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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | MPs hiking own pay an ethical issue: Supreme Court -Amit Anand Choudhary

MPs hiking own pay an ethical issue: Supreme Court -Amit Anand Choudhary

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published Published on Feb 21, 2018   modified Modified on Feb 21, 2018
-The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to examine a plea seeking a permanent mechanism to fix and revise the salary and allowances for MPs and MLAs, saying lawmakers increasing their own salary raised an "important ethical and legal issue" that needed adjudication.

A bench of Justice J Chelameswar and Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul said the Centre had been considering setting up a permanent body for the purpose for more than a decade and it was high time the matter was decided. "The policy is there since then (2006), but tell us what is the government's view," the bench said

The SC also made it clear to the Centre that it should not ask the court not to adjudicate the issue by arguing that it was a policy matter which should be decided by Parliament and the government. The bench said the Centre had earlier objected, on the ground of jurisdiction, to the court examining the issue of mandatory disclosure of sources of assets by politicians while contesting polls but all political parties welcomed its verdict.

The court was referring to the February 14 judgment delivered by a bench headed by Justice Chelameswar for compulsory disclosure of poll candidates' sources of wealth and favouring disqualification of lawmakers from legislative bodies if they amassed disproportionate assets. Senior advocate Ajit Sinha, appearing for the Centre, said the issue of setting up a permanent body to fix MPs' salary was under the government's consideration, and sought two weeks to take a stand.

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The Times of India, 21 February, 2018, https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/mps-hiking-own-pay-an-ethical-issue-supreme-court/articleshow/63005834.cms


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