Supreme Court of India

All India Judges, Association and Ors v. Union of India and Ors.

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Reported as [1993] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 749

Bench M. N. Venkatachaliah, A.M. Ahmadi and P.B. Sawant JJ.

Decided 24 August 1993

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the scales of pay should be substantially higher than it is at present in order to enable an officer to maintain a proper standard of living and avoild obligations which may be embarrassing to him in the discharge of the duties

Judgment, page 38

Where later benches applied it

2023 All India Judges Association v. Union of India & Ors relied on
2011 Rajendra Singh Verma (dead) through Lrs v. Lt. Governor of Nct of Delhi & Anr. relied on
2025 All India Judges Association and Others v. Union of India and Others referred to
2024 Ravikumar Dhansukhlal Maheta & Anr. v. High Court of Gujarat & Ors. referred to
2024 Abhimeet Sinha & Ors. v. High Court of Judicature at Patna & Ors. referred to
2024 All India Judges Association v. Union of India & Ors referred to
2022 Union of India and Others v. Munshi Ram referred to
2021 Madras Bar Association v. Union of India and Anr. referred to
2020 Dinesh Kumar Gupta and Others v. High Court of Judicature of Rajasthan Others referred to
2020 Sujata Kohli v. Registrar General, High Court of Delhi & Ors. referred to
2014 P. Ramakrishnam Raju v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2014 High Court of Judicature at Patna, through R.G. v. Shyam Deo Singh & Ors. referred to
2012 Brij Mohan Lal v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2011 High Court of Judicature, Patna v. Shiveshwar Narayan and Anr. referred to
2008 Maharashtra State Judges Association & Ors. v. The Registrar General, High Court, High Court of Judicature at Bombay & Anr. referred to

Of those, 2 relied on · 13 referred to

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