judicial officers' pension
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“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.”

Case BriefsSupreme Court

The requirement of the members to contribute at the rate of 1.16 per cent of their salary to the extent such salary exceeds Rs.15000/- per month as an additional contribution under the amended scheme has, however, been held to be ultra vires the provisions of the 1952 Act. The Court has given 6 months’ breather to the authorities make adjustments in the scheme.

Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court: Finding the Bombay High Court’s judgment directing the State to extend the pensionary benefits to the employees of Water and

Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court: The bench of Ajay Rastogi and Abhay S. Oka, JJ has held that an amendment having retrospective operation which has

Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court: The bench of UU Lalit and Ajay Rastogi, JJ has referred the question as to whether there would be a

Cabinet DecisionsLegislation Updates

India has a rich tradition of trade and commerce. Our traders continue to make a strong contribution to India’s economic growth. In

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After hearing the submissions of the Counsels appearing for the petitioners for 19 days, the 5-judge bench of Dipak Misra, CJ and Dr.

Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court: In the case where the widow of Lt. Hari Kant Jha, a freedom fighter who was accused and arrested in

Case BriefsHigh Courts

Bombay High Court: Delivering its verdict in a case involving the denial of pension by the employers of Bank of Baroda to

Foreign LegislationLegislation Updates

The Central Government in exercise of the powers conferred by  6A read with section 7(1) of the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous