Revised Rates Dearness Allowance to the judges of Supreme Court and High Courts
L-11025/1/2018-Jus.
Government of India
Ministry of Law and Justice
Department of Justice
Jaisalmer House, Man Singh Road,
New Delhi Dated: 3rd November, 2021
To,
The Chief Secretaries,
All State Govts./UT of Delhi and Chandigarh.
Subject:- Grant of Dearness Allowance (DA) to the Judges of Supreme Court and High Courts- Revised Rates effective from 1.7.2021.
Sir,
I am directed to refer to this Department’s letter of even number dated 3rd August, 2021 on the above subject and to say that Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, vide O.M. No. 1/4/2021-E-11 (8) dated 25th October, 2021 (copy enclosed) has revised the rates of Dearness Allowance (D.A.) payable to Central Government employees and to the members of All India Services. The Dearness Allowance has been revised from 28% to 31% of the basic pay w.e.f. 01.07.2021. The payment on account of Dearness Allowance involving fractions of 50 paise and above may be rounded to the next higher rupee and the fractions of less than 50 paise may be ignored.
2. By virtue of the provisions contained in Rule 2 of High Court Judges Rules, 1956 and Rule 6 of the Supreme Court Judges Rules, 1959, the Judges of the High Courts and Supreme Court are also entitled to the revised rates of Dearness Allowance w.e.f. 01.07.2021 at the same rates (31%) as are admissible to the members of All India Service. The admissibility of Dearness Allowance would be subject to other conditions as stipulated by Department of expenditure’s above mentioned O.M.
3. This issues with the concurrence of joint Secretary and Financial Adviser (Law) vide note No.36 dated 01.11.2021 (e-file no.3831) and approval of Secretary (Justice) vide note No.39 dated 02.11.2021
Yours faithfully,
(Manish Kumr)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India
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