The HIGH COURT JUDGES (SALARIES AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE) ACT, 1954

PRELIMINARY

Section 1 — Short title.

This Act may be called the High Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act, 1954.

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