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Supreme Court pushes for raising retirement age in district judiciary to 62 as case backlog exceeds five crore

Top court says it is ‘crying need of the hour’ to stop attrition of experienced judicial talent otherwise access to justice would remain a mere chimera due to unfilled posts; only 7 States, including T.N and Karnataka, have responded positively to the SOS

· 9/4/2026, 5:22:43 PM· 2 min read
Supreme Court pushes for raising retirement age in district judiciary to 62 as case backlog exceeds five crore
Top court says it is ‘crying need of the hour’ to stop attrition of experienced judicial talent otherwise access to justice would remain a mere chimera due to unfilled posts; only 7 States, including T.N and Karnataka, have responded positively to the SOS
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