Judges are not employees of State; independence of District Judiciary part of basic structure: Supreme Court

In the case at hand, the Court considered and accepted several recommendations made by the Second National Judicial Pay Commission as regards service and pay conditions of district judiciary.
Justice V Ramasubramanian, CJI DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha
Justice V Ramasubramanian, CJI DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha

The Supreme Court on Friday held that for most litigants in this country, only physically accessible institution for obtaining justice is the District Judiciary. Therefore, its independence assumes even greater significance [All India Judges Association v Union of India].

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