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Notification of the Ministry of Law and Justice amending the India International Arbitration Centre rules to provide rent-free accommodation or house rent allowance for a former judge appointed as Chairperson.

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The Ministry of Law and Justice (Department of Legal Affairs) issued notification G.S.R. 560(E) dated 27th July 2023, titled the India International Arbitration Centre (Terms and Conditions and the Salary and Allowances Payable to Chairperson and Full-time Members) Second Amendment Rules, 2023, made under Section 30(1) and clause (a) of Section 30(2) of the India International Arbitration Centre Act, 2019 (17 of 2019); the amendment inserts a proviso to Rule 7 of the principal rules (G.S.R. 442(E) dated 11th June 2022, previously amended by G.S.R. 109(E) dated 13th February 2023) providing that a Chairperson who has served as a judge of the Supreme Court of India or a High Court shall be entitled to rent-free furnished accommodation, or alternatively a house rent allowance at 27 percent of basic pay; the accompanying Explanation defines 'rent free furnished accommodation' to include the official residence, staff quarters, maintenance and utility charges, and free furnishing valued up to Rs. 10,00,000 for a former Chief Justice of India, Rs. 8,00,000 for a former Supreme Court judge, Rs. 8,00,000 for a former Chief Justice of a High Court, and Rs. 6,00,000 for a former High Court judge; the notification is signed by Dr. Rajiv Mani, Additional Secretary, under File No. A 60011/48/2022-NDIAC(LA).

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EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 440] NEW DE LHI, THURS DAY, JULY 27, 2023/ SHRAVANA 5, 194 5 CG-DL-E-27072023-247666 MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE (Department of Legal Affairs) NOTIF ICATION New Delhi, the 27th July, 2023 G.S.R. 560(E). —In exercise of the powers conferred by sub -section (1) and clause (a) of sub -section (2) of section 30 of the India International Arbitration Centre Act, 2019 (17 of 2019), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the India International Arbitration Centre (Terms and Conditions and the Salary and allowances payable to Chairperson and Full -time Members) Rules, 2022, namely: –– 1. (1) These rules may be called the India International Arbitration Centre (Terms and Conditions and the Salary and allowances payable to Chairperson and Full -time Members) Second Amendment Rules, 2023. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their pub lication in the Official Gazette. 2. In rule 7 of the India International Arbitration Centre (Terms and Conditions and the Salary and allowances payable to Chairperson and Full -time Members) Rules, 2022, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely: - "Provided that in case of appointment of a person as Chairperson, who has been a judge of the Supreme Court of India or High Court, the Chairperson shall be entitled to a rent free furnished accommodation or house rent allowance at the rate of twenty -seven percent of their respective basic pay. Explanation .- For the purpose of this rule, rent free furnished accommodation includes, - (a) official furnished residence, the staff quarters and other buildings apartment thereto and the garden thereof and mainten ance charges in relation to the said residence, including the payment of local rates and taxes and electricity and water; (b) free furnishing (including electrical appliances) provided free of rent in the official residence in case of Chairperson who has been the Chief Justice of India or a Judge of Supreme Court, the value of which shall not exceed Rs.10,00,000 and Rs.8,00,000 respectively and in case of Chairperson who has been the Chief Justice of a High Court or a Judge of a High Court, the value of which shall not exceed Rs. 8,00,000/ - and Rs. 6,00,000/ - respectively." [F. No. A 60011/48/2022 -NDIAC (LA)] Dr. RAJIV MANI , Addl . Secy . Note : The principal rules were published vide G.S.R. 442(E), dated the 11th June, 2022, in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part -II, Section 3, Sub -section (i), dated the 11th June, 2022 and the principal rules were amended vide G.S.R. 109 (E), dated the 13th February, 2023 in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part -II, Section 3, Sub -section (i), dated the 13th February, 2023. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.

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