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Tuesday, October 28, 2025
TopicAd-hoc judges

Topic: ad-hoc judges

SC allows high courts to rope in retd judges to clear criminal appeals backlog. 18 lakh cases pending

A 3-judge special bench, led by CJI Sanjiv Khanna, issued the direction, supplementing SC’s 2021 judgment that mooted idea of ad-hoc judges under Article 224A of the Constitution.

Message to fans at Kotla watching Ranji match: Come for Kohli, stay for the game

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

Modi govt proposal to appoint retired judges to HCs involves law ministry, President’s nod

The rules were put forth in letter sent to SC in 2021 by law minister Kiren Rijiju. The letter was last week placed before a bench hearing the case as part of government’s status report.

14 HCs agree with Supreme Court suggestion to appoint ad hoc judges to fill vacancies

3 HCs said names of ad hoc judges should be directly referred to President instead of routing through govt. Centre says recommendations shouldn't be done in lieu of regular appointments.

On Camera

MCD is rounding up sterilised, friendly dogs just for optics—a moral and scientific failure

Since 1982, the resident dogs of JLN Stadium have peacefully coexisted with athletes, spectators, and staff. There hasn’t been a single recorded bite in over four decades.

NITI Aayog flags gender pay gap in services sector, women earn half of what men make in rural areas

Federal think tank report says gap persists across most sub-sectors, shaped by occupational segregation, limited access to high-paying positions, and skill mismatch.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.