India, Feb. 4 -- The Supreme Court Collegium on Tuesday recommended the Centre to appoint five retired judges as ad-hoc judges in the Allahabad high court for a two-year tenure as a temporary measure aimed to tackle the burgeoning pendency of cases.

The recommendation issued by the Collegium comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and the next two senior judges - justices Vikram Nath and JK Maheshwari - "approved the proposal" for appointment of retired judges justices Mohd Faiz Alam Khan, Mohd Aslam, Syed Aftab Husain Rizvi, Renu Agarwal, and Jyotsna Sharma.

The recommendation has been made in terms of Article 224-A of the Constitution for a period of two years. In January last year, the SC allowed HCs to recommend retired high co...