HC employees’ pay revision demands ‘reasonable’ and ‘justified’: Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]
8 years, 8 months ago

HC employees’ pay revision demands ‘reasonable’ and ‘justified’: Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]

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A vibrant judiciary can only perform to its optimum level if the employees who assist in the administration of justice are not dissatisfied, the Bench said.Calcutta High Court has observed that the demands of High Court employees seeking implementation of recommendations of the Special Pay Commission, is ‘reasonable’ and ‘justified’.The Division Bench of Calcutta High Court dismissed. Calcutta High Court has observed that the demands of High Court employees seeking implementation of recommendations of the Special Pay Commission, is ‘reasonable’ and ‘justified’. The Division Bench of Calcutta High Court dismissed an appeal by the State against a Single Bench order wherein, the state was directed to reconsider the recommendations of the judicial members of the Special Pay Commission in an effective and meaningful manner with consultations with the Chief Justice. Instead, the learned single Judge has directed that these recommendations should form the basis of further dialogue between the Hon'ble Chief Justice and the State in order to formulate the rates fixing the pay- scales of the High Court employees.” The Court also added:“it is not for us to issue a writ of mandamus under Article 226 of the Constitution, directing the payment, however strongly we feel that the High Court employees' demands are justified and that the State should accept the same….

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Delhi HC Judges Recuse From Hearing Pleas Over Pay Commission Benefits After Lawyer Alleges They Are 'Choosing And Picking' Cases From List
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Delhi HC Judges Recuse From Hearing Pleas Over Pay Commission Benefits After Lawyer Alleges They Are 'Choosing And Picking' Cases From List

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Two judges of the Delhi High Court recused from hearing a batch of petitions concerning grant of benefits as per the Pay Commission recommendations, after one of the lawyers claimed that the division bench was “choosing and picking” cases to be heard. A division bench comprising Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Ajay Digpaul called the situation “deeply disturbing” and …

Another pay commission? The government should hold its horses
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Another pay commission? The government should hold its horses

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Recently, there have been news reports in India hinting at the possibility of a new Pay Commission. There are many aspects to this, the most important being whether there is a need for revising pay at all, given that government employees already receive full compensation for cost-of-living increases, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers, apart from …

Supreme Court Shocked At Goa Govt Notifying HC Service Rules Different From Chief Justices' Draft, Asks Chief Secretary To Appear
4 months ago

Supreme Court Shocked At Goa Govt Notifying HC Service Rules Different From Chief Justices' Draft, Asks Chief Secretary To Appear

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The Supreme Court on Thursday pulled up the State of Goa for notifying service rules for employees of Bombay High Court at Goa in the name of the HC Chief Justice which differ significantly from what was originally submitted to the Goa government by the Chief Justice. The Court noted that the Goa Government's notification of the High Court of …

Different Posts Coincidentally Having Same Pay Scale Does Not Create Indefeasible Right To Pay Parity: Supreme Court
8 months ago

Different Posts Coincidentally Having Same Pay Scale Does Not Create Indefeasible Right To Pay Parity: Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court on Monday observed that pay parity cannot be claimed as an indefeasible right unless the competent authority consciously decides to equate two posts despite their different nomenclature or qualifications. Incidental grant of same pay scale to two or more posts, without any express equation amongst such posts, cannot be termed as an anomaly in a pay scale …

Constitute Committees To Supervise Implementation Of Pay Commission Recommendations On School Staff : High Court To Delhi Govt
1 year, 4 months ago

Constitute Committees To Supervise Implementation Of Pay Commission Recommendations On School Staff : High Court To Delhi Govt

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The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to constitute two High Powered Committees to supervise implementation of recommendations prescribed in 6th and 7th Central Pay Commission regarding payment of salaries and arrears to staff of private unaided schools and recognized private unaided minority schools in the national capital.Justice Chandra Dhari Singh ordered that. The Delhi High Court has …

Judicial Officers' Pay Hike | Supreme Court Dismisses Review Petitions Of Centre & States Against Direction To Implement Commission Recommendations
1 year, 11 months ago

Judicial Officers' Pay Hike | Supreme Court Dismisses Review Petitions Of Centre & States Against Direction To Implement Commission Recommendations

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The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, upheld its order dated 27th July, 2022 directing for implementation of the enhanced pay scale for judicial officers as per the recommendation of the Second National Judicial Pay Commission. In its order dated 27th July, 2022, while considering a plea filed by the All India Judges Association for constitution of All India Judicial Commission to …

[Article 229] State Can't Object To CJ's Recommendations On HC Staff Service Conditions Unless "Very Good Reasons" Exist: HP High Court Censures Govt
2 years, 2 months ago

[Article 229] State Can't Object To CJ's Recommendations On HC Staff Service Conditions Unless "Very Good Reasons" Exist: HP High Court Censures Govt

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The Himachal Pradesh High Court recently held that the power of Chief Justice under Article 229 is paramount in nature and once the Chief Justice takes a progressive step to ameliorate the service conditions of the Officers and staff working under him, the State Government cannot raise objections unless there were very good reasons. The observations were made by a …

Article 14 | Temporary Employee Can Be Directed To Be Paid Wages Equal To Lowest Grade Regular Employee Discharging Same Duties: Punjab & Haryana HC
2 years, 3 months ago

Article 14 | Temporary Employee Can Be Directed To Be Paid Wages Equal To Lowest Grade Regular Employee Discharging Same Duties: Punjab & Haryana HC

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Punjab and Haryana High Court recently reiterated that apart from the claim of "equal pay for equal work" under Article 39 of the Constitution of India, the concept of equality will also apply to temporary employees and they can be directed to be paid wages equal to the salary at the lowest grade of a regular employee, discharging the same …

Supreme Court Directs Pay Hike For Judicial Officers As Per Judicial Pay Commission Recommendations From January 1,2016
2 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court Directs Pay Hike For Judicial Officers As Per Judicial Pay Commission Recommendations From January 1,2016

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Emphasizing on the need to revise the pay structure for the judicial officers, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered for implementation of the enhanced pay scale as recommended by the Second National Judicial Pay Commission with effect from January 1, 2016. The Top Court also observed that it was imperative for revision of pay structure immediately since judicial officers were …

Calcutta HC Directs State To Hold Dialogue With Jute Industry To Ensure Payment Of Wages To Workmen At Earliest [Read Order]
4 years, 8 months ago

Calcutta HC Directs State To Hold Dialogue With Jute Industry To Ensure Payment Of Wages To Workmen At Earliest [Read Order]

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The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed the state government to ensure, at the earliest, to the best of their ability the payment of wages to the workmen of the jute industry. The Chief Justice-led bench was hearing a PIL where the anxiety of the petitioners was that the workmen in the jute industry are not receiving their wages. The …

SC Directs 30% Hike In Basic Pay For Subordinate Judges Accepting Second National Judicial Pay Commission Suggestion [Read Order]
6 years, 11 months ago

SC Directs 30% Hike In Basic Pay For Subordinate Judges Accepting Second National Judicial Pay Commission Suggestion [Read Order]

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The Supreme Court bench of Justice J. Chelameswar and Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul on Tuesday accepted the recommendation of the Second National Judicial Pay Commission for the Subordinate Judiciary of an interim relief of a 30% increase in basic pay to be paid to Judicial Officers of all categories.With this recommendation, Judicial Officers in most States would be entitled to …

Govt Agrees To Nearly 200% Hike In Salary Of SC, HC Judges
7 years, 11 months ago

Govt Agrees To Nearly 200% Hike In Salary Of SC, HC Judges

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A proposal by the Supreme Court for raising emoluments given to judges of the Supreme Court and high courts, commensurate with the recent hike in pay for central government staff has been accepted by the government.The Chief Justice of India is the highest-paid functionary in the judiciary with his current monthly emoluments at Rs 1 lakh, excluding dearness and other …

HC employees’ pay revision demands ‘reasonable’ and ‘justified’: Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]
8 years, 8 months ago

HC employees’ pay revision demands ‘reasonable’ and ‘justified’: Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]

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A vibrant judiciary can only perform to its optimum level if the employees who assist in the administration of justice are not dissatisfied, the Bench said.Calcutta High Court has observed that the demands of High Court employees seeking implementation of recommendations of the Special Pay Commission, is ‘reasonable’ and ‘justified’.The Division Bench of Calcutta High Court dismissed. Calcutta High Court …

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