(1) A Judge of the High Court appointed as member shall be entitled to a monthly salary at the same rate as is admissible to him as a judge of the High Court and he shall be entitled to such allowances and other benefits as are admissible to ajudge of the High Court.
(2) Where the member retires from service as Judge of the High COUl1' during the term of office of such member or a retired Judge 0 f the High Court is appointed as such, he shall . be paid for the period he serves as member 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 High Court.
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(3) A person, not being a serving or retired Judge of the High Court, appointed as member shall be paid a salat y in the scale of pay of Rs.22,400-24,500 per mensem 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.22,400-525-24.500)) is revised, the person appointed as Member referred to in this sub-rule shall be entitled to the revised pay-scale applicable to the said officers of the Central Government of equivalent pay:
Provided further that if such a person at the time of his appointment as member is in receipt of a pension in respect of <my previous service under the Government or aOY local body or authority owned or controlled by Government, such salary shall be reduced by the amount or pension and pension equivalent of any other form of retirement benefits.
(4) Where a member of any other Tribunal, established under any law for the time being in force, is appointed in addition to his being the member or that Tribunal. as a member of the Appellate Tribunal, he shall not he 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 member shall be varied to his disadvantage after his appointment.