How does the Constitution impact salaries of judges who were appointed before its commencement?
The Constitution has provisions that impact the salaries of judges who were appointed before its commencement. According to the context provided, those who held office as the Chief Justice of a High Court in any Province and became the Chief Justice of the corresponding State under Article 376 shall be entitled to receive special pay equivalent to the difference between the salary specified in the Constitution and the salary they were drawing immediately before such commencement. Similarly, those who held office as any other Judge of a High Court in any Province and became a Judge (other than the Chief Justice) of the corresponding State under Article 376 shall also be entitled to receive special pay if their previous salary was higher than that specified in the Constitution. Furthermore, those who were holding office as the Chief Justice of the High Court of a State specified in Part B of the First Schedule before the commencement of the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, and became the Chief Justice of the High Court of a State specified in the said Schedule as amended by the said Act shall be entitled to receive the same amount as allowance in addition to their salary.