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08/08/23 21:47 PM IST

Increase Retirement Age Of SC Judges To 67 Years And HC Judges To 65 Years

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  • A Parliamentary Panel has recommended that the retirement age of Supreme Court Judges should be increased to 67 years and that of High Court Judges should be increased to 65 years.
Findings of the report
  • The Committee, in its 133rd Report on the subject 'Judicial Processes and their reform', says it feels that the "age of retirement of judges needs to be increased in sync with the increase in the longevity and advancement in medical sciences leading to improved health of the population."
  • While increasing the age of retirement for judges, the performance of judges may be reassessed based on their health conditions, quality of judgements and number of judgments delivered.
  • For this, a system of appraisal may be devised and put in place, by the Supreme Court collegium, before any judge is recommended for enhancement of their tenure.
  • With the increase in the age of retirement of judges, the practice of post retirement assignments to judges of Supreme Court and High Courts in bodies and institutions financed from public exchequer may be reassessed to ensure their impartiality.
  • It further recommended that judiciary needs to be sensitized from shutting down courts en masse for a couple of months a year.
  • The pendency in the Supreme Court has remained static and in the year 2022 the disposal of cases was more than the number of cases instituted in that year.
  • Overall vacancies in the High Courts stood at 30 per cent of the sanctioned strength and in many of them had vacancies ranging from 40 - 50 per cent. "Thus vacations are not the only cause of high pendency in the higher judiciary.
  • The committee suggested six reforms that included Social Diversity in the appointment of Judges in the High Court and Supreme Court; Feasibility of Regional Benches of Supreme Court; Exploring the possibilities of increasing the retirement age of High Court and Supreme Court Judges; Vacations in the Supreme Court and High Courts; Mandatory declaration of assets by the Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts; and preparation and publication of Annual Reports by the Supreme Court and High Courts.
A Parliamentary Panel has recommended that the retirement age of Supreme Court Judges should be increased to 67 years and that of High Court Judges sh

https://www.livelaw.in/increase-retirement-age-sc-judges-67-years-hc-judges-65-years-parliamentary-panel-recommends/
A Parliamentary Panel has recommended that the retirement age of Supreme Court Judges should be increased to 67 years and that of High Court Judges sh

https://www.livelaw.in/increase-retirement-age-sc-judges-67-years-hc-judges-65-years-parliamentary-panel-recommends/
Source- Live Law

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