Kuldip Chand Sood, J.:—Justice P.N. Nag (Retd.), is the petitioner in this writ petition. The petitioner was appointed permanent Judge of the High Court of Delhi on October 12, 1988. He was transferred to Allahabad High Court on March 4, 1995. Justice Nag (Retd.) was appointed President of the Himachal Pradesh State Consumer Despites Redressal Commission, under Section 16 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 ("Consumer Act" for short) by a notification of the Government of Himachal Pradesh dated July 9,1996 (Annexure PI) on the terms and conditions set out in the notification. One of the conditions was that Justice Nag shall be entitled to salary and allowances and other perquisites as per available to him as Judge of the High Court (last pay drawn minus pension). He was also entitled to increase in dearness allowance on account of the revision from time to time. However, no interim relief or relief in pension was payable to him during his tenure as President of the State Commission.

2. The petitioner was allowed salary of rupees 8,000 per month, salary drawn by him as Judge of the High Court, minus pension, as President of the State Commission.

3. By an amendment of the High