Jammu: The Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the Chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha approved enhancement of the cadre strength of District Judges (Selection Grade) to 35% from existing 25% and District Judges (Super Time Scale) to 15% from existing 10% w.e.f 01-01-2020 in view of the recommendations of Second National Judicial Pay Commission (SNJPC).
Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor; Atal Dulloo, Chief Secretary; Mandeep Kumar Bhandari, Principal Secretary to LG attended the meeting.
This proposal of Law Department was approved by AC to implement the Second National Judicial Pay Commission recommendations, which has been accepted by the Supreme Court in Case WP( Civil) No. 643/2015 titled All India Judges Association Vs Union Of India and Ors.
Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India vide its communication No. L-19018/1/2017-Jus-I dated 08-08-2023 has also conveyed the approval of the competent authority regarding implementation of the recommendations of Second National Judicial Pay Commission (SNJPC).
