(1) Except as
otherwise provided in this Constitution, the remuneration and other conditions of
service of the Chief Judge and Judges of the High Court shall be provided for in
the Federal law.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in clause (1), the Chief Judge or
a Judge of a High Court who has been removed from office upon action by the
Judicial Council or upon punishment by a court for a criminal offence involving
moral turpitude shall not be entitled to gratuity or pension.
Provided that this provision shall not apply in cases where the Judicial
Council has removed him or her from office on the ground of inability to perform
the duties of his or her office because of physical or mental illness.
(3) The remuneration and other conditions of service of the Chief Judge
or a Judge of the High Court shall not be altered to his or her disadvantage.
Provided that this provision shall not apply in cases where a state of
emergency is declared because of extreme economic disarrays.