Dimapur, August 26 (MExN): The Chief Secretaries and Finance Secretaries of 17 states and Union Territories are likely to appear physically before the Supreme Court over the non-implementation of the Second National Judicial Pay Commission's (SNJPC) recommendations.
The states and UTs are: (i) Tamil Nadu; (ii) Madhya Pradesh; (iii) Andhra Pradesh; (iv) West Bengal; (v) Chhattisgarh; (vi) Delhi; (vii) Assam; (viii) Nagaland; (ix) Meghalaya; (x) Himachal Pradesh; (xi) J&K; (xii) Ladakh; (xiii) Jharkhand; (xiv) Kerala; (xv) Bihar; (xvi) Haryana; and (xvii) Odisha.
The Supreme Court, on August 22, directed their personal appearances for defaulting on the implementation of the Second National Judicial Pay Commission's (SNJPC) recommendations. The directions included clearing the salary and arrears, as well as the revised pension and arrears of lower court judges in accordance with the SNJPC recommendations.
When the matter was heard on August 22 by a bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, the amicus curiae of the case submitted that, as per the responses received, 17 states/UTs had complied with the orders of the Court dated July 27, 2022, May 17, 2023, and January 4, 2024.
Accordingly, the order from the Bench, which also comprised Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, stated: “We direct that, in terms of the previous directions, the Chief Secretaries and the Finance Secretaries of the aforesaid States shall remain personally present in Court on 27 August 2024 at 10:30 am.”
“List the proceedings on 27 August 2024 at the top of the Board,” it added.
