The judges have been given the DA hike based on the 6th Pay Commission as two bills to provide them the benefits of the Seventh Pay Commission are pending approval of the Union Cabinet. While one bill deals with salary and allowances of the Supreme Court judges, the other deals with salary of the high court judges. The judges’ committee recommended a pay hike of Rs2.8 lakh for Supreme Court judges, Rs2.5 lakh for high court judges. The CJI gets a higher amount than this, while the judges of the high court get a lesser amount. While the approved strength of judges in the apex court is 31, it is 1,079 in the 24 high courts.

Source: Mint November 05, 2017 06:45 UTC