{"id":34100,"date":"2014-07-08T15:09:02","date_gmt":"2014-07-08T09:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/?p=34100"},"modified":"2014-07-08T15:09:02","modified_gmt":"2014-07-08T09:39:02","slug":"increase-courts-judges-hike-retirement-age-law-commission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/increase-courts-judges-hike-retirement-age-law-commission","title":{"rendered":"Increase courts, judges, hike retirement age: Law Commission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Law Commission on Monday recommended setting up of additional courts, increasing retirement age of subordinate court judges and recruitment of new judges as some of the steps needed to deal with the perennial problem of delays and pendency of cases plaguing the judicial system.<\/p>\n<p>The Law Commission outlined these priorities in its report to the government on \u201cManpower Planning in Judiciary: A Blue Print\u201d, submitted by panel chairman, Justice (retd.) 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