The salary and allowances payable to, and the other terms and conditions of service (including pension, gratuity and other retirement benefits) of, ¹[the Presiding Officer] of a Tribunal or the Chairperson of an Appellate Tribunal] shall be such as may be prescribed:

Provided that neither the salary and allowances nor the other terms and conditions of service of ²[the Presiding Officer of a Tribunal or the Chairperson of an Appellate Tribunal shall be varied to his] disadvantage after appointment.

1 Subs. by Act 1 of 2000, s. 2, for "the Presiding Officer of a Tribunal or an Appellate Tribunal " (w.e.f. 17-1-2000).
2 Subs. by s. 6, ibid., for "the said Presiding Officers shall be varied to their " (w.e.f. 17-1-2000).