Retired judges to get Tk 70,000 per month as special allowance


FE ONLINE DESK | Published: March 14, 2022 18:41:14 | Updated: March 14, 2022 20:52:14


Retired judges to get Tk 70,000 per month as special allowance

The Cabinet has approved in principle the draft of the "Bangladesh Supreme Court Judges (Leave, Pension and Privileges) Act, 2022" with a provision of a monthly special allowance of Taka 70,000 for a retired judge.

"The special allowance will be given to meet expenses against different purposes like his domestic help, car driver, house guard and maintenance of office-cum residence," said Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam while briefing reporters after the meeting, reports BSS.

He added, "The draft law was brought to formulate a law repealing an ordinance of the military regime as per a judgment of the high court."

The proposed law will replace the Supreme Court Judges (Leave, Pension and Privileges) Ordinance, 1982.

According to UNB, the cabinet rejected another proposal to incorporate a provision in the draft law that the State would provide security to a retired chief justice till a certain period.

It was argued that there is no such provision in other countries. “If the government thinks, it can provide such security to a retired chief justice with an executive order. So, the proposal was not agreed,” the cabinet secretary said.

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