High Court Judge Pension

The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed "shock" over some retired high court judges getting a meagre pension ranging between Rs 6,000 and Rs 15,000.

The centre introduced a bill in the Rajya Sabha that proposes to amend salaries and services acts of Supreme Court and high court judges to bring clarity over the date of eligibility for an additional quantum of pension to a retired judge.

The Supreme Court today sought responses from Tamil Nadu government and the Registrar of the Madras High Court on a plea seeking pensionary benefits for former Fast Track Court (FTC) judges, appointed on ad-hoc basis like other retired judicial officers.

The long-pending demand of high court judges of one rank one pension is set to be met as government plans to bring a bill to rectify an anomaly as per which judges selected from the Bar get lesser pension than those elevated from state judicial services.

A 74-year-old man who was denied pension for 14 years as his name did not figure in BPL list, today got relief from Madras High Court, which dismissed an appeal of the Collector against a single judge's order and directed that pension with arrears be paid within six weeks.

The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed "shock" over some retired high court judges getting a meagre pension ranging between Rs 6,000 and Rs 15,000.

The centre introduced a bill in the Rajya Sabha that proposes to amend salaries and services acts of Supreme Court and high court judges to bring clarity over the date of eligibility for an additional quantum of pension to a retired judge.

The Supreme Court today sought responses from Tamil Nadu government and the Registrar of the Madras High Court on a plea seeking pensionary benefits for former Fast Track Court (FTC) judges, appointed on ad-hoc basis like other retired judicial officers.

The long-pending demand of high court judges of one rank one pension is set to be met as government plans to bring a bill to rectify an anomaly as per which judges selected from the Bar get lesser pension than those elevated from state judicial services.

A 74-year-old man who was denied pension for 14 years as his name did not figure in BPL list, today got relief from Madras High Court, which dismissed an appeal of the Collector against a single judge's order and directed that pension with arrears be paid within six weeks.