Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has approved the hiring of five judicial officers and 35 other clerical and support staff in five special courts to clear the huge backlog of cases registered under the Negotiable Instruments Act (NI Act) in city courts, the official said on Monday. "The appointments of court staff including readers, stenographers, Ahlmads, Assistant Ahlmads, and peons will be made on a contract basis for a period of one year as a pilot project to examine the efficacy and additional requirements of staff and resources, if any, in future," a statement from the LG office read.
