THE CONSTITUTION (FIFTY-FOURTH AMENDMENT) ACT,
1986
Statement of Objects and Reasons
appended to the Constitution
(Fifty-fourth Amendment) Bill, 1986 which was enacted
as
the Constitution (Fifty-fourth
Amendment) Act, 1986
STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS
The salaries of Judges of the Supreme
Court and the High Courts are
governed by the provisions of Part D of the Second Schedule to the
Constitution of India as indicated below:
Chief Justice of India
Rs.
5,000 per month
Judges of the Supreme Court
Rs.
4,000 per month
Chief Justice of a High Court
Rs.
4,000 per month
Judges of a High Court
Rs.
3,500 per month
2. These salaries have
remained static since 1950, despite high
inflation and price rise that has taken place during all these years.
The Joint Conference of Chief Justices, Chief Ministers
and Law
Ministers of the States held on 31st August and 1st September, 1985,
inter alia, discussed and recommended
improvement in service
conditions of Judges including increase in their salaries, not only to
minimise the inflationary pressures on them but also to attract best
talents in the country to man the judicial posts.
3. Having considered all aspects of
the matter, it is proposed to
increase the salaries of the Judges as detailed below:
Chief Justice of India
Rs.
10,000 per month
Judges of the Supreme Court
Rs. 9,000 per
month
Chief Justice of a High Court
Rs. 9,000 per
month
Judges of a High Court
Rs.
8,000 per month
4. This Bill seeks to amend
Part D of the Second Schedule to the
Constitution to give effect to the above increases in the salaries of
Judges and to make an enabling provision in articles 125 and 221 to
provide for changes in the salaries of Judges in future by Parliament
by law.
NEW DELHI;
A. K. SEN.
The 4th August, 1986.
THE CONSTITUTION (FIFTY-FOURTH AMENDMENT)
ACT, 1986
[14th March, 1987.]
An Act further to amend the Constitution of India.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Thirty-seventh
Year of the Republic
of India as follows:-
1. Short title and
commencement.-(1) This Act may be called the
Constitution (Fifty-fourth Amendment) Act, 1986.
(2) It shall be deemed to have come
into force on the 1st day of
April, 1986.
2. Amendment of article 125.-In article
125 of the Constitution, for
clause (1), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-
"(1) There shall be paid to
the Judges of the Supreme Court such
salaries as may be determined by Parliament by such law and, until
provision in that behalf is so made, salaries as are specified in the
Second Schedule.".
3. Amendment of article 221.-In article
221 of the Constitution, for
clause (1), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-
"(1) There shall be paid
to the Judges of each High Court such
salaries as may be determined by Parliament by such law and, until
provision in that behalf is so made, salaries as are specified in the
Second Schedule.".
4. Amendment of Second
Schedule.-In the Second Schedule to the
Constitution, in Part D,-
(a) in sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 9,-
(i) for the figures and word
"5,000 rupees", the figures and word
"10,000 rupees" shall be substituted;
(ii) for the figures and word "4,000
rupees", the figures and word
"9,000 rupees" shall be substituted;
(b) in sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 10,-
(i) for the figures and word
"4,000 rupees", the figures and word
"9,000 rupees" shall be substituted;
(ii) for the figures and word "3,500
rupees", the figures and word
"8,000 rupees" shall be substituted.
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