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Reg. No. RNP/GOA/32/2024-2026

RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

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Panaji, 16th February, 2024 (Magha 27, 1945)

GOVERNMENT OF GOA

Department of Law & Judiciary

Law (Establishment) Division

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Order

14/03/2018-LD (Estt.)/353

Read: (1) Order of the Hon’ble Supreme Court

dated 09-05-2017 in Writ Petition

No. 643/2015.

(2) Order of the Hon’ble Supreme

Court dated 19-05-2023 in Writ

Petition No. 643/2015.

(3) Order of the Hon’ble Supreme

Court dated 27-07-2022 in Writ

Petition No. 643/2015.

(4) Order No. 14/03/2018-LD (Estt.)/

/1830 dated 30-10-2023.

(5) Order No. 14/03/2018-LD (Estt.)/

/1981 dated 06-11-2023.

The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India vide

its orders dated 27-07-2022, 05-04-2023,

19-05-2023 and 04-01-2024 has accepted the

recommendation of Second National Judicial

Pay Commission (SNJPC) on the revision of

Pay and Pension of Judicial Officers. These

orders have delineated inter alia the history

of constitution of Second National Judicial Pay

Commission (SNJPC) and the principal

underlying Judicial Pay, Allowances and

Pension to the Judicial Officers and Retired

Judicial Officers.

Vide order dated 04-01-2024 in Writ Petition

(Civil) No. 643/2015 has accepted the

recommendation of payment of revised

allowances of Second National Judicial Pay

Commission and the payment of the

allowance as recommended shall accordingly

stands approved by the Hon’ble Supreme

Court of India.

In pursuant to the direction of the Hon’ble

Supreme Court of India in Writ Petition (Civil)

No. 643/2015 vide order dated 04-01-2024,

Government of Goa is please to grant

approval to make admissible the allowances

and other benefits to the Judicial Officers

and the retired Judicial Officers and

Family Pensioners in the State as per the

recommendations made by the Hon’ble

Justice Reddy Commission, with effect from

01-01-2016 (a copy of the order dated

04-01-2024 is annexed herewith) as under:—

(1) House Building Advance (HBA).—

House Building Advance shall be admissible

to the Judicial Officers in accordance as per

the procedure laid down by the Government

of Goa.

(2) Children Education Allowance.— The

Children Education Allowance shall be

admissible to all the Judicial Officers in the

State. The said allowance shall be payable

as per the Central Government’s O. M.

No. A27012/02/2017–ESTT (AL) dated

16-08-2017 and 16-07-2018 of the Ministry of

Employees, Public Complaints and Pension,

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Employees and Training Department and as

per the amendments made therein from time

to time, as under:

(a) Fixed Education Allowance of an

amount of Rs. 2,250/- per month and Hostel

allowance of an amount of Rs. 6,750/- per

month is made admissible for the education

of each child (for two children only) upto

twelfth standard.

(b) The amount of allowance and grant

mentioned at Sr. No. (a) above shall be

double of the same for the children with

special needs.

(c) When there is a hike in the rate of

dearness allowance by 50%, the said

allowance and grant shall be increased by

25% at each time.

(d) Reimbursement of the aforesaid

education allowance shall be made on the

basis of self-certificate.

(e) For the reimbursement of the above-

mentioned hostel grant, it shall be

necessary to produce the proof showing

that the child has taken admission in the

Hostel.

(f) The above-mentioned allowance and

grant shall be admissible from the

Academic year 2019-2020.

(3) City Compensatory Allowance.— This

allowance is discontinued. No recovery shall

be affected on the amount already paid on

account of the allowance from the officer

concerned.

(4) Concurrent Charge Allowance.— (a) If

the Judicial Officer is assigned with the

charge of another Court for the period of more

than 10 days continuously then, monthly

allowance in the maximum limit of 10 percent

of minimum basic pay in the pay level of the

post, the additional charge of which has been

held by the said Judicial Officer, shall be

admissible as per the criteria that may be

determined by the Hon’ble High Court.

(b) The aforesaid allowance shall be

admissible on revised pay with effect from

the date 01-01-2016.

(5) Conveyance/Transport Allowance.— (a)

Pool-car facility recommended by the First

Judicial Pay Commission (Hon’ble Justice

Shetty Commission) shall be stopped in due

course of time. However, if the Judicial

Officers are interested to avail Pool-car facility

then, they may continue to avail Pool-car

facility on the condition of giving up the

amount of conveyance/transport and fuel

allowance. One pool-car shall be admissible

to three (3) Judicial Officers together.

(b) Those Judicial Officers who own

four-wheeler vehicle in their own name or in

the name of spouse, the allowance at the rate

of Rs. 10,000/- per month, towards the

expenses on maintenance, repairs and salary

of the driver of the said vehicle, shall be

admissible to them with effect from the

date 01-01-2016 and the said allowance

shall be admissible at the enhanced rate of

Rs. 13,500/- per month with effect from the

date 01-01-2021.

(c) The Judicial Officers who do not have

their own four-wheeler vehicle and who do

not avail pool-car facility shall be eligible for

getting conveyance allowance as mentioned

herein above. However, they shall not be

eligible for getting fuel allowance.

(d) Besides the aforesaid allowance, the

reimbursement of the expenses on petrol/

/diesel/fuel for 100 litres per month shall be

admissible in the cities like metropolitan cities

and the places within the limits of municipal

corporations and districts places and for

75 litres per month at other places w.e.f.

01-01-2016.

(e) Apart from the Judicial Officers to

whom separate office vehicle is admissible at

present, separate office vehicle shall

be admissible to other Judicial Officers like

the Director, Judicial Training Academy/

/Institution, Principal Judge, Family Courts

and the Secretary, District Legal Services

Authority.

(f) As regards the Judicial Officers to whom

the Government vehicle is admissible, use of

the said vehicle for private purpose within

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the limit of 300 kilometers per month, shall

be admissible to them free of cost.

(g) The aforesaid conveyance/transport

and fuel allowance shall not be admissible to

those Judicial Officers who are using

Government vehicles.

(h) All Judicial Officers shall be at liberty

to mention “Judge” on their private vehicles.

(i) Vehicle loan up to the limit of rupees 10

lakhs at the simple rate of interest of four (4)

percent shall be admissible to the Judicial

Officers and the loan sanction process for the

same shall be completed on priority basis.

(6) Dearness Allowance.— The dearness

allowance shall be admissible to the Sitting

and also to the retired Judicial Officers like

the employees in Central Government Service.

(7) Earned Leave Encashment.— Earned

Leave Encashment shall be admissible to the

Judicial Officers in the below-mentioned

manner.

(a) Encashment of maximum 300 days

earned leave shall be admissible at the time

of retirement.

(b) Leave encashment of 30 days shall

be admissible in two year-block.

(c) Facility of encashment of 10 days

leave at one time shall be admissible for

Leave Travel Concession (LTC) (Maximum

60 days during the entire service tenure–

10 days at one time, thus total 6 times.)

(d) The facility mentioned at (b) and (c)

shall be in addition to the facility of

encashment of leave of 300 days being

given to the Judicial Officers at the time of

their retirement.

(e) After adjusting the amount of leave

encashment given to the retired Judicial

Officers as per the non-revised pay at the

time of their retirement, the amount of

difference calculated as per revised pay

shall be paid within three months.

(f) Due to deduction of days of leave

encashment from the leave encashment at

the time of retirement of Judicial Officers

as mentioned in the above-mentioned at

(b) and (c), if the amount of encashment of

leave less than 300 days admissible to the

Judicial Officers is paid to them at the time

of their retirement, the amount of difference

shall be paid as per the example mentioned

in Annexure “A”.

(g) The facility of the aforesaid allowance

shall be admissible with effect from the

date 01-01-2016.

(8) Electricity and Water Charges.—

Reimbursement of 50% of the actual total

monthly bill amount of the electricity and

water charges shall be admissible to the

Judicial Officers. It shall be mandatory to

produce the receipt in respect of payment of

bill for the said reimbursement and such

reimbursement shall be payable after every

three months. The limit of the said

reimbursement of electricity and water bill

shall be as under:—

Designation

Electricity Usage Water usage

Units

quantity

District Judge

8000 units per

420 KLS per

year

year

Civil Judge

6000 units per

336 KLS per

year

year

(9) Higher Qualification Allowance.— (a) If

the Judicial Officers acquire post-graduation

degree (L.L.M.) in Law Stream then, 3

advance increments shall be admissible to

them. Similarly, if they acquire Doctor of

Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree then, one more

advance increment shall be admissible to

them.

(b) After receiving the aforesaid advance

increment, if the Judicial Officers acquire

any post graduate degree or Ph.D. in any

other subject, then, no increment for such

additional degree shall be admissible.

(c) If the Judicial Officers have acquired

post graduate degree or Ph.D. in Law Stream

before entry in Government Service or during

their entire Government service tenure, the

aforesaid advance increment shall be

admissible.

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(d) If the Officers have acquired post

graduate degree or Ph.D. in Law Stream

before entry in Government service, then, the

above mentioned advance increment shall be

admissible to such officers with effect from

the date of their entry in Government service

and if they have acquired such degrees after

entry in Government service, then, the same

shall be admissible to them with effect from

the date of acquiring such post graduate

degree or Ph.D.

(e) If the Judicial Officers have acquired

post graduate degree or Ph.D. in Law Stream

by studying on regular part-time or full time

basis or from distant or other U.G.C.

recognized academic curriculum then,

advance increment shall be admissible to

them as mentioned hereinabove.

(f) The aforesaid advance increments to be

received on account of acquiring post

graduate degree or Ph.D. in Law shall be

admissible to the Judicial Officers in all cadres

at every level like Civil Judge First and

second Assured Progress Scheme, promotion,

District Judge First Entry, Selection grade

and District Judge Super time pay scale

(J-1 to J-7).

(g) The aforesaid advance increments shall

be admissible even on single tier/senior

pay-scale level to be given in Tribal and Naxal

affected areas.

(h) The aforesaid advance increments shall

be a part of the monthly pay and the

prevailing dearness allowance shall be

admissible on the same.

10. Hill Area/Tough Location Allowance.—

(a) Allowance of Rs. 5,000/- per month shall

be admissible to the Judicial Officers working

in Hill Areas/Tough Locations.

(b) The said allowance shall be admissible

with effect from the date 01-01-2016.

(c) Hill Areas/Tough Locations for the said

allowance shall be as determined by the

Hon’ble High Court.

11. Home Orderly/Domestic Help Allowance.—

(a) Home Orderly/Domestic Help Allowance

shall be admissible to the Sitting Judicial

Officers at the below-mentioned rates with

effect from the date 01-01-2016 and the same

shall be increased by 5 percent after every

six months with effect from the date

01-01-2016.

(1) District Judge: Rs. 10,000/- per month.

(2) Civil Judge: Rs. 7,500/- per month.

(b) Domestic Help Allowance per month

shall be admissible to the retired Judicial

Officers at the rate of Rs. 9,000/- and to

the family pension holders at the rate of

Rs. 7,500/- per month with effect from the

date 01-01-2016 and at the increased rate of

30% with effect from the date 01-01-2021.

(c) Though the employee in Group-D cadre

is made available at the residence of the

Judicial Officers during night times or if the

Security guards are made available to the

Judicial Officers as they are residing generally

in the areas where there is danger or though

the employee in Group-D cadre is made

available at the residence of the Principal

District Judges or Judicial Officers on

analogous posts, even then, the Home Orderly

Allowance shall be admissible to such

Officers at the above-mentioned rates.

(d) The said allowance shall be paid on

the basis of self-certificate.

12. House Rent Allowance and Residential

Quarters.— (a) (1) Rent free residential

quarter shall be made available to the Judicial

Officers within one month from the date of

assuming the charge of the post or if the

residential quarter is not available then, the

Office shall make available private residence

and if such residence is available, then, house

rent allowance shall not be admissible to such

Judicial Officers.

(2) The Principal District Judge or

Analogous Officers shall pay the rent of the

residence made available by the Office due

to non availability of residential quarter,

directly to the owner of the House.

(3) Minimum carpet area of the residence

of the Judicial Officers shall be as under:—

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i) District Judge: 2,500 sq. ft.

ii) Civil Judge (CJSD & CJJD): 2,000 sq. ft.

(4) If the Government quarter or private

residence is not made available by the Office

for the Judicial Officers within the aforesaid

prescribed period then, such Judicial Officers

himself may make arrangement of private

residences and house rent allowance shall

be admissible to such Judicial Officers as

per the order No. 8/1/2016-Fin(R&C) dated

25-07-2017 issued by Department of Finance

(R&C), Government of Goa.

(5) House Rent Allowance as aforesaid

shall be admissible even to those Judicial

Officers who are residing in the houses of

their ownership or of the ownership of their

spouse or in the houses of the ownership of

their parents or those who are residing in

rented premises.

(6) If the rent of private residence is within

the limit of admissible house rent allowance

as aforesaid then, it is not necessary to

determine the rent. However, if the rent of

private residence is more than the limit of

admissible house rent allowance as aforesaid

then, the Principal District Judge or

Analogous Officers shall determine/evaluate

the rent of the said residence with the help

of the Public Works Department and if the

difference between the rent determined/

/evaluated accordingly and the admissible

house rent allowance is more than 15% then,

the Principal District Judge or Analogous

Officers may sanction the amount of

difference in rent after obtaining approval from

the Hon’ble High Court. If the amount of such

difference is less than 15 % then, the sanction

is not necessary.

(b) Furniture

and

Air

Conditioner

Allowance:— (1) Furniture allowance of

Rs. 1,25,000/- and air conditioner allowance of

Rs. 55,000/- shall be admissible to the Judicial

Officers once in 5 years. The said furniture

allowance can be used for purchase of

furniture, domestic, electric and electronic

appliances etc.

(2) The aforesaid allowances shall be

admissible with effect from the date

01-01-2016 and the same shall be admissible

in the 5 year block commencing from the date

01-01-2016 to 31-12-2020 and from the date

01-01-2021 to 31-12-2025 and even thereafter

in the very manner. If the bills for furniture

and air conditioner in respect of the Block

year commencing from the date 01-01-2016

to 31-12-2020 are available then, the

reimbursement in respect thereof shall be

admissible on producing the same. However,

if the bills in respect of the Block year

commencing from the date 01-01-2016 to

31-12-2020 are not available then, it shall be

admissible to utilize the said grant in current

block year.

(3) The guidelines in respect of deduction

of certified depreciation amount and of the

option of retaining with the concerned officer,

the said articles purchased in view of the

aforesaid grant after every block-year or at

the time of retirement shall be as per the

directions as may be decided by the Hon’ble

High Court.

13. Leave Travel Concession (LTC)/Home

Town Concession (HTC).— (a) While availing

the benefit of the LTC (Not for HTC), the

Judicial Officers can make encashment of

10 days Earned Leave as mentioned in

Paragraph No. 7 above.

(b) (1) One LTC and one HTC throughout

India in a 3-year block period shall be

admissible to the Judicial Officers. The said

Block-Year shall be from the date 01-01-2016

up to 31-12-2018, from the date 01-01-2019

up to 31-12-2021, from the date 01-01-2022

up to 31-12-2024 and so on.

(2) HTC on 2 times in the first 3-year block

shall be admissible to the newly appointed

Judicial Officers. The three year block shall

commence on completion of the probation

period.

(c) For the concession of LTC, air travel and

reimbursement thereof shall be admissible to

the Judicial Officers from all cadres. For

the purpose of reimbursement, it shall be

necessary for them to purchase their air travel

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ticket directly from the Airlines or through

the authorised agent, authorised by the

Central/State Government.

(d) The Leave Travel Concession, if not

availed of during the last block-year, can be

availed in the first year of the subsequent

block-year and within next one year of the

retirement.

(e) LTC/HTC is not admissible to the retired

Judicial Officers.

(f) There shall be no necessity for the

Judicial Officers to avail earned leave only

for the purpose of LTC/HTC and they may be

permitted to avail benefit of casual leave up

to the limit of two days by annexing thereto

as suffix and affix.

(g) This concession shall be admissible as

per the travelling allowance payable and as

per the position at the time of official tour/

/transfer. However, no daily allowance shall

be admissible.

14. Medical Allowance/Medical Facilities.—

(a) The Medical Allowance of sum of

Rs. 3,000/- per month in cash shall be

admissible to the Sitting Judicial Officers, with

effect from the date 01-01-2016.

(b) Medical Allowance of sum of Rs. 4,000/-

per month shall be admissible to the

Pensioner Judicial Officers/Family Pension

Holders with effect from the date 01-01-2016.

(c) The spouses of the retired Judicial

Officers getting the Family Pension or the

members dependent on them shall be eligible

for getting medical facilities/reimbursement

along with the Pensioners.

(d) Separate orders shall be issued in

respect of other medical facilities accepted

by the Hon’ble Supreme Court.

15. Newspaper and Magazine Allowances.—

This allowance of sum of Rs. 1,000/- per

month for District Judges and Rs. 750/-

per month for other Judicial Officers

(2 newspapers and 1 magazine) shall be

admissible with effect from the date

01-01-2020.

Reimbursement of this allowance shall be

made on half yearly basis i.e. for January to

June and for July to December, on the basis

of self-certificate.

16. Robe Allowance.— Robe Allowance of

sum of Rs. 12,000/-, once after every three

years, shall be admissible to the Judicial

Officers with effect from the date 01-01-2016.

17. Special Pay for Administrative Work.—

Monthly

allowance

as

mentioned

hereinbelow for the Administrative Work shall

be admissible to the Judicial Officers in the

below mentioned cadre with effect from the

date 01-01-2019.

(a) Principal District and Sessions

Judges: Rs. 7000/- per month.

(b) Other District Judges including I

Additional District Judges entrusted with

administrative work who have to generally

spend time beyond Court working hours:

Rs. 3500/- per month.

(c) District Judges presiding over Special

Courts and Tribunals having independent

responsibilities: Rs. 3500/- per month.

(d) CJMs and Principal Senior, Junior

Civil Judges and other Judicial Officers

having administrative responsibilities being

in charge of independent Courts with filing

powers: Rs. 2000/- per month.

18. Sumptuary Allowance.— (1) Sumptuary

Allowance, per month, as mentioned

hereinbelow shall be admissible to the

Judicial Officers in the below mentioned

cadre, with effect from the date 01-01-2016:

Designation

Sumptuary Allowance

Principal District and

Rs. 7,800/- per month

Sessions Judges

Civil Judges (Senior

Rs. 5,800/- per month

Division)

Civil Judges (Junior

Rs. 3,800/- per month

Division)

(2) The allowance shall be available w.e.f.

01-01-2016.

(3) The following categories of Judicial

Officers shall get Rs. 1,000/- (One thousand)

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more by virtue of their status or the additional

responsibilities they shoulder.

(a) Principal District Judge in-charge of

administration in the Districts/Cities.

(b) District Judges in selection grade and

super time-scale.

(c) Director of Judicial Academy/Judicial

Training Institute/Member Secretary, State

Legal Services Authority.

(d) Chief Judicial Magistrate/Chief

Metropolitan Magistrate.

This allowance shall not be admissible to

the retired Judicial Officers.

19. Telephone Facility.— (A) (1) The

allowance of sum of Rs. 1,500/- per month

for District Judges and the allowance of

Rs. 1,000/- per month for other Judicial

Officers shall be admissible to them for the

telephone and broadband facility at their

residence. The places where the broadband

facility is not available, an allowance of

Rs. 1,000/- per month shall be admissible to

the District Judges and an allowance of

Rs. 750/- per month shall be admissible to

other Judicial Officers. This facility can be

availed from any service provider.

(2) The expenditure for installation of the

aforesaid telephone facility at the office and

at the residence shall be borne by the office.

(3) Reimbursement of the aforesaid

allowance shall be made on the basis of self-

certificate.

(B) (1) The allowance of Rs. 30,000/- for

mobile handset for the District Judges and

Rs. 20,000/- for other Judicial Officers, shall

be admissible once in every three years.

Similarly, the allowance of Rs. 2,000/- for

mobile usage charges for District Judges and

Rs. 1,500/- for other Judicial Officers shall be

admissible every month. This allowance shall

be paid on the basis of self-certificate.

(2) The guidelines in respect of deduction

of certified depreciation amount and of the

option of retaining with the concerned officer,

the old mobile phone handset purchased in

view of the aforesaid grant after every block-

year or at the time of retirement shall be as

per the directions as may be decided by the

Hon’ble High Court.

(3) The said mobile handset purchase

facility shall be admissible for a block-year of

three years from the year 2016 i.e. for the

period from the date 01-01-2016 upto

31-12-2018, from the date 01-01-2019 upto

31-12-2021, from the date 01-01-2022 upto

31-12-2024 and so on. If the bills for the block-

years 2016 to 2018 and 2019 to 2021 are not

available, then it shall be admissible to utilize

the said grant in current year.

(C) The allowances and the grant

mentioned at ‘A’ and ‘B’ above shall

be admissible with effect from the date

01-01-2016.

(20) Travelling Allowance and Transfer

Grant.—

A) Transfer Grant:

(1) On transfer, the ‘Composite Transfer

Grant’ shall be admissible at the rate

equivalent to one month’s basic pay.

(2) If transfer is made at a place located at

a distance of 20 kms. or less than that or in

the very city (in case it includes change of

residence), then, the Composite Transfer

Grant shall be to the extent of 1/3rd of the

basic pay.

(3) In case of transport of goods by road,

the admissible amount shall be admissible as

minimum Rs. 50/- per km or the actual

charges, whichever is less. This shall include

the labour charges required for loading and

unloading of the goods. when the hike in

Dearness Allowance is by 50%, this amount

shall be enhanced by 25%. (eg. when Dearness

Allowance becomes 50%, the admissible

amount shall become Rs. 62.50 per kilometer

and when Dearness Allowance becomes 100%,

it shall become Rs. 75/- per kilometer and shall

be come admissible hereinafter accordingly).

(4) The aforesaid grant and allowance shall

be applicable with effect from the date

01-01-2016. The admissible arrears amount

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in respect of the revised grant and allowance

from the date 01-01-2016 shall be adjusted

from the amount paid earlier and the

remaining amount of arrears shall be paid in

cash.

B) Travelling Allowance as per the

concerned rules of the Central Government

shall be admissible to the Judicial Officers.

1. The air travel concession shall be

admissible to the Judicial Officers from all

cadres in the State of Goa for their attending

the official work as well as for attending

various workshops, study camps and various

training.

2. Whenever Judicial Officers go for

training within or outside the State of Goa

and if the training institution does not have

an arrangement for their lodging and

boarding at the said place and if it becomes

necessary for them to arrange for the same

from their own pocket or if the said institution

has recovered from them the fee/expenses,

then the amount of fee/actual expenses shall

be admissible to them. If the amount of actual

expenses is within the limit prescribed then

the Hon’ble High Court or the Competent

Authority authorised by the Hon’ble High

Court shall have powers to sanction the said

amount. In the case of excess amount than

the said amount, the Administrative

Department shall have powers to grant

approval to the same.

3. The allowances besides the aforesaid

allowances shall be applicable as admissible

to the State Government Employees. Further,

if the allowances given by the State

Government are more beneficial than the

aforesaid allowances, then the same shall be

made admissible.

4. The aforesaid allowances and facilities

shall be applicable to the Judicial Officers,

the Hon’ble Judges of the Family Courts and

to the Judicial Officers appointed on

deputation in the State.

5. While paying the amount of the arrears

of the aforesaid revised allowances, the

amount paid shall be adjusted and the

difference of the amount shall be paid in cash,

in lump-sum.

6. Necessary steps to be taken to pay the

amount of arrears due and payable towards

the aforesaid allowances in cash before the

date 29-02-2024.

7. The expenditure towards the aforesaid

allowances is the expenditure to be incurred

on the Judicial Officers working under the

budgetary control of the Law and Judiciary

Department. Other Ministerial Departments

shall make separate provisions for the

expenditure to be incurred for the Judicial

Officers working under their control.

8. The expenditure to be incurred for the

said allowances and facilities shall be

defrayed from the sanctioned financial grant

and the concerned account head.

Authorization.— In case of pensioners/

/Family Pensioners, their allowances shall be

revised and arrears of revised allowances

shall be authorised by Directorate of Accounts

(Pension Section). After the authorization, the

Pension Disbursing Authority concerned will

disburse the revised allowances and arrears

as detailed above.

This issues with the concurrence of the

Finance (Rev. & Cont.) Department vide its

U. O. No. 1400048292 dated 08-02-2024.

By order and in the name of the Governor

of Goa.

Amir Y. Parab, Under Secretary, Law (Estt.).

Porvorim, 14th February, 2024.

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ANNEXURE “A”

As per SNJPC Report Part I Volume III page 38

(Earned Leave Encashment)

Example

Leave encashed during service

120 days

Leave to the credit of the officer on the date of retirement

300 days

Maximum Leave to be encashed at the time of retirement

300 days

Eligible to get encashment of leave

300 days

Leave encashment granted at the time of retirement

300-120=180

(120 days leave deducted on account of encashment

days instead

during service)

of 300 days

That 120 days leave encashment is required to be given to the officer now.

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