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Sunday, March 15, 2026
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.

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Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.