7th Pay Commission Resolution for the supreme court Employees & Officers
REGD.No.D.L.33004/99
The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
Part I, Section 1
Published by Authority
No.302
New Delhi, Friday, September 23, 2016/Asvina 1,1938
Supreme Court of India
Resolution
New Delhi, the 23rd September, 2016
No. F.6/2016 SCA(I) The Seventh Central
Pay Commission (Commission) was set up by the Government of India vide
Resolution No. 1/1/2013-E.III (A), dated the 28th February, 2014. The
Terms of Reference of the Commission also includes the Officers and
Employees of the Supreme Court. The period for submission of report by
the Commission was extended upto 31st December, 2015 vide Resolution No.
1/1/2013 E.III(A), dated the 8th September, 2015. The Commission, on
19th November, 2015, submitted its Report on the matters covered in its
Terms of Reference as specified in the aforesaid Resolution dated the
28th February, 2014.
2.The Chief Justice of India, after
consideration, has decided to accept the recommendations of the
Commission in respect of the Officers and Employees of the Supreme Court
in the manner as specified hereinafter.
3.The Chief Justice of India has
accepted the Commission's recommendations on Minimum Pay, Fitment
Factor, Index of Rationalisation, Pay Matrix and general recommendations
on pay without any material alteration in respect of Officers and
Employees of the Supreme Court.
4. (1) The Pay Matrix, in replacement of
the Pay Bands and Grade Pays as in force immediately prior to the
notification of this Resolution, shall be as specified in Annexure I in
respect of Officers and Employees of the
Supreme Court.
(2) With regard to fixation of pay of
the Officers and Employees of the Supreme Court in the new Pay Matrix as
on 1st day of January, 2016, the existing pay (Pay in Pay Band plus
Grade Pay) in the pre revised structure as on 31st day of December, 2015
shall be multiplied by a factor of 2.57. The figure so arrived at is to
be located in the Level corresponding to employee’s Pay Band and Grade
Pay or Pay Scale in the new Pay Matrix. If a Cell identical with the
figure so arrived at is available in the appropriate Level, that Cell
shall be the revised pay; otherwise the next higher cell in that Level
shall be the revised pay of the employee.
(3) After fixation of pay in the
appropriate Level as specified in sub-paragraph (2) above, the
subsequent increments in the Level shall be at the immediate next Cell
in the Level.
5.There shall be two dates for grant of
increment namely, 1st January and 1st July of every year, instead of
existing date of 1st July; provided that an employee shall be entitled
to only one annual increment on either one of these two dates depending
on the date of appointment, promotion or grant of financial upgradation.
6. The Commission's recommendations and
Chief Justice of India’s decision thereon with regard to revised pay
structure for Officers and Employees of the Supreme Court as specified
at Annexure I and the consequent pay fixation therein as specified at
Annexure II shall be effective from the 1st day of January, 2016. The
arrears on this account shall be paid during the financial year
2016 to 2017.
7. The recommendations on Allowances
(except Dearness Allowance) having been referred by the Government to a
Committee which will submit its report within a period of four months,
till a final decision on Allowances is taken based on the
recommendations of the said Committee, all Allowances will continue to
be paid to Supreme Court Officers and Employees at existing rates in
existing pay structure, as if the pay had not been revised with effect
from 1st day of January, 2016.
8. The recommendations of the Commission
relating to interest bearing Advances as well as interest free Advances
have been accepted with the exception that interest free Advances for
Medical Treatment, Travelling Allowance for family of deceased,
Travelling Allowance on tour or transfer and Leave Travel Concession
shall be retained.
9. The recommendations of the Commission
for increase in rates of monthly contribution towards Central
Government Employees Group Insurance Scheme (CGEGIS) for various
categories of employees having not been accepted, the existing rates of
monthly contribution shall continue.
10. As requisite sanction for
upgradation has been received and upgraded scale have already been
implemented, the list of cases of upgradation of pay scales of posts
recommended by Seventh Central Pay Commission in which no action is
required is specified at Annexure III.
11. The Chief Justice of India has
approved for setting up of an Anomalies Committee by the Registry to
examine individual, post-specific and cadre-specific anomalies arising
out of implementation of the recommendations of the Commission.
12. The Chief Justice of India wishes to place on record their appreciation of the
work done by the Commission.
By Order and under the authority of Chief Justice of India.
M.V. RAMESH, Registrar(Admn.I)
