Supreme Court recommends setting up two-member panel in all High Courts for implementation of SNJPC
Serving and former judicial officers will also get cashless facilities for their medical examination, a bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud said. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court on Thursday said it has recommended setting up a two-judge panel in all high courts to ensure that the orders on pay, pension and other retiral benefits for judicial officers as per the Second National Judicial Pay Commission are implemented. Serving and former judicial officers will also get cashless facilities for their medical examination, a bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud said. Observing that the judgment on the issue is ready and will be pronounced soon, the Bench, also comprising Justices J.B. Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, said it has accepted the recommendations of the Second National Judicial Pay Commission (SNJPC). The SNJPC recommendations cover pay structure, pension and family pension and allowances, besides dealing with the issue of establishing a permanent mechanism to determine subjects of service conditions of the district judiciary. Giving certain details of …