The First Schedule
THE FIRST SCHEDULE
(See Sections 14 and 15)
Pensions of Judges
Part I
[i][1. The provisions of this Part apply to a Judge who has not held any other pensionable post under the Union or a State or a Judge who having held any other pensionable post under the Union or a State has elected to receive the pension payable under this Part.]
[ii][2. Subject to the other provisions of this Part, the pension payable to a Judge to whom this Part applies [iii][* * *] for pension shall be,—
(a) for service as Chief Justice in any High Court, [iv][Rs. 1,21,575] per annum for each completed year of service;
(b) for service as any other Judge in any High Court [v][Rs. 96,524] per annum for each completed year of service:
Provided that the pension under this paragraph shall in no case exceed [vi][Rs. 15,00,000] per annum in the case of a Chief Justice and [vii][Rs. 13,50,000] per annum in the case of any other Judge.]
[viii][* * *]
[ix][6. A Judge who has rendered service for pension both as Chief Justice and other Judge in any High Court may claim that any period of service of less than a completed year rendered by him as Chief Justice, or any portion of any such period, shall be treated for the purposes of paragraph 2 as service rendered by him as other Judge.]
7. For the purposes of this Part, service as an acting Chief Justice of a High Court or as an ad hoc Judge of the Supreme Court, shall be treated as though it were service rendered as Chief Justice of a High Court.
8. [x][* * *]
9. [xi][* * *]
[xii][* * *]
Part II
[xiii][* * *]
Part III
1. The provisions of this Part apply to a Judge who has held any [xiv][* * *] pensionable post under the Union or a State (but is not a member of the Indian Civil Service) and who has not elected to receive the pension payable under Part I.
2. The pension payable to such a Judge shall be—
(a) the pension to which he is entitled under the ordinary rules of his service if he had not been appointed a Judge, his service as a Judge being treated as service therein for the purpose of calculating that pension; and
(b) a special additional pension of [xv][Rs. 45,016] per annum in respect of each completed year of service for pension [xvi][* * *]:
[xvii][Provided that the pension under clause (a) and the additional pension under (b) together shall in no case exceed [xviii][Rs. 15,00,000] per annum in the case of a Chief Justice and [xix][Rs. 13,50,000] per annum in the case of any other Judge.]
[xx][* * *]
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Other Contents of High Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act, 1954 |
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Chapter I- PRELIMINARY |
The Second Schedule
THE SECOND SCHEDULE
(See Section 17)
Injury Gratuities and Pensions
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Officer |
Gratuity |
Annual Pension |
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Rs. |
Higher Scale Rs. |
Lower Scale Rs. |
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1. Chief Justice |
20,000 |
5,400 |
4,700 |
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2. Any other Judge |
13,500 |
4,700 |
4,000 |
Family Gratuities and Pensions
A. Widow
|
Officer |
Gratuity |
Annual Pension |
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Rs. |
Rs. |
|
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1. Chief Justice |
15,000 |
5,000 |
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2. Any other Judge |
13,500 |
4,000 |
B. Children
|
Officer |
Annual Pension |
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If motherless |
If not motherless |
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Rs. |
Rs. |
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1. Chief Justice |
550 |
320 |
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2. Any other Judge |
550 |
320 |
References
[i] Substituted by Act 13 of 2016, S. 17(a)(i) (w.e.f. 5-4-2016).
[ii] Substituted by Act 20 of 1988, Section 4 (w.e.f. 1-11-1986).
[iii] Omitted by Act 13 of 2016, S. 17(a)(ii) (w.e.f. 5-4-2016).
[iv] Substituted for “Rs. 43,890” by Act 10 of 2018, S. 5(a)(A) (w.e.f. 1-1-2016).
[v] Substituted for “Rs. 34,350” by Act 10 of 2018, S. 5(a)(B) (w.e.f. 1-1-2016).
[vi] Substituted by Act 10 of 2018, S. 5(a)(C) (w.e.f. 1-1-2016).
[vii] Substituted by Act 10 of 2018, S. 5(a)(C) (w.e.f. 1-1-2016).
[viii] Paragraphs 3 to 5 omitted by Act 20 of 1988, Section 4 (w.e.f. 1-11-1986).
[ix] Substituted by Act 20 of 1988, Section 4 (w.e.f. 1-11-1986).
[x] Omitted by Act 13 of 2016, S. 17(a)(iii) (w.e.f. 5-4-2016).
[xi] Omitted by Act 13 of 2016, S. 17(a)(iii) (w.e.f. 5-4-2016).
[xii] Omitted by Act 20 of 1988, Section 4 (w.e.f. 1-11-1986).
[xiii] Omitted by Act 13 of 2016, S. 17(b) (w.e.f. 5-4-2016).
[xiv] The word “civil” omitted by Act 57 of 1980, Section 6 (with retrospective effect).
[xv] Substituted for “Rs. 16,020” by Act 10 of 2018, S. 5(b)(A) (w.e.f. 1-1-2016).
[xvi] Omitted by Act 7 of 1999, Section 6 (w.e.f. 1-1-1996).
[xvii] Inserted by Act 20 of 1988, Section 4 (w.e.f. 1-11-1986).
[xviii] Substituted by Act 10 of 2018, S. 5(b)(B) (w.e.f. 1-1-2016).
[xix] Substituted by Act 10 of 2018, S. 5(b)(B) (w.e.f. 1-1-2016).
[xx] Omitted by Act 20 of 1988, Section 4 (w.e.f. 1-11-1986).
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