What is included in the concept of "joining time" when it comes to transfers between High Courts or from a High Court to the Supreme Court?
"Joining time" when it comes to transfers between High Courts or from a High Court to the Supreme Court includes the 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; vacations, excluding any time during which the Judge is absent on leave; and joining time on transfer from a High Court to the Supreme Court or from one High Court to another.