Supreme Court · 2021 INSC 261 · Decided 20 April 2021
Lok Prahari Through Its General Secretary S.N. Shukla Ias (RETD.) v. Union of India & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2021 INSC 261 · [2021] 3 S.C.R. 317
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 20/2021
- Decided
- 20 April 2021
- Bench
- S.A. BOBDE, SANJAY KISHAN KAUL, SURYA KANT (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Directions issued
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 224A
Headnote
Constitution of India: Art. 224A - Appointment of retired judges at sittings of High Courts - Pendency of 57 lakhs cases in the High Courts along with consistent ratio of vacancies of almost 40 per cent - Held: Recourse to Art. 224A by judges needed - It would provide a ready-made pool of known judicial talent to deal with the disposal of pending old cases - Certain checks and balances to be provided for resorting to Art. 224A - Guidelines on aspects such as, the trigger point to activate the provision,
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