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New Delhi, May 19: In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court held all high court judges, including additional judges, will be entitled to full pension and retirement benefits.
The top court said the former Chief Justices of the high court will get Rs 15 lakh per annum as pension & added that denial would amount to violation of right to equality under Article 14 of the Constitution, a bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih said.
The CJI said families of deceased additional high court judges are also entitled to the same pension and retirement benefits as families of permanent judges & added that we hold all the high court judges irrespective of when they entered and thus entitled to full pension.
It said there shall be no distinction between the judges who were elevated from the Bar and from those who came from district judiciary.
The bench said those covered under the new pension scheme will also get the same pension. “
The Union shall pay a full pension of 13.50 lakh per annum to judges of the high courts, including additional judges.
However, the detailed judgement is awaited.
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