The Supreme Court Collegium on Wednesday recommended that additional judge of the Delhi High Court, Justice Amit Sharma, be appointed as a permanent judge of that court.
Overwhelming pendency : SC paves way for ad hoc judges in HCs
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New Delhi, April 20 : The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the overwhelming pendency of around 57 lakh cases and existing vacancies, requires appointment of ad hoc judges, up to a maximum of five, in each of the 25 High Courts to clear the massive backlog.
A bench headed by Chief Justice S.A. Bobde said: It is trite to say that we have a docket explosion in our country and that it is difficult for adjudication to take place within a reasonable period of time. This crisis situation must be tackled. Some innovation is always the rule of the game.