To tackle the mounting pendency of criminal appeals, the Supreme Court in a significant order today (January 30) relaxed the conditions of appointment of ad hoc judges in High Courts. The ...
The Supreme Court authorized high courts to appoint ad-hoc judges, up to 10% of their sanctioned strength, to address pending criminal cases. This decision modifies the 2021 guidelines to allow these ...
The Supreme Court said its directions in the April 2021 judgement, which spoke about the 20 per cent vacancy requirement, be ...