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The Court considered “preservation of experienced judicial officers, while removing the clog of deadwood, blocking the entrance of young blood invigorating the system”, a balance approach to the problem in hand.
On 04-01-2024, the Supreme Court directed the States to implement the recommendations of the Second National Judicial Pay Commission regarding pay and allowances for judicial officers, and to pay the arrears by 29-02-2024.
“To be truly unified both in form and in substance, there must be integration in terms of pay, pension and other service conditions between the District Judiciary, the High Courts and the Supreme Court. Hence, any increase in the salary of the judges of the High Court must reflect in the same proportion to the judges in the District Judiciary.”