Remuneration, Facilities and Other Conditions of Service of High Court and District Court Judges Act, 2074 BS

What does it do?

• The Act sets the pay, benefits and other service conditions of judges of the High Courts (chief judges and judges appointed under Article 140 of the Constitution) and of the District Courts (appointed under Article 149). Their monthly pay is set in Schedule 1; 10% of pay goes into a provident fund to which the government adds an equal amount. The government may amend the Schedule by Gazette notice and must review judges' pay every three years in consultation with the Supreme Court.यो ऐनले उच्च अदालतका (संविधानको धारा १४० बमोजिम नियुक्त) मुख्य न्यायाधीश र न्यायाधीश तथा जिल्ला अदालतका (धारा १४९ बमोजिम नियुक्त) न्यायाधीशको पारिश्रमिक, सुविधा र सेवाका अन्य शर्त तोक्छ। मासिक पारिश्रमिक अनुसूची–१ मा तोकिएको छ; पारिश्रमिकको १० प्रतिशत सञ्चयकोषमा कट्टी हुन्छ र त्यति नै रकम नेपाल सरकारले थप्छ। सरकारले राजपत्रमा सूचना प्रकाशित गरी अनुसूची हेरफेर गर्न सक्छ र सर्वोच्च अदालतसँग परामर्श गरी प्रत्येक तीन वर्षमा न्यायाधीशको पारिश्रमिक पुनरावलोकन गर्नुपर्छ। Nepal Law Commission, Government of Nepal Sections 2–4, pp. 1–2; Sections 37–38, p. 23
• Judges get a government house where they serve, or a housing allowance if none is available, and allowances for electricity, water and telephone, vehicles and fuel, daily and travel costs, remote-area posting, festivals and clothing; District Court judges also get an administrative allowance, and each judge may hire one office assistant paid by the government.न्यायाधीशले काम गर्ने ठाउँमा सरकारी आवास, नभए आवास भत्ता, र बिजुली, खानेपानी र टेलिफोन, सवारी र इन्धन, दैनिक तथा भ्रमण, दुर्गम स्थान, चाडपर्व र लुगा भत्ता पाउँछन्; जिल्ला न्यायाधीशले प्रशासकीय भत्ता पनि पाउँछन्, र प्रत्येक न्यायाधीशले सरकारले पारिश्रमिक बेहोर्ने गरी एक जना कार्यालय सहयोगी राख्न पाउँछन्। Nepal Law Commission, Government of Nepal Sections 5–13, pp. 2–7
• A High Court judge with 12 years, or a District Court judge with 20 years, of service gets a monthly pension of 50% of monthly pay, with a small addition for each extra year; judges who do not qualify get a gratuity of one month's pay per year served (capped at 12 months' pay). The Act also provides family pensions, disability and injury payments, education allowances for children, and medical expenses.उच्च अदालतमा १२ वर्ष वा जिल्ला अदालतमा २० वर्ष सेवा पूरा गरेका न्यायाधीशले मासिक पारिश्रमिकको ५० प्रतिशत मासिक निवृत्तिभरण पाउँछन्, र थप सेवा गरेको प्रत्येक वर्षका लागि सानो थप रकम पाउँछन्; निवृत्तिभरणका लागि सेवा अवधि नपुगेकाले काम गरेको प्रत्येक वर्षका लागि एक महिनाको पारिश्रमिक बराबर उपदान (बढीमा १२ महिनाको पारिश्रमिक) पाउँछन्। ऐनमा पारिवारिक निवृत्तिभरण, अशक्त वृत्ति र अङ्गभङ्ग भएबापतको रकम, सन्ततिको शैक्षिक भत्ता र उपचार खर्चको पनि व्यवस्था छ। Nepal Law Commission, Government of Nepal Section 14, pp. 7–8; Sections 15–19, pp. 9–13; Section 31, pp. 18–22
• Judges are entitled to several kinds of leave, including casual and festival leave, home leave, sick leave, maternity and maternity-care leave and study leave, granted by the officials named in the Act. Before taking office, High Court chief judges take their oath before the Chief Justice and other judges before the chief judge of the relevant High Court.न्यायाधीशले भैपरी आउने र पर्व बिदा, घर बिदा, बिरामी बिदा, प्रसूति र प्रसूति स्याहार बिदा, अध्ययन बिदालगायतका बिदा पाउँछन्, जुन ऐनमा तोकिएका अधिकारीले दिन्छन्। पदभार सम्हाल्नुअघि उच्च अदालतका मुख्य न्यायाधीशले प्रधान न्यायाधीशसमक्ष र अन्य न्यायाधीशले सम्बन्धित उच्च अदालतका मुख्य न्यायाधीशसमक्ष शपथ लिन्छन्। Nepal Law Commission, Government of Nepal Sections 20–29, pp. 13–17; Section 36, p. 23

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