Section 18
Sick Leave
18. Sick leave:
(1) A Judge shall be entitled to a sick leave with remuneration at the rate of Twelve days each year. A maximum of Twelve days of home leave may be enjoyed even prior to expiration of the year.
(2) If a certificate is submitted that ………. a Judge has suffered from any severe and serious disease, he or she may be entitled to an additional sick leave with remuneration for up to Two months if his or her sick leave or home leave is not remaining, and additional sick leave without remuneration for a period not exceeding Four months.
Provided that,
(1) Where the additional sick leave with remuneration has,been taken, such additional sick leave shall be deducted from his or her home leave and sick leave to
be accumulated subsequently.
(2) The Judge shall not be entitled to the additional sick leave without remuneration for a period exceeding a total of Twelve months during the period of service.
(3) The sick leave to which a Judge is entitled may be accumulated, and if the Judge is detached from service for any reason whatsoever, he or she shall be entitled to such lump sum amount to be set at the rate of remuneration being drawn by him or her in lieu of his or her accumulated sick leave.
(4) A Judge who requests for the sick leave of more than Seven days ……………… has to submit a certificate issued by a recognized doctor.
Provided that, in cases where the Chief Justice, in the case of the Chief Judge of an Court of Appeal, or the Chief Judge of an Court of Appeal, in the case of other Judges, 24 believes that submission of such a certificate was not generally possible, he or she may sanction that leave even without certificate, by having recorded the matter accordingly.
(5) In cases where a Judge taking the sick leave pursuant to Subsection (2) dies, the leave taken in advance shall ipso facto be remitted.
(6) ………………….
(7) If a Judge dies prior to taking his or her accumulated sick leave or receiving the amount payable in lieu of the accumulated sick leave, the person as referred to in Sub-section (5) of Section 29 of the Act shall be entitled to receive a lump sum of that amount.
(1) A Judge shall be entitled to a sick leave with remuneration at the rate of Twelve days each year. A maximum of Twelve days of home leave may be enjoyed even prior to expiration of the year.
(2) If a certificate is submitted that ………. a Judge has suffered from any severe and serious disease, he or she may be entitled to an additional sick leave with remuneration for up to Two months if his or her sick leave or home leave is not remaining, and additional sick leave without remuneration for a period not exceeding Four months.
Provided that,
(1) Where the additional sick leave with remuneration has,been taken, such additional sick leave shall be deducted from his or her home leave and sick leave to
be accumulated subsequently.
(2) The Judge shall not be entitled to the additional sick leave without remuneration for a period exceeding a total of Twelve months during the period of service.
(3) The sick leave to which a Judge is entitled may be accumulated, and if the Judge is detached from service for any reason whatsoever, he or she shall be entitled to such lump sum amount to be set at the rate of remuneration being drawn by him or her in lieu of his or her accumulated sick leave.
(4) A Judge who requests for the sick leave of more than Seven days ……………… has to submit a certificate issued by a recognized doctor.
Provided that, in cases where the Chief Justice, in the case of the Chief Judge of an Court of Appeal, or the Chief Judge of an Court of Appeal, in the case of other Judges, 24 believes that submission of such a certificate was not generally possible, he or she may sanction that leave even without certificate, by having recorded the matter accordingly.
(5) In cases where a Judge taking the sick leave pursuant to Subsection (2) dies, the leave taken in advance shall ipso facto be remitted.
(6) ………………….
(7) If a Judge dies prior to taking his or her accumulated sick leave or receiving the amount payable in lieu of the accumulated sick leave, the person as referred to in Sub-section (5) of Section 29 of the Act shall be entitled to receive a lump sum of that amount.