In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and clauses (c) and (f) of sub-section (2) of section 24 of the Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act, 1958 (41 of 1958), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Supreme Court Judges Rules, 1959, namely:-
1. (1) These rules may be called the Supreme Court Judges (Amendment) Rules, 2022.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Supreme Court Judges Rules, 1959 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), for rule 3B, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:- “3B. Post retiral benefits.—(1) The following staff shall be deployed with a retired Chief Justice during his lifetime from the establishment of the Supreme Court or a High Court with full pay and allowances admissible to regular employees of the Supreme Court-
(a) domestic help (equivalent to the level of Junior Court Attendant);
(b) chauffeur (equivalent to the level of Chauffer in the Supreme Court); and
(c) secretarial assistant (equivalent to the level of the Branch Officer in the Supreme Court).
(2) A retired Chief Justice shall be entitled to a security cover round the clock at residence in addition to round the clock personal security guard for a period of five years from the date of retirement.
(3) A retired Judge shall be entitled to a security cover round the clock at residence in addition to round the clock personal security guard for a period of three years from the date of retirement.
(4) Notwithstanding anything in sub-rules (2) and (3), if a retired Chief Justice or a retired Judge is already provided with a higher grade security on the basis of threat perception, the higher grade security already provided shall continue.
(5) A retired Chief Justice shall be entitled to a rent free Type-VII accommodation at Delhi (other than the designated official residence) for a period of six months from the date of retirement.
4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
(6) The following staff shall be deployed with a retired Judge during his lifetime from the establishment of the Supreme Court or a High Court with full pay and allowances admissible to regular employees of the Supreme Court-
(a) domestic help (equivalent to the level of Junior Court Attendant); and
(b) chauffeur (equivalent to the level of Chauffer in the Supreme Court).
(7) A retired Chief Justice or a retired Judge shall be entitled to protocol to extend courtesies at ceremonial lounges at airports.
(8) A retired Chief Justice or a retired Judge shall be entitled to a residential telephone free of cost and reimbursement of telephone call charges of residential telephone or mobile phone or broadband or mobile data or data card not exceeding to Rs.4200/- per month plus taxes as applicable:
Provided that the reimbursement of telephone call charges shall be made by the Registrar of the Supreme Court of India on furnishing a certificate by the retired Chief Justice or the retired Judge in the form specified by the Registry of the Supreme Court of India.
(9) The post retiral benefits under this rule shall be admissible to the retired Chief Justice or the retired Judge if no such facilities are availed from any High Court or from any other government body where the retired Chief Justice or a retired Judge has taken up any assignment after retirement.”.
3. In rule 4 of the said rules, the proviso shall be omitted.
4. Rule 5A of the said rules shall be omitted.
[F. No. L-11017/1/2020-Jus.I] NIRAJ KUMAR GAYAGI, Jt. Secy.
Note : The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 935, dated the 4 th August, 1959 and subsequently amended by:-
1. G.S.R. 1366, dated the 18 th December, 1974;
2. G.S.R. 634 dated the 22 nd April, 1976;
3. G.S.R. 854 dated the 1 st August, 1980;
4. G.S.R. 1176 (E) dated the 4 th November, 1986;
5. G.S.R. 680 (E) dated the 12 th November, 1991;
6. G.S.R. 381 (E) dated the 20 th April, 1993;
7. G.S.R. 444 (E) dated the 10 th May, 1995;
8. G.S.R. 717 (E) dated the 3 rd November, 1995;
9. G.S.R. 718 (E) dated the 3 rd November, 1995;
10. G.S.R. 149 (E) dated the 24 th February, 1999;
11. G.S.R. 393 (E) dated the 25 th May, 2001;
12. G.S.R. 757 (E) dated the 4 th October, 2001;
13. G.S.R. 110 (E) dated the 5 th February, 2003;
14. G.S.R. 202 (E) dated the 15 th March, 2004;
15. G.S.R. 162 (E) dated the 11 th March, 2006;
16. G.S.R. 602 (E) dated the 29 th September, 2006;
17. G.S.R. 200(E) dated the 18 th March, 2021;
18. G.S.R. 531(E) dated the 4 th August, 2021; and
19. G.S.R. 649 (E) dated the 23 rd August, 2022.
Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.
2022-08-26T21:58:59+0530 MANOJ KUMAR VERMA