JUDICIARY (RETENTION OF REVENUE) ACT, 2003

(1) The administrative expenses of the Judiciary including the salaries, allowances, gratuities and pensions payable to or in respect of persons who serve in the Judiciary are charged on the Consolidated Fund. (2) The salary allowances, privileges and rights in respect of leave of absence, gratuity, pension and other conditions of service of a Justice of the Superior Court or a judicial officer or any other person exercising judicial power shall not be varied to that person’s advantage. (3) Funds voted by Parliament or charged on the Consolidated Fund for the Judiciary shall be released to the Judiciary in quarterly instalments.

(1) The Chief Justice shall, in consultation with the Judicial Council, cause to be submitted to the President at least two months before the end of each financial year and after that as and when the need arises, (a) the estimates of administrative expenses of the Judiciary, and (b) estimates of development expenditure of the Judiciary. (2) The President shall at least one month before the end of each financial year or thereafter, as and when submitted to the President under subsection (1), cause the estimates to be laid before Parliament. (3) The estimates shall be laid before Parliament with the recommendations that the Government may have on them. (4) The development expenditure of the Judiciary, if approved by Parliament, shall be charged on the Consolidated Fund.