Salaries of Income Tax Officers and Judges Should be Decided by an Independent Panel and should be made at par with Other Nations
The same goes for judges in India. A recent bill passed by the Parliament had increased the salary of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) from Rs.33,000 to Rs.1 lakh month (equivalent to $2200), while for apex court judges, the salary has been increased to Rs.90,000 (equivalent to $2000) per month. However, a US district judge gets nothing less than $174,000 (as of 2009). The current salary for the Chief Justice in US is $18,625 per month, while the Associate Justices each make $17,825 per month. On an average, an American counterpart earns 8-9 times what an India judge earns!
The same goes for judges in India. A recent bill passed by the Parliament had increased the salary of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) from Rs.33,000 to Rs.1 lakh month (equivalent to $2200), while for apex court judges, the salary has been increased to Rs.90,000 (equivalent to $2000) per month. However, a US district judge gets nothing less than $174,000 (as of 2009). The current salary for the Chief Justice in US is $18,625 per month, while the Associate Justices each make $17,825 per month. On an average, an American counterpart earns 8-9 times what an India judge earns!
In UK, a judge earns £239,845 ($380865). UK spends around €27.4 million ($40.6 million) each year as judges’ salaries. Judges of the Supreme Court earn €257,872 ($382012) each every year. Interestingly, salaries paid to Irish judges are the second highest in the world. A brief glance through High Court judge salaries in France and Germany shows how they earn around $200,000 and $108,000 respectively annually.
India’s judicial pay scale is determined by Pay Commission recommendations, which is done periodically. But the July 2009 National Judicial Pay Commission suggestions were implemented by only Delhi, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh. Similarly, the pay scale revisions of any government employees including income tax officers are based on Pay Commission recommendations approved by the government. In the US, regarding judicial pay adjustment, the pay scale rise is recommended by the Chief Justice. For civilian employees (that includes Internal Revenue Service, IRS, employees) pay scale adjustment, the executive order has to come from the President and it must be ratified by the Congress. A similar pattern is followed in UK and Canada.
In the case of India, where it’s very easy to manipulate laws and dodge the entire system by bribing officials at various cadres, an independent commission to decide the salaries of key government officials in judiciary as well as the IT department is a must. If corruption and high level crimes (by the influential people of society) have to be tackled at the roots, it is imperative that officials in the judiciary and the Income Tax department are at least paid the sky. It’s well said, if you throw peanuts, all you’ll get are...
The same goes for judges in India. A recent bill passed by the Parliament had increased the salary of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) from Rs.33,000 to Rs.1 lakh month (equivalent to $2200), while for apex court judges, the salary has been increased to Rs.90,000 (equivalent to $2000) per month. However, a US district judge gets nothing less than $174,000 (as of 2009). The current salary for the Chief Justice in US is $18,625 per month, while the Associate Justices each make $17,825 per month. On an average, an American counterpart earns 8-9 times what an India judge earns!
In UK, a judge earns £239,845 ($380865). UK spends around €27.4 million ($40.6 million) each year as judges’ salaries. Judges of the Supreme Court earn €257,872 ($382012) each every year. Interestingly, salaries paid to Irish judges are the second highest in the world. A brief glance through High Court judge salaries in France and Germany shows how they earn around $200,000 and $108,000 respectively annually.
India’s judicial pay scale is determined by Pay Commission recommendations, which is done periodically. But the July 2009 National Judicial Pay Commission suggestions were implemented by only Delhi, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh. Similarly, the pay scale revisions of any government employees including income tax officers are based on Pay Commission recommendations approved by the government. In the US, regarding judicial pay adjustment, the pay scale rise is recommended by the Chief Justice. For civilian employees (that includes Internal Revenue Service, IRS, employees) pay scale adjustment, the executive order has to come from the President and it must be ratified by the Congress. A similar pattern is followed in UK and Canada.
In the case of India, where it’s very easy to manipulate laws and dodge the entire system by bribing officials at various cadres, an independent commission to decide the salaries of key government officials in judiciary as well as the IT department is a must. If corruption and high level crimes (by the influential people of society) have to be tackled at the roots, it is imperative that officials in the judiciary and the Income Tax department are at least paid the sky. It’s well said, if you throw peanuts, all you’ll get are...
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2012.
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