New Delhi (PTI): A Bill proposing over three-fold hike in the salaries of judges of the Supreme Court and the High Court was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday.
Law Minister H R Bhardwaj introduced the High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Bill in the Lok Sabha.
Bhardwaj introduced the Bill amid a din by BJP members protesting Minority Affairs Minister A R Antulay’s controversial remarks on the killing of Maharashtra ATS chief Hemant Karkare during the Mumbai terror attacks.
The Bill proposes to hike the salary of the Chief Justice of India from Rs 33,000 per month to Rs 1lakh per month, and that of other apex Court judges from Rs 30,000 pm to Rs 90,000 pm.
The draft legistlation seeks to increase the salary of the Chief Justice of High Courts from Rs 30,000 to Rs 90,000 pm and that of the judges of High Courts from Rs 26,000 pm to Rs 80,000 per month.
Based on the recommendation of the Sixth Central Pay Commission, the Central Government has decided to grant additional quantum of pension and family pension with reference to the age of the Central Government pensioner and family pensioner.
On the same analogy, it has been decided to extend similar benefits to all retired judges, Bhardwaj said in statement of objects and reasons for the Bill.
The hike in the salaries is proposed to be effective from January 1, 2006.
Source: PTI
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