Retired Punjab & Haryana High Court Chief Justice, judges to get ₹45-50K per month for domestic help

The Haryana government on Friday notified the Retired Chief Justices and Judges Domestic Help(s) and other Benefits Rules, 2025, as per which retired Chief Justices and judges of the Punjab & Haryana High Court will get ₹45,000 to ₹50,000 monthly to engage domestic help or drivers..According to the Rules, a retired Chief Justice or a Judge of the High Court or their spouse shall be entitled to avail the services of domestic help, drivers, secretarial assistance, security and telephone facility at the expenses of the High Court, subject to the following conditions:The facility shall be provided to the retired Chief Justice/judge or their spouse, if he/she is not availing such or similar facility from any other High Court. The retired Chief Justice/judge or their spouse, on his/her appointment to any office, post or assignment, shall not be entitled to the facilities and other benefits during the tenure of such appointment/assignment except when such appointment/assignment does not provide any of the above facilities..The retired Chief Justice/judge or their spouse have the discretion to select persons to be engaged as domestic helps or drivers. The amount for that will be reimbursed by the High Court.“To enable the retired Chief Justice/Judge, or their spouse, as the case may be, to engage domestic help(s)/ Driver(s) High Court shall provide a consolidated amount of Rs. 45,000/- per month to a retired Judge or spouse and Rs. 50,000/- per month to a retired Chief Justice or spouse,” Rule 7 states..They can even request to avail the services of a maximum of two employees working in Last Grade Service of the High Court, one of whom may be a driver.However, the High Court will not reimburse the amount for engagement of domestic help or driver in case the services of High Court employees are made available.“It is made clear that if employees of the High Court are seconded, the retired Chief Justice/Judge or their spouse, as the case may be, are not entitled to full reimbursement as stipulated in Rule-7 if two employees are provided by the High Court, or 50% of the reimbursement mentioned in Rule-7, if only one employee of the High Court is provided. The said secondment shall be at the discretion of the Hon'ble Chief Justice and subject to availability of staff.”.The retired Chief Justice/judge or their spouse will also be paid ₹15,000 per month towards expenses of mobiles and/or landline, internet service, secretarial services and security service. “However, this facility shall not be available if the retired Chief Justice/Judge or their spouse, as the case may be, has accepted some assignment and has been provided the same facilities under that assignment, during the continuation of such assignment,” Rule 9 states.The amounts mentioned in Rules 7 & 9 will be increased by 5% every year..[Read Notification]