Top judges get big boost in allowances

The federal government has on Thursday made substantial hikes in the house rent and judicial allowance of both Supreme Court judges and High Court judges. 

As per a notification issued by the Federal Minister for Law and Justice, Azam Nazeer Tarar, house rent of Supreme Court judges has been increased from Rs 68,000 to 350,000 (sixty-eight thousand to three hundred and fifty thousand rupees).

Likewise, following the approval from Acting President Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, judicial allowance of the judges has also been increased from Rs 428,040 to Rs 1,161,163 (four hundred twenty-eight thousand forty rupees to eleven lac sixty-one thousand one hundred sixty-three rupees).

Similarly, the government has also increased the house rent of High Court judges from 65,000 to 350,000 rupees (sixty-five thousand to three hundred fifty thousand rupees) and judicial allowance from 342,431 to 1,090,000 rupees (three hundred forty-two thousand four hundred thirty-one to ten lac ninety thousand rupees).