(1) Subject to the provisions of these rules, pension shall be payable to a member appointed from advocates, if he has completed not less than one year of service qualifying for pension.
(2) No pension shall be payable to such member on his removal from office, but in case he has completed one year of service and resigns from his office and such resignation is accepted by the Governor, the pension admissible under these rules, shall be payable to him:
Provided that in the case of member who is in receipt of a pension or benefit of contributory provident fund from any State Government or Government of India, the amount of such pension, including pension equivalent of death-cumretirement gratuity and pension equivalent of the Government contribution to the provident fund, shall be deducted from the pension payable to him.
(3) A member appointed from the Advocates shall be entitled to payment of pension at the rate of Rupees 50,000/- per annum for each completed year of service.
Explanation.- "each completed year of service” includes,-
(i) actual service;
(ii) each period of leave on leave salary equivalent to full pay; and
(iii) each period of leave on medical certificate on leave salary equivalent of half pay subject to the total of such periods of leave not exceeding 20 days per year of completed service.
(4) The members appointed from among the Advocates who had retired or resigned before the date of commencement of these rules shall continue to draw pension as admissible to them under the repealed rules as if these rules have not come into force.