New Delhi, May 21 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued contempt notices to the Chief Secretaries of six states for failing to comply with its earlier directions regarding post-retirement entitlements of High Court Judges.
The notices have been served to Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Telangana, West Bengal, and the National Capital Territory of Delhi.
A Bench comprising Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan noted that these states had not adhered to the court's six-point directive, which includes ensuring parity of facilities between retired and sitting Judges.
The directives included medical expense reimbursement without prior state approval, recognising Registrar Generals as sanctioning authorities, allowing reimbur...