NEW DELHI: Increase the retirement age of Supreme Court and Supreme Court judges can extend the service years of ineffective judges and can have a ripple effect with government employees making similar claims, Department of Justice told a congressional panel.
It also said raising the retirement age of judges would be considered alongside measures to ensure transparency and accountability in appointments to higher judicial bodies.
In July, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju announced Congress there is no proposal to increase the retirement age of judges of the Supreme People’s Court and the Supreme People’s Court.
Department of Justice presented to the parliamentary panel on Personnel, Law and Justice chaired by BJP MP and former deputy premier Bihar Sushil Modi.
The Department of Law and Justice detailed judicial reform and processes, including the possibility of increasing the retirement age of Supreme Court and Supreme Court justices.
“Raising the retirement age may prolong the benefit of extended service years in some cases disproportionately and result in continued ineffectiveness and inefficiency of judges,” the department said. know in your presentation.
The speech of the Ministry of Justice also proposed to consider raising the retirement age of judges along with reducing the backlog and making the judiciary transparent.
“It would be inappropriate for the retirement age increase to be considered alongside other measures to ensure transparency and accountability in appointments to superior judicial bodies, efforts to fill existing vacancies in the district and lower judicial bodies and reduce the arrears of pending cases in the courts,” the ministry said in its presentation.
The ministry said raising the retirement age could strip courts of the right to preside over retired judges or judicial members. It also warns that retirement age can have a cascading effect.
“Increasing the retirement age of judges would have a cascading impact as central and state government employees, PSUs, commissions, etc., could similarly increase demand. This issue needs to be looked at as a whole,” the ministry said.
Judges of the Supreme Court retire at age 65, and judges of 25 high courts in the country retire at age 62.
Constitution, 114th Amendment Receipt was introduced in 2010 to increase the retirement age of supreme court judges to 65. However, it was not brought up for consideration in Parliament and lapsed with the dissolution of the 15th Lok Sabha. PTI
It also said raising the retirement age of judges would be considered alongside measures to ensure transparency and accountability in appointments to higher judicial bodies.
In July, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju announced Congress there is no proposal to increase the retirement age of judges of the Supreme People’s Court and the Supreme People’s Court.
Department of Justice presented to the parliamentary panel on Personnel, Law and Justice chaired by BJP MP and former deputy premier Bihar Sushil Modi.
The Department of Law and Justice detailed judicial reform and processes, including the possibility of increasing the retirement age of Supreme Court and Supreme Court justices.
“Raising the retirement age may prolong the benefit of extended service years in some cases disproportionately and result in continued ineffectiveness and inefficiency of judges,” the department said. know in your presentation.
The speech of the Ministry of Justice also proposed to consider raising the retirement age of judges along with reducing the backlog and making the judiciary transparent.
“It would be inappropriate for the retirement age increase to be considered alongside other measures to ensure transparency and accountability in appointments to superior judicial bodies, efforts to fill existing vacancies in the district and lower judicial bodies and reduce the arrears of pending cases in the courts,” the ministry said in its presentation.
The ministry said raising the retirement age could strip courts of the right to preside over retired judges or judicial members. It also warns that retirement age can have a cascading effect.
“Increasing the retirement age of judges would have a cascading impact as central and state government employees, PSUs, commissions, etc., could similarly increase demand. This issue needs to be looked at as a whole,” the ministry said.
Judges of the Supreme Court retire at age 65, and judges of 25 high courts in the country retire at age 62.
Constitution, 114th Amendment Receipt was introduced in 2010 to increase the retirement age of supreme court judges to 65. However, it was not brought up for consideration in Parliament and lapsed with the dissolution of the 15th Lok Sabha. PTI
