{"id":326064,"date":"2025-02-07T16:59:39","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T11:29:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=326064"},"modified":"2025-02-12T19:58:35","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T14:28:35","slug":"ad-hoc-judges-in-high-courts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/ad-hoc-judges-in-high-courts\/","title":{"rendered":"Ad-hoc Judges in High Courts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>News:<\/strong> To address the increasing backlog of cases in High Courts, the Supreme Court (SC) ruled on <\/span><b>January 30, 2025<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, that retired judges can be appointed as <\/span><b>ad-hoc judges<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> under specific conditions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-326558 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ad-hoc-Judges-in-High-Courts.png?resize=603%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ad-hoc Judges in High Courts\" width=\"603\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ad-hoc-Judges-in-High-Courts.png?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ad-hoc-Judges-in-High-Courts.png?resize=1024%2C680&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ad-hoc-Judges-in-High-Courts.png?resize=768%2C510&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ad-hoc-Judges-in-High-Courts.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 603px) 100vw, 603px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Ad-hoc Judge<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ad-hoc judges are retired High Court judges who are temporarily <\/span><b>reappointed<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to help clear pending cases.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They have the same powers as sitting judges but serve only for a limited time.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Article 224-A of the Constitution<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (added in 1963) allows the appointment of retired judges on an <\/span><b>ad-hoc<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> basis.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ad-hoc judges<\/span><b> can hear only criminal appeals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He\/ She<\/span><b> must be part of a Bench<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> led by a sitting judge.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Cannot exceed 10% of the High Court\u2019s sanctioned strength<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (each High Court can appoint <\/span><b>2 to 5 ad-hoc judges<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Term: 2 to 3 years<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Same salary and allowances<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as permanent High Court judges, but <\/span><b>no pension<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Accommodation or housing allowance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> similar to regular judges.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Appointment Process<\/b><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Chief Justice of a High Court<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> proposes a retired judge\u2019s name.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>State\u2019s Chief Minister<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> forwards it to the <\/span><b>Governor<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Governor sends it to the Union Minister of Law &amp; Justice<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Law Minister consults the Chief Justice of India (CJI)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Prime Minister advises the President<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>President approves the appointment<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <\/span><b>formal notification is issued<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, completing the process.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: To address the increasing backlog of cases in High Courts, the Supreme Court (SC) ruled on January 30, 2025, that retired judges can be appointed as ad-hoc judges under specific conditions. 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