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The salary, allowances and other conditions of service of— (i) the Chairperson shall be the same as those of the Chief Justice of State; (ii) other Members shall be the same as those of a Judge of the High Court: Provided that if the Chairperson or a Member is, at the time of his appointment, in receipt of pension (other than disability pension) in respect of any previous service under the Government of a State, his salary in respect of service as the Chairperson or, as the case may be, as a Member, be reduced— (a) by the amount of that pension; and (b) if he has, before such appointment, received, in lieu of a portion of the pension due to him in respect of such previous service, the commuted value thereof, by the amount of that portion of the pension: Provided further that the salary, allowances and pension payable to, and other conditions of service of, the Chairperson or a Member shall not be varied to his disadvantage after his appointment. Restriction on employmen t by Chairperso n and Members after ceasing to hold office. 8.(1) On ceasing to hold office, the Chairperson and every Member shall be ineligible for— (i) re-appointment as the Chairperson or a Member of the Lokayukta ; (ii) any diplomatic assignment, appointment as administrator of a Union territory and such other assignment or appointment which is required by law to be made by the President by warrant under his hand and seal; 57 (iii) further employment to any other office of profit under the Government of India or the Government of a State; (iv) Contesting any election of President or Vice President or Member of either House of Parliament or Member of either House of a State Legislature or Municipality or Panchayat within a period of five years from the date of relinquishing the post. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), a Member shall be eligible to be appointed as a Chairperson, if his total tenure as Member and Chairperson does not exceed five years. Explanation.—For the purposes of this section, it is hereby clarified that where the Member is appointed as the Chairperson, his term of office shall not be more than five years in aggregate as the Member and the Chairperson. Member to act as Chairperso n or to discharge his functions in certain circumstan ces.