15. Saving

Nothing in this Act shall affect any pension or gratuity which has been granted or to which a Judge was eligible before the commencement of this Act; and the payment of the pension or gratuity so granted may be continued and the pension or gratuity in respect of which he was eligible may be granted, under such laws as may be applicable unless he has elected in accordance with section 16 to be governed by this Act.

Nothing in this Act shall render the Government liable to pay any sum in excess of the amount payable to a Judge as pension or gratuity whether as interest or otherwise and whether the pension or gratuity shall have become payable before or after the commencement of this Act.