Ad Hoc Judges

Supreme Court Eases Criteria For Appointing Ad Hoc Judges In High Courts To Address Case Backlog

The Supreme Court on Thursday eased the conditions for appointing retired judges as ad hoc judges in High Courts to address the rising backlog of cases. A three-judge bench led by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna, along with Justices B.R. Gavai and Surya Kant, ruled that each High Court may appoint...