38.6c New Delhi, India, Monday, August 04, 2025
Top Stories Supreme Court
Political NEWS Legislative Corner Celebstreet International Videos
Subscribe Contact Us
close
Executive

President approves Bill to hike judges' salary

By LawStreet News Network      30 January, 2018 01:01 AM      0 Comments

The Supreme Court and High Court judges have got a substantial salary hike with President Ram Nath Kovind giving nod to a Bill passed by Parliament in the Winter Session.

The Chief Justice of India will now get a monthly salary of Rs. 2.8 lakh, up from the current Rs. 1 lakh. Whereas, the judges of the Supreme Court and Chief Justices of the High Courts will draw a salary of Rs. 2.5 lakh, up from the current Rs. 90,000.

The judges of the High Courts, who get Rs. 80,000 per month now, will get Rs. 2.25 lakh per month, according to the Act notified by the Law Ministry.

The salary hike, giving effect to the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission for officers of all-India services, will come into force retrospectively from January 1, 2016.

The High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Act, 2018 also seeks to revise the rates of house rent allowance with effect from July 1, 2017 and the rates of sumptuary allowance with effect from September 22, 2017.



Share this article:

User Avatar
About:


Leave a feedback about this
TRENDING NEWS

sc-sets-aside-order-declaring-man-as-juvenile-on-basis-of-school-certificate
Trending Judiciary
SC sets aside order declaring man as juvenile on basis of school certificate [Read Judgment]

SC: School certificate from private school not valid proof of age, sets aside order declaring murder accused as juvenile.

04 August, 2025 11:24 AM
hp-may-vanish-in-thin-air-god-forbid-sc-on-ecological-imbalance-in-himachal-pradesh
Trending Judiciary
‘HP may vanish in thin air, God forbid', SC on ecological imbalance in Himachal Pradesh [Read Order]

SC warns HP may vanish due to ecological imbalance; seeks state’s action plan amid rising disasters, deforestation, and climate change threats.

04 August, 2025 11:31 AM

TOP STORIES

why-so-many-students-dying-by-suicides-sc-asks-iit-kharagpur
Trending Judiciary
Why so many students dying by suicides, SC asks IIT Kharagpur

SC asks IIT Kharagpur why students are dying by suicide; raises concern amid rising campus deaths despite new mental health guidelines.

29 July, 2025 11:51 AM
sc-takes-suo-motu-cognisance-of-dog-bite-incidents
Trending Judiciary
SC takes suo motu cognisance of dog bite incidents

Supreme Court takes suo motu cognisance of rising dog bite cases after 6-year-old girl dies of rabies; terms media report alarming and disturbing.

29 July, 2025 01:38 PM
sc-quashes-fir-against-ace-shuttler-lakshya-sen-others-for-forging-birth-certificate
Trending Judiciary
SC quashes FIR against ace Shuttler Lakshya Sen, others for forging birth certificate [Read Judgment]

SC quashes FIR against shuttler Lakshya Sen, says forgery case based on vendetta, lacked merit and abused criminal process.

29 July, 2025 04:20 PM
supreme-court-to-hear-presidential-reference-on-bill-clearance-timelines-from-august-19
Trending Judiciary
Supreme Court to Hear Presidential Reference on Bill Clearance Timelines from August 19

SC to hear Presidential Reference on timelines for Governors & President to clear Bills, from Aug 19 to Sept 10; Kerala & TN oppose maintainability.

29 July, 2025 04:43 PM

ADVERTISEMENT


Join Group

Signup for Our Newsletter

Get Exclusive access to members only content by email