Term of office and other conditions of Service of the Lokpal or Up-Lokpal.

(1) The person appointed as Lokpal or Up-Lokpal shall hold office Term of office for a term of six years from the date on which, he enters upon his office: Provided that - (a) The Lokpal or Up-Lokpal may, by writing under his hand addressed to the Governor, resign his office; (b) The Lokpal or Up-Lokpal may be removed from his office in the manner provided in section 7 of this Act; (2) On ceasing to hold office the Lokpal or Up-Lokpal shall be ineligible for further employment (whether as Lokpal or Up-Lokpal or in any other capacity) under the State Government or in any employment under or office in any local authority, corporation, Government company of the State Government as is referred to in sub-clause (iv) of clause (k) of section 2 of this Act. (3) The Lokpal and the Up-Lokpal shall be paid, in respect of time spent on actual service ,salary and allowances, respectively as under: - (i) drawn by the sitting Chief Justice of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana; and (ii) drawn by the sitting District and Sessions Judge or a Secretary to the Government of Punjab: Provided that if the Lokpal or the Up-Lokpal is at the time of his appointment in receipt of a pension (other than disability or wound pension) in respect of any previous service under the Government of India or under the Government of a State, his salary in respect of service as Lokpal or Up-Lokpal shall be reduced- (a) by the amount of that pension; (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; and (c) if he has, before such appointment, received a retirement gratuity in respect of such previous service, by the pension equivalent of that gratuity. (4) The Lokpal or the Up-Lokpal shall be entitled without payment of rent the use of an official residence. (5) The allowances and pension payable to and other conditions of service of the Lokpal or the Up-Lokpal shall be such, as may be determined by the Governor having regard to the allowances and pension payable to and other conditions of service,- (i) of the Chief Justice of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana in the case of Lokpal; and (ii) of the District and Sessions Judge or a Secretary of the Government of Punjab in the case of Up-Lokpal: Provided that the allowances and pension payable to and other conditions of service shall not be varied to disadvantage after appointments.