SC notice to government over lifetime pension to lawmakers

The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought the government’s response to a plea by NGO Lok Prahari, which has challenged the rules providing for lifetime pension to former members of Parliament and their spouses.

The bench headed by Justice J. Chelameswar issued the notice as Lok Prahari told the court that under the Constitution, Parliament could not have framed rules providing for pension to the former parliamentarians.

Besides the Centre, the notice has also been issued to the Secretary Generals of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha as well as the Election Commission of India.