The Supreme Court on Monday ordered that the salaries of seven Patna High Court judges, whose general provident fund accounts were closed, have to be released immediately [Justice Shailendra Singh and ors vs Union of India and ors]. .A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala issued directions in this regard, and said it will hear the matter next on March 27, Monday."Salaries have to be released now. We direct that salaries of the judges which have been withheld shall be released to them on the basis of the position as it stood prior to the letter of December 13, 2022, of the Union Ministry of Law and Justice," the top court ordered..The Court was hearing a plea by seven judges of the Patna High Court who stated that their General Provident Fund (GPF) accounts were closed pursuant to a letter issued by the Law Ministry.The judges are Justices Shailendra Singh, Arun Kumar Jha, Jitendra Kumar, Alok Kumar Pandey, Sunil Dutta Mishra, Chandra Prakash Singh, and Chandra Shekhar Jha. .[Read order]
The Supreme Court on Monday ordered that the salaries of seven Patna High Court judges, whose general provident fund accounts were closed, have to be released immediately [Justice Shailendra Singh and ors vs Union of India and ors]. .A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala issued directions in this regard, and said it will hear the matter next on March 27, Monday."Salaries have to be released now. We direct that salaries of the judges which have been withheld shall be released to them on the basis of the position as it stood prior to the letter of December 13, 2022, of the Union Ministry of Law and Justice," the top court ordered..The Court was hearing a plea by seven judges of the Patna High Court who stated that their General Provident Fund (GPF) accounts were closed pursuant to a letter issued by the Law Ministry.The judges are Justices Shailendra Singh, Arun Kumar Jha, Jitendra Kumar, Alok Kumar Pandey, Sunil Dutta Mishra, Chandra Prakash Singh, and Chandra Shekhar Jha. .[Read order]