New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- The Supreme Court collegium has (on Tuesday) invoked Article 224A of the Constitution to re-appoint five retired judges of the Allahabad High Court as ad-hoc judges for a period of two years, in a move aimed at addressing the heavy pendency of criminal cases.
The collegium comprising Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant, Justices Vikram Nath and Justice J.K. Maheshwari, cleared the names of Justices Mohd. Faiz Alam Khan, Mohd. Aslam, Syed Aftab Husain Rizvi, Renu Agarwal, and Jyotsna Sharma for appointment as ad-hoc judges of the Allahabad High Court.
With these appointments, the working strength of the Allahabad High Court will rise to 115 judges, though it remains below the sanctioned strength of 160.
The addi...