Cabinet Approves Appointment Of Second National Judicial Pay Commission For Subordinate Judiciary
7 years, 4 months ago

Cabinet Approves Appointment Of Second National Judicial Pay Commission For Subordinate Judiciary

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The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved appointment of Second National Judicial Pay Commission for Subordinate Judiciary in the country.The Commission is to be headed by Shri Justice for Subordinate Judiciary in the country. As per the press release issued by the Government the Commission will examine the present structure of emoluments and conditions of service of Judicial Officers in the States and UTs. "The Commission aims to evolve the principles which would govern pay structure and other emoluments of Judicial Officers belonging to the Subordinate Judiciary of the country. The Commission also aims at making the pay scales and conditions of service of Judicial Officers uniform throughout the country.

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Judicial Officers' Pay | Supreme Court Directs States & UTs To Disburse Funds Within 4 Weeks From Lodging Of Claims On SNJPC Proposals
7 months ago

Judicial Officers' Pay | Supreme Court Directs States & UTs To Disburse Funds Within 4 Weeks From Lodging Of Claims On SNJPC Proposals

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today directed the States and Union Territories to disburse the funds within 4 weeks from the date of claims raised by Judicial Officers for clearance of arrears and allowances as per Court's earlier directions.The bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was hearing the issue of non-compliance with the directions of …

Orissa High Court issues SOP on enhanced pay scale for judicial officers
1 year, 1 month ago

Orissa High Court issues SOP on enhanced pay scale for judicial officers

New Indian Express  

CUTTACK: 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 …

Supreme Court orders constitution of committee in all High Courts for implementation of judicial pay commission
1 year, 2 months ago

Supreme Court orders constitution of committee in all High Courts for implementation of judicial pay commission

The Hindu  

Observing that there is a need to maintain uniformity in service conditions of judicial officers across the country, the Supreme Court has directed the constitution of a two-judge committee in each high court for overseeing the implementation of the orders on pay, pension and other retirement benefits for judicial officers as per the Second National Judicial Pay Commission A Bench …

Judicial Officers' Pay : Supreme Court Directs States To Clear SNJPC Arrears By Feb 29; Asks HCs To Set Up Committees To Oversee
1 year, 2 months ago

Judicial Officers' Pay : Supreme Court Directs States To Clear SNJPC Arrears By Feb 29; Asks HCs To Set Up Committees To Oversee

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has directed the State Governments to pay the arrears to judges in terms of the payscales enhanced as per the recommendations of the Second National Judicial Pay Commission by February 29, 2024. Background In June 2022, the Supreme Court had directed the implementation of the enhanced pay scale as recommended by the Second National Judicial Pay Commission …

State Must Provide Dignified Working Conditions To Judicial Officers; Financial Dignity Essential For Judicial Independence: Supreme Court
1 year, 3 months ago

State Must Provide Dignified Working Conditions To Judicial Officers; Financial Dignity Essential For Judicial Independence: Supreme Court

Live Law  

While pronouncing an order in All India Judges Association v. Union of India, the Supreme Court today underscored the importance of ensuring dignified working conditions for judicial officers, both during their tenure and post-retirement. The bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud and comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra stated– "The state is duty-bound to ensure that the conditions …

Credit Judicial Officers' Pension Arrears By December 8 Or Face Contempt : Supreme Court's Final Warning To States
1 year, 4 months ago

Credit Judicial Officers' Pension Arrears By December 8 Or Face Contempt : Supreme Court's Final Warning To States

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today gave the Chief Secretaries of defaulting States and Union Territories a "final chance" to comply with its order in All India Judges Association v. Union of India matter, in which the Apex Court had provided a timeline for the Center and the States to pay retired judicial officers pension as per the enhanced pay scale as …

SC directs DERC chairperson’s appointment in two weeks
1 year, 10 months ago

SC directs DERC chairperson’s appointment in two weeks

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Friday directed that the appointment of the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission be made in two weeks, dousing another flashpoint between the AAP government and the Lieutenant-Governor. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had approved the selection of retired Madhya Pradesh High Court judge, Justice Rajeev Shrivastava, as Chairperson. The L-G’s office had insisted that the Delhi High Court …

Judicial Officers' Pension : Supreme Court Lays Down Time Line For Disbursal Of Arrears By States/UTs
1 year, 10 months ago

Judicial Officers' Pension : Supreme Court Lays Down Time Line For Disbursal Of Arrears By States/UTs

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, pronouncing its judgement in All India Judges Association v. Union of India matter, provided a timeline for the Center and the States to pay retired judicial officers pension as per the enhanced pay scale as recommended by the Second National Judicial Pay Commission. On July 27, 2022, the Supreme Court had, while emphasizing on the need to …

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

Live Law  

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 …

Pay Hike For Judicial Officers : Supreme Court Agrees To Grant Extension For States Which Sought Time For Compliance
2 years, 2 months ago

Pay Hike For Judicial Officers : Supreme Court Agrees To Grant Extension For States Which Sought Time For Compliance

Live Law  

The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday heard a petition seeking implement of the order dated 22.07.2022 which had directed the Center and the States to pay judicial officers pension as per the enhanced pay scale as recommended by the Second National Judicial Pay Commission. The recommendations by Second National Judicial Pay Commission shall be applied for pension revision, Multiplier/factor …

Delhi govt okays appointment of retd Justice Rajeev Shrivastava as electricity panel chief
2 years, 2 months ago

Delhi govt okays appointment of retd Justice Rajeev Shrivastava as electricity panel chief

India Today  

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday approved the appointment of Justice Rajeev Kumar Shrivastava as the chairman of the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission. Sharing details about the appointment on Twitter, Arvind Kejriwal tweeted, "Delhi government approves appointment of Justice Rajeev Shrivastava as next Chairman of DERC. Delhi govt approves appointment of Justice Rajeev Shrivastava as next Chairman of DERC. …

Judicial Member Vacancy At The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT)
2 years, 3 months ago

Judicial Member Vacancy At The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT)

Live Law  

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Personnel and Training invites applications for the post of Judicial Member in the Central Administrative Tribunal. Name of the Post: Judicial Member No. of Post: 14 Essential Qualification and Experience • As per Rule 3 of the Tribunal Rules, 2021, a person shall not be qualified for appointment as Judicial Member, …

National Judicial Commission Bill Introduced In Rajya Sabha
2 years, 3 months ago

National Judicial Commission Bill Introduced In Rajya Sabha

Live Law  

A private member bill was introduced by CPI 's Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya in Rajya Sabha on Friday to regulate the appointments of judges to the High Courts and the Supreme Court.Bhattacharya's bill proposes to set up a National Judicial Commission for recommending persons for appointment as the Chief Justice of India and other Judges of the Supreme Court and Chief …

Supreme Court Directs Pay Hike For Judicial Officers As Per Judicial Pay Commission Recommendations From January 1,2016
2 years, 8 months ago

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

Live Law  

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 …

Judicial Member Vacancy At Railway Claims Tribunal
3 years, 5 months ago

Judicial Member Vacancy At Railway Claims Tribunal

Live Law  

Ministry of Indian Railway, Government of India invites application for the post of Judicial Member Vacancy at Railway Claims Tribunal at Delhi, Allahabad, Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Kolkata, Bhubneswar, Guwahati-I, Guwahati-II, Patna, Ranchi, Mumbai, Bhopal, Nagpur, Bangalore, Chennai, and Emakulam. A Judicial Member, upon selection, may be posted at anywhere among these locations. eligibility, salary and other terms and conditions of the …

Huge Disparity Between Pay Scale Of Judicial Officers And Court Staff: Kerala Judicial Officers' Assn Submits Before Supreme Court
3 years, 6 months ago

Huge Disparity Between Pay Scale Of Judicial Officers And Court Staff: Kerala Judicial Officers' Assn Submits Before Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Kerala Judicial Officers' Association, an association representing all the Judicial Officers of the District Judiciary in the State of Kerala, has filed an application before the Supreme Court stating that court staff in subordinate courts in the state are paid more than judicial officers in the State.It is submitted that after the state approved the recommendations of the Eleventh. …

Supreme Court Extends Terms Of Members Of Second National Judicial Pay Commission
3 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court Extends Terms Of Members Of Second National Judicial Pay Commission

Live Law  

Supreme Court has on Friday directed that the term of the members of the Second National Judicial Pay Commission to be extended till 30th April 2021. The Supreme Court through its order dated 9th May 2017 had directed constitution of Second National Judicial Pay Commission headed by Justice PV Reddi to look into these issues. The All India Judges Association …

Judges Pay Revision: Supreme Court To Summon Chief Secretaries If States Fail To Respond To Pay Commission Report [Read Order]
4 years, 4 months ago

Judges Pay Revision: Supreme Court To Summon Chief Secretaries If States Fail To Respond To Pay Commission Report [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday passed a peremptory order that the State Governments should file their replies to the recommendations of the Second National Judicial Pay Commission within a period of five weeks from today.If the States default on filing the replies within the said time, the Chief Secretaries will have to personally appear before the court on the notified …

Second National Judicial Pay Commission Releases Consultation Paper Seeking Suggestions From Judicial Officers On Allowances
6 years, 7 months ago

Second National Judicial Pay Commission Releases Consultation Paper Seeking Suggestions From Judicial Officers On Allowances

Live Law  

Second National Judicial Pay Commission has released a Consultation Paper speaking about giving monetary incentives, emoluments and conditions of services including post-retirement allowances and benefits to the working and retired judicial officers.An official press release states, “This Consultation paper speaks about giving monetary incentives, emoluments and conditions of services. Second National Judicial Pay Commission has released a Consultation Paper speaking …

Second National Judicial Pay Commission Releases Consultation Paper Seeking Suggestions From Judicial Officers On Allowances
6 years, 7 months ago

Second National Judicial Pay Commission Releases Consultation Paper Seeking Suggestions From Judicial Officers On Allowances

Live Law  

Second National Judicial Pay Commission has released a Consultation Paper speaking about giving monetary incentives, emoluments and conditions of services including post-retirement allowances and benefits to the working and retired judicial officers.An official press release states, “This Consultation paper speaks about giving monetary incentives, emoluments and conditions of services. Second National Judicial Pay Commission has released a Consultation Paper speaking …

Judicial Members Of Tax Tribunals Can’t Be Appointed Without Consultation With HC, Administrative Members Should Be Judicially Trained: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]
7 years, 2 months ago

Judicial Members Of Tax Tribunals Can’t Be Appointed Without Consultation With HC, Administrative Members Should Be Judicially Trained: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

In a significant judgment, the Bombay High Court has held that judicial members of tax tribunals cannot be appointed without effective consultation with the high court and administrative members must be judicially trained.The bench of Justice AS Oka and Justice Riyaz Chagla also held that matters which are required to be decided by the members sitting singly shall always be …

Second National Judicial Pay Commission Established for Subordinate Judiciary
7 years, 4 months ago

Second National Judicial Pay Commission Established for Subordinate Judiciary

Live Law  

Union Cabinet approves the appointment of a Second National Judicial Pay Commission for the Subordinate Judiciary in the country. The Commission will examine the present structure of emoluments and conditions of service of Judicial Officers in the States and UTs, and propose rationalization and simplification of pay scales and conditions of service.

Breaking: SC Sets Up New National Judicial Pay Commission For Subordinate Judiciary [Read Judgment]
7 years, 10 months ago

Breaking: SC Sets Up New National Judicial Pay Commission For Subordinate Judiciary [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

Justice PV Reddy is the Commission Chairman and Senior Supreme Court lawyer R.Basant is a member.In a significant development Supreme Court of India has constituted a new National Judicial Pay Commission to examine the structure pay and other conditions of Judicial Officers belonging to the sub-ordinate judiciary all over the country.The Bench comprising of Justices J Chelameswar and Abdul. In …

Breaking: SC Sets Up New National Judicial Pay Commission For Subordinate Judiciary [Read Judgment]
7 years, 10 months ago

Breaking: SC Sets Up New National Judicial Pay Commission For Subordinate Judiciary [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

Justice PV Reddy is the Commission Chairman and Senior Supreme Court lawyer R.Basant is a member.In a significant development Supreme Court of India has constituted a new National Judicial Pay Commission to examine the structure pay and other conditions of Judicial Officers belonging to the sub-ordinate judiciary all over the country.The Bench comprising of Justices J Chelameswar and Abdul. In …

Justice JS Khehar Appointed As New Executive Chairman of NALSA [Read Notification]
8 years, 4 months ago

Justice JS Khehar Appointed As New Executive Chairman of NALSA [Read Notification]

Live Law  

Government of India has appointed Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar, as the new Executive Chairman of the National Legal Services Authority.He succeeds Justice Anil R. Dave, who retired from the Supreme Court, yesterday“In exercise of the powers conferred under Clause of sub-section of Section 3 of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, the President is pleased to. Government of India has …

Justice JS Khehar Appointed As New Executive Chairman of NALSA [Read Notification]
8 years, 4 months ago

Justice JS Khehar Appointed As New Executive Chairman of NALSA [Read Notification]

Live Law  

Government of India has appointed Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar, as the new Executive Chairman of the National Legal Services Authority.He succeeds Justice Anil R. Dave, who retired from the Supreme Court, yesterday“In exercise of the powers conferred under Clause of sub-section of Section 3 of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, the President is pleased to. Government of India has …

Judicial Appointments to continue till NJAC put in place
10 years, 1 month ago

Judicial Appointments to continue till NJAC put in place

Live Law  

Putting at the rest the speculations regarding appointments by the collegium until the National Judicial Appointments Commissions is put in place; Union Law Minister Sadananda Gowda has said that the judicial appointments are not put on hold until the mechanism is structured. Further, he is hoping that the Chief Justice of India, who is the chairman of NJAC, would extend …

Judicial Appointments to continue till NJAC put in place
10 years, 1 month ago

Judicial Appointments to continue till NJAC put in place

Live Law  

Putting at the rest the speculations regarding appointments by the collegium until the National Judicial Appointments Commissions is put in place; Union Law Minister Sadananda Gowda has said that the judicial appointments are not put on hold until the mechanism is structured. Further, he is hoping that the Chief Justice of India, who is the chairman of NJAC, would extend …

National Judicial Commission a welcome step, but it's not perfect
10 years, 7 months ago

National Judicial Commission a welcome step, but it's not perfect

Hindustan Times  

The passage of the Constitution Bill, 2014, and the National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill, 2014, was a momentous occasion for several reasons. The Indian judiciary invented both the basic legal structure of the country as well as the system of public interest litigation and exercises the widest and deepest judicial reviews in this world. Second, clauses 5 & 6 of …

Government introduces bill in LS to scrap collegium system
10 years, 7 months ago

Government introduces bill in LS to scrap collegium system

India TV News  

New Delhi: The government today introduced two bills in the Lok Sabha to replace the collegium system of appointing judges and to reform the judiciary. Law and Justice Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad introduced the National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2014, and the Constitution One Hundred and Twenty-First Amendment Bill.The judicial appointments commission bill seeks to regulate the procedure to be …

Cabinet approves Bill for National Judicial Appointment Commission
10 years, 7 months ago

Cabinet approves Bill for National Judicial Appointment Commission

Live Law  

The Union Cabinet has paved way for providing Constitutional status to the National Judicial Appointment Commission which proposes to provide equal say and veto power to the Judiciary as well as the Executive in matters pertaining to appointment of Judges. Because of its inherent deficiencies in the collegium, as many as 275 posts of judges in various High Courts are …

Union Govt seeks Constitutional amendment to overhaul the collegium system; National Judicial Commission maybe a reality soon
10 years, 8 months ago

Union Govt seeks Constitutional amendment to overhaul the collegium system; National Judicial Commission maybe a reality soon

Live Law  

Subsequent to Justice Katju's explosive revelations over the executive interference on judicial appointments, the Central Govt.seems more keen than ever to bring about a constitutional amendment in order to broaden the criteria and process for selection of judges to the High Courts as well as the Supreme Court. The Central Govt is seeking the constitutional amendment path for a two …

Justice Mathur to head 7th Central Pay Commission
11 years, 1 month ago

Justice Mathur to head 7th Central Pay Commission

India TV News  

New Delhi: Former Supreme Court Judge Ashok Kumar Mathur will head the 7th Pay Commission, which will revise salaries of over 50 lakh central government employees and remuneration of 30 lakh pensioners. “The Prime Minister has approved the composition of the 7th Central Pay Commission,” the Finance Ministry said in a statement today.The announcement for composition of the Commission comes …

Cabinet approves constitutional status for Judicial Appointments Commission
11 years, 3 months ago

Cabinet approves constitutional status for Judicial Appointments Commission

India TV News  

New Delhi: Amid demands by jurists and BJP, government today gave the go ahead to grant constitutional status to a proposed Commission for appointment and transfer of judges to the higher judiciary to ensure that its composition cannot be altered through an ordinary legislation. A Parliamentary standing committee which examined the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill, 2013 had also made a …

Parliamentary Standing Committee on law recommends constitutional status to proposed Judicial Appointments Commission
11 years, 3 months ago

Parliamentary Standing Committee on law recommends constitutional status to proposed Judicial Appointments Commission

Live Law  

A suggestion has been given by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on law, to render constitutional status to the proposed Judicial Appointments Commission for appointments to the higher judiciary. The recommendations by the standing committee were submitted to Parliament on the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill which A suggestion has been given by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on law, to render constitutional …

Parliamentary panel for constitutional status to CJI in new body to appoint judges
11 years, 3 months ago

Parliamentary panel for constitutional status to CJI in new body to appoint judges

India TV News  

New Delhi: Amid fears that the Chief Justice of India could be removed as the head of a proposed panel to appoint judges to higher judiciary, a Parliamentary panel is learnt to have recommended giving him constitutional status as a safeguard. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law and Personnel in its report, likely to be tabled in Parliament tomorrow, is …

Cabinet approves Judicial Appointments Commission bill
11 years, 7 months ago

Cabinet approves Judicial Appointments Commission bill

India TV News  

New Delhi: Overcoming resistance from the judiciary, the government on Thursday took a significant decision to scrap the collegium system of appointing judges to the Supreme Court and high courts. The Cabinet today approved the bill which entails replacing the collegium system with a Judicial Appointments Commission wherein it will have a say in appointment of judges of the Supreme …

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