SC Laments Pendency Of Criminal Appeals Before HCs; Demands Action Plan From Centre & States On Appointment Of Ad-Hoc Judges [Read Order]

Stunned at the large number of pending criminal appeals before the High Courts, the Supreme Court on Wednesday lambasted the Centre as well as the States for not having appointed ad-hoc judges.The observations were made after a Bench comprising Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman and Justice Indu Malhotra enlarged on bail one Ratan Singh, whose appeal, the Court noted, is pending before the...