Supreme Court pushes for raising retirement age in district judiciary to 62 as case backlog exceeds five crore
Supreme Court urged raising retirement age for district judges to 62 because a backlog of over five crore cases threatens justice. The court said attrition of experienced judges would leave many positions vacant. Only seven states, including Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, have responded positively to the proposal. The court described the situation as a 'crying need of the hour'.