Why did the Supreme Court clear the decks for appointment of ad-hoc judges to High Courts?
- Posted on February 3, 2025
- By The Hindu
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Why did the Supreme Court clear the decks for appointment of ad-hoc judges to High Courts?
To address the growing backlog of criminal cases, the Supreme Court on January 30, 2025, allowed High Courts to appoint retired judges on an ad-hoc basis, provided they hear only criminal appeals as part of a Bench led by a sitting judge.
