Section 5: Aggregate amount of leave which may be granted.
The Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act, 1958Central Act · Act 41 of 1958
(1) The aggregate amount of leave which may be granted to a Judge during the whole period of his service as such shall not exceed in terms of leave on half allowances three years [including the period credited to his leave account under sub-section (2) (a) (iii) of section 4 as leave earned by him as a Judge of a High Court] together with the aggregate of the periods, if any, credited to his leave account under sub-section (2) (a) (ii) of section 4 as compensation for vacation not enjoyed.
(2) The aggregate amount of leave on full allowances which may be granted to a Judge during the whole period of his service as such shall not exceed one-twenty-fourth of the period spent by him on actual service together with one-half of the aggregate periods, if any, [credited to his leave account―
(a) under sub-section (2) (a) (ii) of section 4 as compensation for vacation not enjoyed, and
(b) under sub-section (2) (a) (iii) of section 4 as leave earned by him as a Judge of a High Court.]
(3) [Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 5A, the maximum period of leave which may be granted] at one time shall be, in the case of leave on full allowances, five months and in the case of leave with allowances of any kind, sixteen months.
Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.
inserted, Act 77 of 1971. . Ins. by Act 77 of 1971, s. 4 (w.e.f. 17-10-1958).
substituted. . Subs. by s. 4, ibid., for "credited to his leave account under sub-section (2) (a) (ii) of section 4 as compensation for vacation not enjoyed" (w.e.f. 17-10-1958).
substituted. . Subs. by s. 4, ibid., for "The maximum period of leave which may be granted" (w.e.f. 17-10-1958).
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