Govt likely to emphasise EC stature same as SC judgesThe Indian government is considering ways to ensure that the status of the chief election commissioner remains equivalent to that of Suprem...
18 Sep, 2023, 04.37 PM IST
SC Judges vs CEC: An issue of status, a problem of privilegeThe Indian government is seeking to align the salaries and benefits of constitutional and statutory bodies, such as the Election Commission...
18 Sep, 2023, 12.41 AM IST
Bill takes away SC judge stature of ECs; former commissioners flag demotionFormer CEC N Gopalaswami termed the move as rather ‘unfortunate’ even as he maintained that even if attempted, no one can take away the hig...
25 Aug, 2023, 09.54 AM IST
How a retired SC judge can earn more in 2 hours than a sitting judge does in an entire monthThere is a reason why many SC judges look forward to their retirement, which allows them to offer legal expertise as arbitrators, or, for t...
11 Jul, 2021, 09.45 AM IST
Ranjan Gogoi has no house, no mortgage; Dipak Misra has a flat and a home loanDespite their long stints as HC and SC judges, incumbent CJI Justice Gogoi and ex-CJI Dipak Misra's personal wealth remained paltry when co...
03 Oct, 2018, 02.12 PM IST
After two-fold salary hike, SC & HC judges to now get enhanced DASupreme Court and high court judges will get 7 percent DA with effect from January 1. So far, they were getting 5 percent DA.
10 Apr, 2018, 07.58 PM IST
BCI: Lawyer-MPs mustn’t appear before judge facing impeachmentIn a resolution passed by the general council meeting of BCI said MPs and MLAs could not be banned from practising law but they should be r...
01 Apr, 2018, 10.54 AM IST
Should lawmakers be banned from practising law? SC seeks AG's viewCiting Rule 49 of Bar Council of India, the regulatory body for lawyers, petitioner Ashwini Upadhyay said no salaried person can practise l...
17 Feb, 2018, 10.43 AM IST
Supreme Court, High Court judges get around 200 per cent salary hikeThe judges of the Supreme Court and chief justices of high courts will draw a monthly salary of Rs 2.50 lakh, up from the current Rs 90,000...
30 Jan, 2018, 08.15 PM IST
Justice Kurian Joseph seeks 8 LTCs a year for Supreme Court judgesThe LTCs granted to SC judges is the same as an IAS officer in the rank of secretary. However, Unlike IAS officers, SC judges can travel an...
10 Jul, 2017, 11.22 AM IST
Government nod to near-200% hike in salaries of SC, HC judgesThe government has set the salary for the CJI at Rs 2.8 lakh per month, a little above what the cabinet secretary draws.
26 Mar, 2017, 06.46 AM IST
Salaries of Supreme Court, High Court judges likely to go up"It has to go through the paces. First the inter- ministerial consultations then the approval of the Union Cabinet," explained a government...
15 Dec, 2016, 11.08 PM IST
Chief Justice of India to form panel on pay hike, pension parity for judgesIncreasing emoluments of judges may act as an incentive for more competent advocates joining the judiciary which currently has huge vacanci...
22 Apr, 2015, 12.14 PM IST
- SC panel seeks three-fold pay hike for trial court judges
In what could be the biggest ever salary hike for lowly-paid trial court judges, the Supreme Court-appointed National Judicial Pay Commissi...
28 Jul, 2009, 07.17 AM IST
- Salaries of SC, HC judges to increase three-fold
Salaries of SC and HC judges are set to rise three-fold.
24 Feb, 2009, 05.33 PM IST
- Three-fold salary hike for SC, HC judges
Judges of the SC and high courts will get a three-fold salary raise and the CJI will get Rs 1 lakh. Coming to terms with lay-off | Keep sta...
02 Jan, 2009, 06.30 PM IST
- RTI Act does not apply to my office: CJI
Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan on Saturday refused to comment on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s categorical statement that "corru...
20 Apr, 2008, 04.18 AM IST