भारत सरकार / Government of India
Daman 19th May, 2026 29 Vaisakha, 1948 (Saka) No. : 24
U.T. Administration of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu,
Department of Law and Justice,
Secretariat, Vidyut Bhawan,
Kachigam, Nani Daman, Daman.
No. LAW/DNH&DD/Retd. Benefit Judges/2026/290
Dated : 19/05/2026
N O T I F I C A T I O N
WHEREAS, the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, while hearing CONMT.PET.(C) Nos. 425-
426/2015 in W.P.(C) Nos. 523-524/2002 (Justice V.S. Dave, President, The Association of Retd. Judges
of Supreme Court and High Courts Vs. Kusumjit Sidhu & Ors.), through various orders dated
24.10.2018, 30.04.2019, 25.07.2019, 18.02.2025 and 29.04.2025, directed all States and Union
Territories to extend post-retirement medical facilities and other benefits to retired Chief Justices /
Judges of the High Courts including their spouses and dependent family members on a uniform basis;
AND WHEREAS, the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu falls
under the jurisdiction of the Hon’ble High Court of Bombay by virtue of the Dadra and Nagar Haveli
and Daman and Diu (Merger of Union Territories) Act, 2019 and does not have a separate High Court.
The UT Administration does not maintain service book record of the retired judges of Hon’ble High
Court, nor it is the pension disbursement authority.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Hon’ble Administrator, Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and
Daman and Diu is pleased to order that the retired Chief Justices and Judges of the Hon’ble High Courts,
including their spouses and dependent family members, shall be provided the following facilities on a
uniform basis:
सरकारी राजपत्र
OFFICIAL GAZETTE
संघ प्रदेश दादरा एवं नगर हवेली तथा दमण एवं दीव प्रशासन
U.T. ADMINISTRATION OF DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND
DAMAN AND DIU
असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
प्राधिकरण द्वारा प्रकाधित / PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
EXTRAORDINARY No. 24 THE GAZETTE OF DNH & DD
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a. All facilities at par with sitting Judges;
b. Cashless facilities in all the Hospitals of UT Administration.
By order and in the name of
the Administrator, U.T. of Dadra and Nagar
Haveli and Daman and Diu
Sd/–
(Jayant Mahadeo Panchal)
Law Secretary, DNH&DD
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