New Delhi, 7/8: A parliamentary committee on Monday recommended a performance appraisal system for extending the tenure of judges of the Supreme Court and high courts beyond the existing retirement age.
At present, while Supreme Court judges retire at the age of 65 years, judges of the 25 high courts demit office at 62. The Standing Committee on Law and Personnel, in its report on ‘Judicial Processes and their Reforms’, .
It noted that many stakeholders had raised objections to the post-retirement assignments given to judges.