High Court looking at appointment of ad-hoc judges to clear backlog
The Hindu
About 5.22 lakh civil and 61,000 criminal cases pending before the court
The Madras High Court is contemplating appointment of retired judges of the court as ad-hoc judges to reduce the backlog of 5.84 lakh cases that had got accumulated over the years. According to sources, the proposal to appoint ad-hoc judges is under active consideration of the court and that Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee will take a call on suitable candidates. As of now, the working strength of the Madras High Court is 59 as against its sanctioned strength of 75 judges. There are 16 vacancies and three more judges are retiring by September 27. Further, seven more judges of the court are due to retire in 2022.More Related News