(a) to the sons of the judge who are less than twentyone years of age, until they attain that
age; and
(b) to the unmarried daughters of the Judge who are less than twentyone years of age, until
they attain that age or are married, whichever first occurs.]
THE HIGH COURT
1. *There shall be paid to the Chief Justice of a High Court a salary of Rs. 1[9,400] per mensem,
and to every other Judge of a High Court a salary of Rs. 1[8,400] per mensem 2[,or such higher salary
as the President may, from time to time, determine.]
2. Every Judge of a High Court shall be entitled to such privileges and allowances, and to such
rights in respect of leave of absence and pension, as may be determined by the President, and until so
determined, to the privileges, allowances and rights to which, immediately before the commencing
day, the Judges of the High Court were entitled.
3[3. The pension payable per mensem to a Judge of a High Court who retires after having put in
not less than five years service as such Judge shall not be less or more than the amount specified in
the table below, depending on the length of his service as Judge and total service, if any, in the service
of Pakistan:
Provided that the President may, from time to time, raise the minimum or maximum amount of
pension so specified :__
Judge
Minimum
amount.
Maximum
amount.
Chief Justice
Rs.5,640
Rs. 7,050
Other Judge
Rs. 5,040
Rs. 6,300.]
4[4. The widow of a Judge of the High Court shall be entitled to a pension at the following rates,
namely :—
(a) if the Judge dies after retirement—50 per cent of the net pension payable to him; or
(b) if the Judge dies after having rendered not less than five years' service as Judge and while
still serving as such–50 per cent of the pension admissible to him at the minimum rate.
5. The pension shall be payable to the widow for life or, if she remarries, until her marriage.
6. If the widow dies, the pension shall be payable—
* w..e.f. 1122001, the salary of the Chief Justice of High Court and other Judges of a High Court has been determined by the President to be Rs. 51,000 and Rs. 49.000 respectively vide
P. O. No. 2 of 2002, paragraph 2 (2), which was previously amended by P.O. No. 9 of 1991, P. O. No. 3 of 1995 and P. O. No. 4 of 1995.
(w.e.f 2771991, vide P. O. No. 3 of 1997) the Chief Justice and a Judge of the High Court on his retirement or resignation or removal shall be entitled to the minimum pension equal to
70% of the salary on the completion of 5 years service for pension as Judge and an extra pension @ 2% of such salary for each subsequent completed year of service as Chief Justice or
the Judge including his service if any the maximum pension not exceeding 80% of the salary.
1 Subs. by the Constitution (Twelfth Amdt.) Act, 1991 (14 of 1991), s. 3, for "7,200" and "6,500", which was previously amended by P.O. No. 6 of 1985, Art. 2, (w.e.f. 171983).
2 Added ibid.
3 Subs. ibid., for "paragraph 3rd".
4 Added by P. O. No. 6 of 1985, Art. 2, (w.e.f. the 1st July, 1981).
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