Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 21: In a contempt petition filed by the employees borne on the cadre of Subordinate Courts seeking implementation of Shetty Commission Report, Division Bench of State High Court comprising Chief Justice Baddar Durez Ahmed and Justice Alok Aradhe today directed that Registrar General shall provide the details of financial implications within a week and forward the same to Law Department for compliance.
The case of the petitioners is that as per the Resolution of Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs (Department of Justice, Government of India) the 1st National Judicial Pay Commission was constituted by the Government of India on March 21, 1996 headed by Justice Jagannath Shetty, a former judge of the Supreme Court.
The Commission submitted its report regarding the pay structure of the Judicial Officers of the Subordinate Judiciary during November 1999 and thereafter, considered the grievances of the Ministerial Staff of the Subordinate Judiciary as per the directions issued by the Supreme Court in All India Judicial Employees Confederation for broadening the scope of consideration of National Judicial Pay Commission and for improving the conditions of the Ministerial Staff of Subordinate Courts.
The Commission finally submitted various recommendations in favour of the Ministerial Staff vis-à-vis working conditions and restructuring, removal of pay anomalies and grant of higher pay scales and advance increments etc. The Supreme Court thereafter considered the recommendations and directed all State Governments to consider implementation of the recommendations.
As no steps were taken by the State Governments, the Supreme Court by order dated 07.10.2009 gave directions to all the High Courts to ensure implementation of the recommendations of Shetty Pay Commission by State Governments within reasonable period and preferably within one year.
According to the petitioners, High Court administratively took up the matter with the State Government for implementation of the recommendations of the Shetty Pay Commission in the meeting of the then Chief Justice with the then Chief Minister on 02.04.2008. After deliberations, it was agreed by the State Government to implement the recommendations of the Shetty Pay Commission in a phased manner after ascertaining the financial implications.
The DB on 04.03.2010 requested the Commissioner/Secretary Law to implement the recommendations but till date nothing has been done in this regard by the Government.
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