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The Supreme Court commented on the freebies case on Tuesday. The court said that the state has money to distribute free food, but not to pay the salaries and pensions of judges. State governments have full money for people who do nothing, but when it comes to the salaries of judges they make the excuse of financial crisis.
The bench of Justices BR Gavai and AG Masih referred to the announcements being made for Maharashtra and Delhi elections. The court said that when elections come, they make promises to implement schemes like Laadli Behna. Even in Delhi, some are talking about paying Rs 2100 and some Rs 2500.
This hearing was being held on a petition filed by the All India Judges Association in 2015, in which there has been a demand for improvement in the pension and salary of judges. The case will be heard tomorrow also.
Court said- If the government issues any notification then let us know
On behalf of the Centre, Attorney General Venkataramani said that the government has kept in mind the financial pressure in the new pension scheme. He also requested to postpone the hearing of the case. Rejecting this, the court said that this matter has been pending for many years and if the government issues any new notification then it can inform the court.
The Supreme Court has already expressed concern that the pension rates given to district judges in the country are very low. Such difficulties are not resolved even when district judges are elevated to the High Court.