Lok Sabha Question No. 895 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-20
Subject: Second National Judicial Pay Commission
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: CH. MALLA REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 895

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 20 TH  DECEMBER, 2017

## Second National Judicial Pay Commission

## 895.     SHRI CH. MALLA REDDY:

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Government has constituted Second National Judicial Pay Commission for Subordinate  Judiciary  to  examine  the  present  structure  of emoluments and conditions of service of Judicial Officers in the States and UTs; and
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  time  frame  given  to  submit  the recommendations?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND JUSTICE & CORPORATE  AFFAIRS

## (SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY)

- (a) & (b): The Government has constituted the Second National Judicial Pay Commission on 16.11.2017 under the chairmanship of a former Judge of Supreme  Court  of  India  and  a  former  Judge  of  Kerala  High  Court  as Member.  Commission is mandated to make recommendations within a period of 18 months. The Terms of Reference of the Commission are as follows:-
- (i) To evolve the principles which should govern the structure of pay and other  emoluments  of  Judicial  Officers belonging  to  the  Subordinate Judiciary all over the country.
- (ii)  To examine the present structure of emoluments and conditions of service of  Judicial  Officers  in  the  States  and  UTs  taking  into  account  the  total packet of benefits available to them and make suitable recommendations including  post  retirement  benefits  such  as  pension  etc.  having  regard among other relevant factors, to the existing relativities in the pay structure between  the  officers  belonging  to  subordinate  judicial  services  vis-à-vis

other  civil  servant  and  mechanism  for  redressal  of  grievances  in  this regard.

- (iii) To examine the work methods and work environment as also the variety of allowance  and  benefits  in  kind  that  are  available  to  Judicial  Officers  in addition  to  pay  and  to  suggest  rationalisation  and  simplification  thereof with  a  view  to  promoting  efficiency  in  Judicial  Administration,  optimizing the size of judiciary etc. and to remove anomalies created in implementation of earlier recommendations.
- (iv) To  consider  and  recommend  such  interim  relief  as  it  considers  just  and proper  to all categories  of Judicial Officers of all  the  States/Union Territories.    The  interim  relief,  if  recommended,  shall  have  to  be  fully adjusted  against  and  included  in  the  package  which  may  become admissible  to  the  Judicial  Officers  on  the  final  recommendations  of  the Commission.
- (v) To recommend the mechanism for setting up of a permanent mechanism to  review  the  pay  and  service  conditions  of  members  of  sub-ordinate judiciary periodically by an independent commission exclusively constituted  for  the  purpose  and  the  composition  of  such  commission should reflect adequate representation on behalf of the judiciary.

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