Ad-hoc Judges: Supreme Court paves way for Ad-hoc Judges in High Courts

Terming pendency of around 57 lakh cases in High Courts as “docket explosion”, the Supreme Court activated a “dormant” constitutional provision to pave way for appointment of retired High Court judges as ad-hoc ones for a period of two to three years to clear backlog and came out with guidelines to regulate appointments.

About Adhoc-Judges

• Article 224A, used rarely, of the Constitution deals with appointment of ad-hoc judges in High Courts and says, “the Chief Justice of a High Court for any State may at any time, with the previous consent of the President, request any person who has held ....