Article 155 — Retiring Awards of Superior Court Justices

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Chapter, a Justice of the Superior Court of Judicature who has attained the age of sixty years or above, shall, on retiring, in addition to any gratuity payable to him, be paid a pension equa l to the salary payable for the time being to a Justice of the Superior Court from which he retir ed where— (a) he has served for ten continuous years or more as a Justice of the Superior Court of Judicature; or (b) he has served for twenty years or more in the p ublic service at least five continuous years of which were as a Justice of the Superior Court of Judicature; and upon retirement under this clause, he shall not hol d any private office of profit or emolument whether directly or indirectly. (2) For the avoidance of doubt, the pension paid to a person under clause (1) of this article shall be subject to the same changes and increases as the salary of a serving Justice of the Superior Court of Judicature. (3) A Justice of the Superior Court of Judicature m ay, in lieu of retiring under clause (1) of this article, retire if he has attained the age pre scribed as retiring age for public officers generally, and shall be paid retiring awards based on his total public service, including service as a Justice of the Superior Court of Judicature, b ut otherwise at the same rate as is, for the time being applicable to the public service general ly.