Supreme Court Of India Slams State Governments: Freebies In India Over Judges' Salaries? | News18

The Supreme Court of India has made a scathing remark about state governments' priorities, highlighting the disparity between funding freebies and paying salaries and pensions to judges. The court noted that states seem to have ample funds for populist schemes like Maharashtra's "Ladli-Behna Yojna" and pre-election promises in Delhi, but claim financial constraints when it comes to compensating judges. This critique emerged during a hearing on the implementation of the Second National Judicial Pay Commission, which aims to address the long-standing issue of judicial compensation.Show more