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The High Court Judges Salaries and Conditions of Service Act, 1954

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An Act to regulate salaries and certain conditions of service of the Judges of High Courts.

Act number
28 of 1954
Ministry
Ministry of Law and Justice
Department
Department of Justice
Enacted
20 May 1954

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40 sections

  1. Section 1Short title.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Kinds of leave admissible to a judge.
  4. Section 4Leave account showing the amount of leave due.
  5. Section 4ALeave encashment.
  6. Section 5Aggregate amount of leave which may be granted.
  7. Section 5ACommutation of leave on half allowances into leave on full allowances.
  8. Section 6Grant of leave not due.
  9. Section 7Special disability leave.
  10. Section 8Extraordinary leave.
  11. Section 9Leave allowances.
  12. Section 10[Omitted.].
  13. Section 11Combining leave with vacation.
  14. Section 12Consequences of overstaying leave or vacation.
  15. Section 13Authority competent to grant leave, etc.
  16. Section 13ASalaries of the Judges.
  17. Section 14Pension payable to Judges.
  18. Section 14ABenefit of added years of service.
  19. Section 15Special provision of pension in respect of Judges who are members of service.
  20. Section 16Power of President to add to the service for pension.
  21. Section 17Extraordinary pensions.
  22. Section 17AFamily pensions and gratuities.
  23. Section 17BAdditional quantum of pension or family pension.
  24. Section 18[Omitted.].
  25. Section 19Commutation of Pensions.
  26. Section 20Provident Fund.
  27. Section 20ADeposit Linked Insurance Scheme.
  28. Section 21Authority competent to grant pension.
  29. Section 22Travelling allowances to a Judge.
  30. Section 22AFacility of rent-free houses.
  31. Section 22BConveyance facilities.
  32. Section 22CSumptuary allowance.
  33. Section 22DExemption from liability to pay income-tax on certain perquisites received by a Judge.
  34. Section 23Facilities for medical treatment and other conditions of service.
  35. Section 23AVacation of High Courts.
  36. Section 23B[Omitted.].
  37. Section 23CSpecial provisions in respect of Judges transferred from the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir.
  38. Section 23DMedical facilities for retired Judges.
  39. Section 24Power to make rules.
  40. Section 25[Omitted.].