Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

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Monday, 5 January 2026

Retired YES but tired ? NO

 Retired YES but tired ?  NO

 

Context :

Retired HC judges ‘embarrassed’ to sit as junior ad hoc judges to clear pendency: CJI.. 19 dec 2025

Extract :

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant revealed on Thursday that retired High Court judges are reluctant to return to the Bench as ad hoc judges to clear the massive pendency of criminal cases for a simple reason: they are “embarrassed” to sit as junior judges alongside younger colleagues.


 

High Courts across the country are burdened by mounting arrears, particularly in criminal cases. Data from the National Judicial Data Grid shows that 18,98,833 criminal cases are pending in the 25 High Courts. Of these, 68.27% or 12,96,374 cases have been pending for over a year. Against a sanctioned strength of 1,122 judges, there are 298 vacancies in the High Courts as of December 15.

 

My  Take :

>        Justice delayed is Justice Denied .. ………………………. 12  Sept  2018

 

Extract :

“      And as far as finding 10,000 Judges to conduct “ Online Trials from the comfort of

        their homes ( and without imposing any “ Infrastructure Burden “ on the State –

       except providing them with a fast broadband connection ) , I suggest that we rope in

       retired judges on a “ Per Case Retainer “ basis ( paid into their Jan Dhan accounts )

 

       There must be a “ Bonus cum Penalty “ formula to govern the payments to the Judges ,

       depending upon the “ Actual Time “ taken to dispose off a given case as against the “

      Target Time “ ( to be computed by Artificial Intelligent Software , based on historical

      data being continuously compiled for all the cases , once the portal gets launched )

 

     I urge Chief Justice Hon Deepak Misraji to treat this email as a PIL and “ direct “ the

     NDA government to initiate action on this suggestion ( I cannot afford a lawyer ! )

 

    Your " Activism " in this matter will go a long way to restore the faith of the ordinary citizens in the

    judiciary  !

 

with regards,

hemen Parekh

www.HemenParekh.ai  /  www.IndiaAGI.ai  /  www.My-Teacher.in  /  06 Jan 2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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