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The Supreme Court Judges (Leave, Pension and Privileges) Ordinance, 1982

( Ordinance NO. XX OF 1982 )

Definitions
2. (1) In this Ordinance unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-
 
 
 
 
(a) “actual service” means the time spent by a Judge on duty as such or in the performance of such other functions as he may be required under any law to perform or may be required by the 1[President] to discharge and includes vacation (but excluding any time during which the Judge is absent on leave) and joining time on transfer from-
 
 
 
 
(i) the Supreme Court to the place where he is required under any law to perform any function; and
 
 
(ii) the place where he is required under any law to perform any function to the Supreme Court;
 
 
 
 
2[* * *]
 
 
 
 
(c) “Additional Judge” means a Judge appointed by the 3[President] under sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 3 of the Schedule to the Proclamation to be an Additional Judge;
 
 
 
 
4[(d) “Chief Justice” means the Chief Justice of Bangladesh;]
 
 
 
 
(e) “Judge” means a Judge of a Division of the Supreme Court and includes the Chief Justice 5[* * *] and an Additional Judge;
 
 
 
 
(f) “Proclamation” means the Proclamation of 24th March, 1982;
 
 
 
 
(g) “Service for pension” means actual service and includes thirty days or the amount actually taken, whichever is less, of each period of leave on full salary;
 
 
 
 
(h) “Supreme Court” means the Supreme Court as was in existence immediately before the Proclamation;
 
 
 
 
(i) “Schedule” means a Schedule to this Ordinance; and
 
 
 
 
(j) “vacation” means a vacation fixed in paragraph 4(6) of the Schedule to the Proclamation.
 
 
 
 
(2) 6[In] the calculation of service for the purpose of this Ordinance, the previous service for any period or periods immediately before the Proclamation as Chief Justice, Judge,
 
 
Additional Judge or Acting Judge of a High Court shall be reckoned as service as a Judge
 
 

  • 1
    The word “President” was substituted for the words “Chief Martial Law Administrator” by section 2 of the Supreme Court Judges (Leave, Pension and Privileges) (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 1984 (Ordinance No. LIV of 1984)
  • 2
    Clause (b) was omitted by section 2 of the Supreme Court Judges (Leave, Pension and Privileges) (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 1984 (Ordinance No. LIV of 1984)
  • 3
    The word “President” was substituted for the words “Chief Martial Law Administrator” by section 2 of the Supreme Court Judges (Leave, Pension and Privileges) (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 1984 (Ordinance No. LIV of 1984)
  • 4
    Clause (d) was substituted by section 2 of the Supreme Court Judges (Leave, Pension and Privileges) (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 1984 (Ordinance No. LIV of 1984)
  • 5
    The comma and words “, an Acting Chief Justice” were omitted by section 2 of the Supreme Court Judges (Leave, Pension and Privileges) (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 1984 (Ordinance No. LIV of 1984)
  • 6
    The word “In” was substituted for the word “in” by section 2 of the Supreme Court Judges (Leave, Pension and Privileges) (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 1984 (Ordinance No. LIV of 1984)
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