For lower court judges,cellphones on the house

Judges of lower courts in Punjab,Haryana and Chandigarh can now buy cellphones worth Rs 10,000 and get the money reimbursed by submitting the bill.

In a welcome move for judiciary,the judges of lower courts in Punjab,Haryana and Chandigarh can now buy cellphones worth Rs 10,000 and get the money reimbursed by submitting the bill.

A decision to this effect was taken by the administrative wing of the Punjab and Haryana High Court and a circular issued to the lower courts last week.

As per the circular,the subordinate court judges buying the cellphones will have to submit a copy of the receipt of purchase with the concerned District and Sessions Judge to get it reimbursed.

Allowing to purchase a mobile phone upto Rs 10,000,the High Court has decided that the subordinate Court Judges can get the reimbursement after producing a copy of the invoice to their concerned District and Sessions Judge.

The reimbursement would be made from the contingency fund. Also,it has been approved that a monthly bill of Rs 1,000 for Session Judges and Rs 750 for subordinate judges would be reimbursed.

The circular has also fixed the life of a cellphone at three years. The circular states that at the end of three years of purchasing the cellphone, the judge can retain it by paying Rs 2,000. In case a judge retires and wants to retain the handset,he can do so by paying Rs 5,000.

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