30% Interim Relief to Subordinate Judiciary

Supreme Court orders for Interim Relief 

In a significant order passed on 27.03.2018, the Supreme Court has ordered a 30 percent hike in basic pay of judges of subordinate judiciary.

The order came in a petition filed by All India Judges Union which had prayed for constitution of an All India Judicial Commission for reviewing the service conditions of the judicial officers of subordinate judiciary in India including pay scale, retirement age, pension and other emoluments.

The Commission had submitted its report earlier this year suggesting 30 per cent increase in basic pay as an interim measure. The following were the recommendations made by the Commission.

1. Interim relief to the extent of 30% of increase in basic pay with accrued increments shall be paid to all categories/ranks of Judicial Officers.
2. The said increased in Pay shall be treated as a separate component and no D.A. is payable thereon.
3. Arrears shall be worked out with effect from 01.01.2016 on the above basis.
4. On the same basis, the interim relief shall be provided to the pensioners and family pensioners with effect from 01.01.2016 and the arrears to be paid accordingly.
5. Wherever the benefit of interim relief has already been granted, the Judicial Officers in those States/UTs can exercise their option to continue to be governed by such Orders.
6. The amounts payable by way of interim relief now proposed are liable to the adjusted against the future determination pursuant to the final report submitted by the Commission.

The Court accepted the said recommendations.

Supreme Court Order for Interim Relief