Salary parity ensures senior judicial appointees serving as Chairmen receive equivalent pay and benefits while retired judges' pensions cap salary. New sub-rule (5) to rule 9 entitles a serving High Court Judge appointed as Chairman to salary, allowances and perquisites at the same rate as admissible to him as a High Court Judge. A retired High Court Judge appointed as Chairman shall be paid, during his service as Chairman, a salary which combined with his pension and other retirement benefits does not exceed his last pay drawn before retirement, and shall be entitled to allowances and perquisites equivalent to those of a serving High Court Judge.