A three-fold salary hike to judges

The Lok Sabha gave its approval for a three-fold salary hike to judges but not before members expressed concern over the incidence of corruption in the judiciary, rising pendency of cases and long vacations that the courts continued to take.

The High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2008, proposes to increase the salary of the Chief Justice of India from Rs 33,000 to Rs 1 lakh per month and that of other apex court judges from Rs 30,000 to Rs 90,000 per month. It seeks to increase the salary of the Chief Justices of high courts from Rs 30,000 to Rs 90,000 per month and that of HC judges from Rs 26,000 to Rs 80,000 per month.