The Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju introduced the Judges Bill in Lok Sabha, which amends The Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Condition of Service) Act and the Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act.
Highlights
The bill attempts to explain whether the SC and HC judges can get additional pensions on attaining a certain age.
All the retired judges or his family (after his death) can get an additional quantum of pension. This is generally referred to as a family pension.
The pension slabs for the retired High Court and Supreme Court judges start when finishing 80, 85,90,95 or 100 years.
The confusion is whether the pension should be paid from the Month’s first day as he completes the age or the first day he enters the age. The bill inserts explanation about this issue.