NEW DELHI: Supreme Court and High Court judges have got a nearly two-fold salary hike with President Ram Nath Kovind giving nod to a bill passed by Parliament in this regard.
The Chief Justice of India will now get a monthly salary of Rs 2.80 lakh, up from the present Rs one lakh.
Similarly, 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, according to the Act notified by the law ministry.
The judges of High Courts, who get Rs 80,000 per month now, will get Rs 2.25 lakh per month, the bill states.
The salary hike, which is in line with the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission for officers of all-India services, will come into force retrospectively from January 1, 2016. (AGENCIES)
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