New Delhi, Nov 26: The Supreme Court granted a last opportunity to the defaulting states and Union territories on Thursday to clear the salary arrears and other dues of lower court judges in accordance with the recommendations of the Second National Judicial Pay Commis... Read more at: https://www.deccanherald.com/india/sc-grants-last-opportunity-to-defaulting-states-to-pay-arrears-to-lower-court-judges,
The SNJPC recommendations cover the pay structure, pension and family pension and allowances, besides dealing with the issue of establishing a permanent mechanism to determine the subjects of the service conditions of the district judiciary.
A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud noted that despite its directions dated May 19, some states have not complied either fully or in part with those. 'We are, prima facie of the view that the chief secretaries of all defaulting states and Union territories shall personally remain present before this court,' the bench, also comprising Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, said.
The court also clarified that compliance shall mean actual crediting of the amount payable to each judicial officer and in the case of family pension, the surviving spouses.
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