Supreme Court judges donate Rs 50K each to PM CARES fund

All the 33 judges of the apex court including Chief Justice of India donated Rs 50,000 each to the PM CARES fund to aid the country's fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Earlier, Justice NV Ramana had donated Rs 1 lakh each to PM's fund and funds of chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh And Telangana.

New Delhi: All the judges of the Supreme Court including Chief Justice of India (CJI) donated Rs 50,000 each to the PM CARES fund to aid the nation's fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

An official of the apex court told media that all the 33 judges including the CJI have donated Rs 50,000 each to the fund.

He said that cheques have already been sent to the fund.

Earlier, Justice NV Ramana, senior-most judge after CJI SA Bobde, had donated Rs 1 lakh each to PM's fund and funds of chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh And Telangana.

(PTI Report)