Can a judge who was drawing a salary higher than the specified rate be entitled to receive special pay? If so, what is the condition?
Yes, a judge who was drawing a salary higher than the specified rate can be entitled to receive special pay. The condition is that they must have been holding office as the Chief Justice of a High Court in any Province and has on such commencement become the Chief Justice of the High Court in the corresponding State under clause (1) of article 376, or was holding office as any other Judge of a High Court in any Province and has on such commencement become a Judge (other than the Chief Justice) of the High Court in the corresponding State under the said clause. In this case, they will receive special pay equivalent to the difference between the salary so specified and the salary which they were drawing immediately before such commencement.