DELHI HC ORDERS RETROSPECTIVE PAY HIKE FOR LAW RESEARCHERS

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday ordered that law researchers (LRs) engaged with the court be paid their enhanced remuneration of Rs 80,000 per month retrospectively from October 1, 202.

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The order was passed by a division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Rajneesh Kumar Gupta, which disposed of a petition filed by several law researchers seeking the implementation of the salary hike and payment of arrears.

In its order, the Bench stated, “Accordingly, it is held that the enhancement would be payable to the law researchers who were engaged by this Court with effect from October 01, 2022.”

The petitioners, who worked with various judges of the Delhi High Court between 2018 and 2025, had approached the court after the approved increase in their remuneration remained unimplemented despite clearance from the Chief Justice and the High Court administration.