Orissa High Court issues SOP on enhanced pay scale for judicial officers
New Indian ExpressCUTTACK: The Orissa High Court has issued a standard operating procedure for the state government to pay an enhanced pay scale as per the recommendations of the Second National Judicial Pay Commission for judicial officers in the state by February 29. After the Supreme Court order to the state government to pay enhanced pay scale as per SNJPC recommendations, Acting Chief Justice B R Sarangi constituted a Committee for Service Conditions of the District Judiciary. “The CSCDJ formulated the SOP for proper implementation of the recommendations of the SNJPC including pay pension, allowances and all allied matters and to facilitate settlement of claims and disbursal of allowances along with the payment of arrears of salary and pension to judicial officers, pensioners and family pensioners of the state,” registrar general Pratap Kumar Patra stated in a notice. “The authorities shall see that the disbursement on account of arrears of salary, pension and allowances due and payable to judicial officers, retired judicial officers and family pensioners shall be computed and paid on or before February 29, 2024 as directed by the Supreme Court”, the SOP said.