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Retired judges to be entitled to uniform pension, says SC | Latest News India

Retired judges to be entitled to uniform pension, says SC | Latest News India

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The Supreme Court on Monday held that retired high court judges will be entitled to uniform pension and other terminal benefits, ending ambiguity that prevailed over the issue with the government drawing “artificial” distinctions between permanent and additional judges, which the court held to be violative of the right to equality under the Constitution. Retired judges to be entitled to uniform pension, says SC Fixing a uniform scale of pension for any retiring judge or chief justice of the high court, a bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Bhushan R Gavai noticed that the High Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act, 1954 or HCJ Act provides a maximum ceiling of ₹15 lakh per annum as the pension for a retiring chief justice of a high court and ₹13.5 lakh for a retiring high court judge. Applying this across the board for all retired high court judges, the bench, also comprising justices AG Masih and K Vinod Chandran, said, “We are, therefore, of the considered view that all retired Judges would be …

‘Those Who Can’t Take On BJP Are Now Spreading Fake Videos On Social Media Using AI’: PM Modi At Satara Rally

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Last Updated: April 29, 2024, 19:00 IST Till I am alive, I won’t allow any change of Constitution and religion-based reservation, Modi said. (From: PTI) Opponents are using AI to distort quotes of leaders like me, Amit Shah and J P Nadda to create social discord, Modi said Without explicitly naming any party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said political rivals who are finding it challenging to counter the BJP-led government are now misusing technology to spread fake videos on social media. He made these remarks at an election rally in Karad of western Maharashtra’s Satara district. This comes after BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya last week alleged that the Telangana Congress wing was spreading an edited video of Shah, “which is completely fake and has the potential to cause large-scale violence.” The Prime Minister spoke of the emergence of fake videos created using artificial intelligence and asked people to remain vigilant, reporting any instances of fake videos to the authorities. Opponents are using AI to distort quotes of leaders like me, Amit …

Supreme Court gives Centre another extension, says clear OROP dues by March 15 | Latest News India

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The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Centre time till March 15 to implement the one rank, one pension (OROP) payout to nearly 25 lakh army pensioners, who are awaiting their due since the top court asked the government in March last year to fix their pensions and pay the amount by June 15. “By the end of February, payment will be ready for disbursal, and by March, it shall be cleared,” said attorney general R Venkatramani, who appeared for the central government. The Controller of Defence Accounts (Pension), Allahabad, has completed the tabulation of the 25 lakh pensioners, which is pending approval by the defence ministry, he added. A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and justice PS Narasimha recorded this statement in its order and said: “Time is extended till March 15.” This is the second extension granted to the Centre. The first extension of three months was granted on September 16. Concerned over the delay in implementing the judgment, senior advocate Huzefa Ahmadi, along with advocate Balaji Srinivasan …

One Rank One Pension Revision Approved, 25 Lakh Personnel Will Benefit

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Some 25 lakh military pensioners will benefit under the revised One Rank One Pension New Delhi: Some 25 lakh military pensioners will benefit under the revised One Rank One Pension, or OROP, programme which the government approved today. The government said the revised OROP will give benefits to family pensioners including war widows and differently abled pensioners. OROP is short for “One Rank One Pension”, which aims at pension uniformity for armed forces personnel retiring at the same rank with the same length of service. The revised OROP would encourage young people to join the armed forces, the government said in a statement. The OROP revision is applicable from the backdate July 1, 2019. Armed forces personnel retired up to June 30, 2019 will be covered, the government said in a statement. Rank wise likely estimated increase (in rupees) in service pension under OROP from July 1, 2019. Click here for high resolution pic. Over Rs 23,600 crore will be paid as arrears from July 2019 to June 2022. The government has calculated the estimated …