Supreme Court recommends raising retirement age of district judiciary from 60 to 62 years
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Supreme Court pushes for raising retirement age in district judiciary to 62 as case backlog exceeds five crore
The Supreme Court has urged raising the retirement age of district judges from 60 to 62 years to address the acute shortage of judicial officers and a case backlog exceeding five crore. The Court termed it a 'crying need of the hour' to prevent attrition of experienced talent, warning that access to justice would remain a chimera without filling vacancies. Only seven states, including Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, have responded positively to the Court's SOS. This highlights the critical infrastructure and human resource challenges in the lower judiciary, a key topic for polity and governance sections.
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Case backlog in Indian courts exceeds five crore (50 million) cases
Only 7 states including Tamil Nadu and Karnataka have responded positively to SC's directive
SC warns access to justice will remain a 'chimera' without filling judicial vacancies
Current retirement age for district judges is 60 years; High Court judges retire at 62, SC judges at 65
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