ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari, on the advice of the prime minister, has approved a 20 per cent increase in the salaries as well as Superior Court Judicial Allowance of the Judges of the superior courts.According to the Presidential Order issued under the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the salary of Chief Justice of Pakistan has been increased from Rs 448,221 per mensum to Rs 537,865, whereas the salary of judges of Supreme Court has been increased from Rs 423,414 to Rs 508,097. Their judicial allowance has been increased from Rs 196,219 to Rs 235,463.The salary of Chief Justice of High Court has been increased from Rs 425,426 to Rs 498,509 whereas the increase in the salary of other judges of High Court is from Rs 399,447 to 479,336 with judicial allowance increased to Rs 188370.The salary as well as Superior Judicial Allowance of the judges of the superior courts was enhanced by 50 per cent with effect from 1st July, 2010, when this relief was allowed to the civil servants of Pakistan.Likewise, civil servants were granted Ad-hoc Relief Allowance @15 per cent of the basic pay with effect from 1st July, 2011. Accordingly, the salary as well as increased superior court Judicial Allowance of the judges of the superior courts were also enhanced by 15 per cent.The government granted another Ad-hoc Relief Allowance @20 per cent of the basic pay to all the civil employees as well as employees of the Armed Forces. However, this relief/increase was not extended to the judges of superior courts at that time.The expenditure so incurred with this increase of salaries would be met from within the sanctioned budget of the respective courts.

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