Supreme Court summons Chief Secretaries over non-implementation of Judicial Pay Commission recommendations

Chief secretaries of 18 states appeared before the Supreme Court over non-implementation of the Second National Judicial Pay Commission's recommendations on pension arrears and retirement benefits for judicial officers. The proceedings against states like Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu were closed, while non-compliant states were summoned. This followed concerns raised by senior lawyer K Parmeswar about delayed compliance.