Report No. 272
D. Vacancy
5.20 In order to avoid any prolonged vacancy in any of the posts, the process of appointment should start well in advance in order to ensure that the vacancy is filled up without any avoidable delay, as the general experience is that the working of the Tribunals is affected because of the non-filling up of the vacancies in time. Therefore, the process of selection should be initiated as early as possible, preferably within six months prior to the occurrence of a vacancy.