Remuneration, Facilities and Other Conditions of Service of the Chief Justice and Supreme Court Judges Act, 2074 BS

What does it do?

• The Act sets the pay, benefits and other service conditions of the Chief Justice and Supreme Court justices. They receive the salary and allowances in Schedule 1, which the Government may revise by Gazette notice, and the Government must review their remuneration every three years in consultation with the Supreme Court. Ten percent of monthly pay goes to the Employees Provident Fund, matched 100 percent by the Government, and a judge who leaves office other than by impeachment gets one extra month's pay.यो ऐनले प्रधान न्यायाधीश र सर्वोच्च अदालतका न्यायाधीशको पारिश्रमिक, सुविधा र सेवाका अन्य सर्त तोक्छ। उनीहरूले अनुसूची–१ बमोजिमको पारिश्रमिक र भत्ता पाउँछन्, जुन सरकारले राजपत्रमा सूचना प्रकाशित गरी हेरफेर गर्न सक्छ, र सरकारले सर्वोच्च अदालतसँग परामर्श गरी प्रत्येक तीन वर्षमा पारिश्रमिकको पुनरावलोकन गर्नुपर्छ। मासिक पारिश्रमिकको दश प्रतिशत कर्मचारी सञ्चय कोषमा कट्टा हुन्छ र सरकारले शतप्रतिशत थप गर्छ; महाभियोगबाहेक अन्य कारणले पदबाट अवकाश पाएमा एक महिनाको पारिश्रमिक थप पाइन्छ। Nepal Law Commission Sections 3–4, 35–36, pp. 2, 23
• While in office they receive government housing (or rented housing with a guard house and private secretariat for the Chief Justice), electricity, water and telephone, a vehicle and fuel, daily and travel allowances, a clothing allowance, security and drivers, contingency expenses, a private secretariat and staff, and may appoint an assistant.पदमा छँदा उनीहरूले सरकारी आवास (प्रधान न्यायाधीशका लागि सरकारी घर नभए गार्डघर र निजी सचिवालयसहितको भाडाको घर), बिजुली, धारा र टेलिफोन, सवारी र इन्धन, दैनिक तथा भ्रमण भत्ता, लुगा भत्ता, सुरक्षा र सवारीचालक, भैपरी खर्च, निजी सचिवालय र कर्मचारी पाउँछन्, र एकजना सहयोगी राख्न पाउँछन्। Nepal Law Commission Sections 5–14, pp. 2–7
• After retirement, a judge who served five to seven years receives a monthly pension of 50 percent of monthly pay, and one who served seven years or more receives 66 percent plus an increase for each additional year; there are also provisions for family pensions and gratuity, disability allowances, extraordinary family pensions, and education allowances for children.अवकाशपछि पाँचदेखि सात वर्षसम्म सेवा गरेका न्यायाधीशले मासिक पारिश्रमिकको ५० प्रतिशत र सात वर्ष वा बढी सेवा गरेकाले ६६ प्रतिशत मासिक निवृत्तिभरण पाउँछन्, र थप सेवा गरेको प्रत्येक वर्षका लागि थप रकम पाउँछन्; पारिवारिक निवृत्तिभरण र उपदान, अशक्त वृत्ति, असाधारण पारिवारिक निवृत्तिभरण र सन्तानका लागि शैक्षिक भत्ताको पनि व्यवस्था छ। Nepal Law Commission Sections 15–20, pp. 7–15
• The Act sets their leave (casual, festival, home, sick, maternity, maternity-care, mourning and special leave) and how it is approved, medical treatment costs, ritual (chadparba) expenses, and the benefits of an acting Chief Justice.ऐनले उनीहरूको बिदा (भैपरी, पर्व, घर, बिरामी, प्रसूति, प्रसूति स्याहार, किरिया र विशेष बिदा) र स्वीकृतिको तरिका, उपचार खर्च, चाडपर्व खर्च र कायम मुकायम प्रधान न्यायाधीशको सुविधा तोक्छ। Nepal Law Commission Sections 21–34, pp. 15–23

Gaps, loopholes and improvement ideas

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Where does it conflict with other laws?

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