{
  "id": 15018135,
  "title": "Maharashtra Judicial Employees Threaten November 5 Court Boycott Over Pay Parity, Stage Black Ribbon Protest In Mumbai",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/maharashtra-judicial-employees-threaten-november-5-court-boycott-over",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T17:56:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/maharashtra-judicial-employees-threaten-november-5-court-boycott-over-pay-parity-stage-black-ribbon-protest-in-mumbai"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Maharashtra State Judicial Employees Federation has written to the Chief Minister demanding a revision of their pay structure to match that of High Court staff. The employees have warned they will not report for court duty on November 5 if their demands are not met. Wearing black ribbons, they protested at the City Civil and Sessions Court and other subordinate courts, asserting that equal work should command equal pay. The pay structure question has been pending with the state government for 20 months, despite approval from the High Court. The Federation is urging the government to approve the proposal immediately and calls on all serving and retired judicial employees to participate actively.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: The Maharashtra State Judicial Employees Federation of subordinate judiciary has written to the chief minister to revise their pay structure on par with the staff working in the High Court. They have indicated that the members would refrain from attending court duty on November 5 if their demands are not fulfilled. Judicial employees protest over pay revision On Friday, the employees at…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}