JUDGES could soon be entitled to lavish lifetime pension benefits, even as the ballooning cost of keeping retired state officers comfortable comes under the spotlight.
Judges, MPs and members of the Salaries and Remuneration Commission are reported to have struck concessions on a proposed law that would guarantee senior judicial officers hefty retirement perks.
The push comes as other political elites—governors, MCAs, ex-councillors, and former MPs not covered under existing schemes—also demand pension packages from the public purse.
