Judges' salary / allowances — CIC
Quick Reply: Judges' statutory salary, allowances and post-retirement benefits are public records — disclosable under §4. Judges' statutory pay + allowances + post-retirement.
Central Information Commission · 2019-01-01 · Citation awaited
Judges' statutory salary, allowances and post-retirement benefits are public records — disclosable under §4. Judges' statutory pay + allowances + post-retirement.
Judges' statutory pay + allowances + post-retirement benefits = §4 public records.
Case details
| Court | Central Information Commission |
|---|---|
| Decided | 2019-01-01 |
| Citation | Citation awaited |
| Petitioner | Researcher |
| Respondent | HC/SC Registry |
| RTI Act sections | §4(1)(b) |
| Outcome | Applicant allowed |
Outcome
Judges' statutory salary, allowances and post-retirement benefits are public records — disclosable under §4.
Ratio decidendi
Salaries, allowances and post-retirement benefits of Supreme Court and High Court judges are prescribed by statute (Judges Salaries and Conditions of Service Acts) — public records. §4(1)(b)(x) requires proactive publication of the monthly remuneration structure.
Keywords
judges salary, CIC, §4(1)(b)(x)
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