(I) A serving Judge of the Supreme Court or of High Court appointed as Chairperson shall be entitled 10 a monthly salary at rhe same rate as is adm issiblc to him as a judge of the Supreme Court or of a High Court.
as the case may be and he shall be entitled to such allowances and other bene Ills as are admissible LO a judge of the Supreme Court or of a High Court, as the case may be.
(2) A retired Judge of the Supreme Court or of a High Court appointed as Chairperson, shall be paid for the period he serves as Chairperson such salary which, together with his pension and pension equivalent of any other form of retirement benefits shall not exceed the last pay drawn by him before retirement and he shall be entitled to such allowances and other benefits as are admissible to a serving judge of the Supreme COUli or of a High Court, as the cast: may be,
(3) A person who is not a serving judge. or a retired Judge ofthe Supreme COUl1 or ofa High COLIrt appointed as Chairperson. shall be paid a salary of Rs.26,OOO/- (fixed) per meusem and shall be entitled to draw such allowances as are admissible to a Government officer of equivalent pay:
Provided that if the pay scale of the officers of the Central Government of equivalent pay [i.e., officers in the pay-scale of Rs.26,OOO/-(fixed)] is revised, the person appointed as Chairperson rei-erred to in this sub-rule shall be entitled to the revised pay-scale applicable to the said officers of the Centra] Government of equivalent pay;
Provided further that if such a person at the time of his appointment as Chairperson is in receipt of a pension in respect of his previous service under the Government or any local body or authority owned or controlled by the Government such salary shall be reduced by the amount of pension and pension equivalent of any other form of retirement benefits.
(4) Where a Chairperson of any other Tribunal, established under any law for the time being in force, is appointed in addition to his being the Chairperson of that Tribunal, as the Chairperson of the Appellate Tribunal. he shall not be entitled to any salary or allowances in the Appellate Tribunal.
(5) Neither the salary and allowances nor the other terms and conditions of service of the Chairperson shall be varied to his disadvantage after his appointment.