Supreme Court Issues Notice To All States In Plea To Equalise Salary Of Consumer Forum Members With District Judges

The Supreme Court  has issued notice to all states in a petition concerning salaries of State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission members.

The matter was heard by a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala. The batch of pleas prays for the salary of State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission members to be the same as District Judges.

Earlier, the matter was listed before a bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha.

One of the pleas, filed by a retired District Judge, also sought for an extension of the tenure of the members of the State Consumer Redressal Commissions. The retired judge in question had been appointed as a member of State Consumer Redressal Commission. He stated that the as per the new rules, the maximum age prescribed for a member was 65 years and the same shall be increased to 67 years. While the bench refused to extend the tenure, it decided to also list the matter pertaining to the salary issue.

CASE TITLE: In Re Pay Allowance of the Members of The U.P. State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission WP(C) No. 1144/2021

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