The notification further added that a retired Chief Justice or a retired judge will be extended courtesies at ceremonial lounges at airports….reports Asian Lite News
The Centre has amended the Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act, 1958 for providing additional post-retirement benefits to retired Chief Justices and Supreme Court judges.
Judges, who retire from the Supreme Court will be entitled to a rent free Type-VII accommodation at Delhi (other than the designated official residence) for a period of six months from the date of retirement. “A retired Chief Justice or retired judges shall be entitled to a security cover round the clock at residence in addition to round the clock personal security guard for a period of one year from the date of retirement,” said the notification issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice.
The judges will get a chauffeur (equivalent to a chauffeur in the Supreme Court) and a secretarial assistant (equivalent to the level of branch officer in the Supreme Court) shall be deployed with retired chief justice and a retired Supreme Court judge from the date of retirement for one year.
In rule 4, the following proviso was inserted: “Provided that a retired Chief Justice shall be entitled to a rent-free Type-VII accommodation at Delhi (other than the designated official residence) for a period of six month from the date of retirement.”
The notification further added that a retired Chief Justice or a retired judge will be extended courtesies at ceremonial lounges at airports.
‘Not against govt policies on freebies’
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it is not against any government policy or scheme, and it started examining the issue of freebies for both welfare of the people and the economy, and now a debate has to take place.
The top court also pulled Tamil Nadu’s ruling DMK and some of its leaders for making statements on the issue of freebies and the judicial intervention in the matter.
A bench, headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana, said the court’s intention was to initiate a wider public debate on the issue of freebies and it was suggested that an expert panel should be formed to examine the issue.
The bench, also comprising Justices Hima Kohli and C.T. Ravikumar said: “We are not against any government policy. We are not against any scheme…”
The bench further added that all political parties are on one side, as everybody wants freebies and due to this reason, it attempted to examine the issue.
The Chief Justice added that if tomorrow, the government of India makes a law against freebies, could it be said that the government can say whatever and the court cannot look into it? He added that the court started examining the issue in the interest of both welfare of people and the economy, and now a debate should take place and a committee should be formed.
Acknowledging the complex nature of the issue – what is difference between freebies and welfare, CJI Ramana added that for example, some state gives cycles to poor and the women, and this improves their lifestyle, but the problem is what is freebie and what is a welfare scheme for the upliftment of a person.
He added that for a poverty-stricken person in a rural area, his livelihood may depend on a small boat or bicycle, and it is also difficult to sit here and argue on this issue.