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Question

Ad-hoc judges are appointed on the Supreme Court when:

  1. Some judges go on long leave
  2. No one is available for permanent appointment
  3. There is an abnormal increase in cases pending before the Cour
  4. There is no quorum of the Judges available to hold any session of the Court

Answer:

Option D: There is no quorum of the Judges available to hold any session of the Court

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “There is no quorum of the Judges available to hold any session of the Court”.

The Chief Justice of India can appoint an ad-hoc judge to the Supreme Court when there is a lack of a quorum of permanent judges to hold a session. So the answer is (4).