NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it was “pitiable” that some retired high court judges were getting pensions ranging between Rs 10,000 and Rs 15,000.“It is pitiable,” the two-judge bench comprising BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan said.The bench passed these remarks after hearing a petition filed by a retired high court judge, who said he was receiving a pension of only Rs 15,000.“You cannot have a legal approach in every matter. Sometimes, you need to have a humane approach,” the apex court bench observed, visibly surprised. The bench fixed the matter for further hearing to January 8, 2025. The petitioner, who was elevated as a judge of the Allahabad High Court after serving as a judicial officer in the district court for 13 years, claimed that the authorities had refused to consider his judicial service while computing the pension.
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