Supreme Court Justice BV Nagarathna said on Tuesday that it is a difficult time for my conscience when I get salary even during summer vacations.
He said that it is difficult for me to withdraw the salary for that period because my conscience is not comfortable with it.
He said that this happens because we get this salary for the time when we do not come to the court for hearing the cases but remain on leave.
He said this while rejecting a plea by a civil judge seeking payment of salary and allowances at the time of his dismissal.
The civil judge was dismissed by the Madhya Pradesh government. Then he was reappointed after the intervention of the Supreme Court. After the appointment, the civil judge filed a case in the court demanding salary and other allowances for the days of dismissal.
His plea has been rejected by the Supreme Court. Judge BV Nagarathna of the bench said, ‘I find it very strange about the holidays given during summers. This is because we do not do any work during that time.’
During the hearing of the case, senior advocate Gaurav Agarwal told the bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice N. Kotiswar Singh that the dismissal of 4 judges was quashed by the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
But the remaining 2 are still terminated. After this, senior advocate R. Basant said that the court should consider giving salary and other allowances to the judges at the time of their dismissal.
On this, Justice Nagarathna said that salary and salary allowances cannot be given to the judges for the period when they are not in service.
BV Nagarathna said, ‘The kind of work a judge does. You know that after reinstatement, you can only expect the salary of the period when you were not in service.
He cannot ask for his salary back for the period when he did not work as a judge. Our conscience does not permit this.’
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