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 ....
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