2. Definitions .―In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,―
(a)“acting Chief Justice” means a Judge appointed under article 126 of the Constitution to
perform the duties of the Chief Justice of India; (b)“actual service” includes― (i)time spent by a Judge on duty as a Judge, or in the performance of such other functions
as he may, at the request of the President, undertake to discharge; and (c)“Chief Justice” means the Chief Justice of India, but does not include an acting Chief
Justice; (d)“High Court” means the High Court for a State; (e)“Judge” means a Judge of the Supreme Court and includes the Chief Justice and an acting
Chief Justice; (f)“prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (g)“service as a Judge in India” means service rendered 3[in the Supreme Court] and in one
or more of the High Courts, and “Judge in India” and “service for pension as a Judge in India”
shall be construed accordingly; (h)“service for pension” includes― (ii)time spent by a Judge of a High Court in attending the sittings of the Supreme Court
as an ad hoc Judge under article 127 of the Constitution, if he is subsequently appointed as a
Judge:
4[(iii) the amount, actually taken, of each period of leave on full allowances at a rate equal