18,000 judges neglected by 7th pay commission; judges association asks SC for separate pay commission

Tuesday, 15 September 2015 By Harleen Kaur Bar, Bench & Litigation

The All India Judges Association’s (AIJA) petition in the Supreme Court for a separate pay commission for lower court judge is up for response by the central government, reported Mint.

A bench of chief justice HL Dattu and justices Shiva Kirti Singh and Amitava Roy issued notice to the centre, in the case, yesterday.

AIJA’s petition states that there is no provision for increasing the pay scale of lower court judges in the seventh pay commission, thus neglecting 18,000 Indian judges.

The AIJA has prayed for directions to set up an independent pay commission - the All India Judicial Commission - to review the service conditions of the lower judiciary, which includes pay scale, pension and retirement age.

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Comments

Bhaiyaji 16 Sept 2015, 08:02
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How much does a lower court judge normally get in hand? I heard its around 70k at entry level?
KnowTheTruth 16 Sept 2015, 14:22
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Sounds cool, huh. Judges issuing notice to govt for their own pay revision.
Jk 16 Sept 2015, 15:09
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Its not for their own pay revision. The case only relates to the judges in the lower/trial Courts, not High Courts of Supreme Courts
Reply 19 Sept 2015, 15:12
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It's for both lower and higher judiciary. So includes SC and HCs judges. And guess what they always suggest proportional increase. So guess who gets the bigger pie?
KnowTheTruth 21 Sept 2015, 13:49
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absolutely. If MPs can propose their own pay hike in the parliament. Why not?
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