Bar opposition derailed plan to reappoint retired judges, says CJI

Chief Justice Surya Kant said on Thursday that resolutions by bar associations stalled the Supreme Court's bid, begun under former CJI SA Bobde, to revive appointing retired judges as ad hoc High Court judges. Justice Joymalya Bagchi noted some retired judges had turned down private work expecting appointment. Article 224A permits such appointments with the President's consent.