burning issue of the vacancy of judges, including principal judges, at the family court on October 4, 2022. Following this, a judge was transferred to the court and given charge as principal judge. However, courtrooms 2, 4 and 8 are still vacant.