{"id":102904,"date":"2021-04-22T17:08:11","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T11:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=102904"},"modified":"2021-04-22T21:03:20","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T15:33:20","slug":"sc-guidelines-for-appointment-of-ad-hoc-judges-in-hcs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/sc-guidelines-for-appointment-of-ad-hoc-judges-in-hcs\/","title":{"rendered":"SC Guidelines for “Appointment of Ad-hoc Judges” in HCs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What is the News?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for the appointment of retired judges as ad-hoc judges in High Courts under Article 224A<\/strong><\/a> of the Constitution. This has been done to deal with the increasing backlog of cases in High Courts.<\/p>\n

Guidelines: <\/strong>For the appointment of ad hoc judges, the Supreme Court laid down several guidelines. The guidelines are:<\/p>\n

Appointment of ad-hoc Judges: <\/strong>The Chief Justice of a High Court may initiate the process of recommending an ad-hodge judge<\/a> if:<\/p>\n

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  1. The number of judges\u2019 vacancies is more than 20% of the sanctioned strength<\/li>\n
  2. Cases in a particular category are pending for over five years.<\/li>\n
  3. More than 10% of pending cases are over five years old or<\/li>\n
  4. The percentage of the rate of disposal is lower than the institution of the cases either in a particular subject matter or generally in the court.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    Appointment Procedure:<\/strong><\/h5>\n