Share This - x The Supreme Court on Thursday said that it was intending to lay down guidelines for the appointment of ad-hoc judges in the High Courts under Article 224A of the Constitution to tackle the problem of mounting case arrears. While considering a PIL filed by an NGO named Lok Prahari seeking the use of Article 224A, a bench comprising Chief Justice of India SA Bobde, Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Surya Kant required the senior advocates representing different High Courts to submit suggestions regarding the appointment process, after having a conference with each other. The major aspects discussed by the bench during a hearing session which lasted for nearly two hours were :