Who is appointed as an adhoc Judge of the Supreme Court?

a) A retired Judge of Supreme Court
b) A sitting Judge of a High Court duly qualified for appointment as a Supreme Court Judge
c) An acting Judge of the Supreme Court
d) A person fully qualified for appointment as a Judge of the Supreme Court

Ans- b

Explanation – CJI can appoint a judge of a high court as an adhoc judge of the SC for a temporary period whenever there is lack of quorum in the permanent judges to hold or continue any session of SC. He can do so only after consultation with the chief justice of HC concerend and with the previous assent of the president. The judge so appointed as an adhoc judge should be qualified for appointment as a judge of SC.

Quick recap-  Qualification of judge of SC:

1. He should be citizen of India

a) He should have been judge of a High court (or high courts in succession)for 5 years or b) He should have been an advocate of a HC (or high courts in succession) for 10 years or c) He should be a distinguished jurist in the opinion of the president.