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Date: 13-Dec-2024 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

amendments in Domestic Help to Former Chief Justices and Former Judges

Issued by Government of The National Capital Territory of Delhi · Delhi High Court

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • This gazette notification details amendments to the 'Domestic Help to Former Chief Justices and Former Judges of the Delhi High Court Rules, 2017'.
  • The amendments primarily concern the provision of domestic help, attendants, and chauffeurs to former Chief Justices and Judges of the Delhi High Court, and their spouses, and in certain cases, their dependent parents.
  • The notification clarifies eligibility, selection, payment, and conditions of service for these personnel.

Key Changes

  • The definition of 'Domestic Help' or 'Attendant' is updated to include assistance provided to the spouse of a former Chief Justice or Judge, at the expense of the High Court.
  • A definition for 'Chauffeur' is introduced, which includes assistance to the former Chief Justice or Judge, their spouse, and in the event of their death, to their dependent parents.
  • Eligibility criteria are revised to ensure that the facility is not availed if similar benefits are provided by another High Court or the post-retirement office of the former Chief Justice or Judge.
  • The selection process now allows the former Chief Justice or Judge to choose a person or request the Chief Justice to depute an employee from the High Court for these roles.
  • The engagement of domestic help, attendants, and chauffeurs is explicitly stated to be on a contractual basis, with no claim for regularization or absorption.
  • The High Court will reimburse the monthly remuneration for these personnel if they are not contractual employees of the High Court.
  • The wages for domestic help are set equivalent to a Class-IV employee (peon) at the minimum of the scale of pay, while the chauffeur's wages are equivalent to a chauffeur in the High Court and attendant's wages will be as per minimum wages for unskilled worker as per Government of NCT of Delhi.
  • While a former Chief Justice or Judge can engage multiple personnel, the High Court will only reimburse for one of each category.
  • The facility is extended to the spouse of the former Chief Justice or Judge for their lifetime and to the dependent parents for chauffeur service in case of death of former Chief Justice or Judge and their spouse.
  • Former Chief Justices and Judges availing these services will no longer be entitled to the allowance previously provided for similar expenses, as per the letter dated 28.11.2016 from Department Of Law, Justice and Legislative Affairs, Govt. of NCT of Delhi.

Impact Analysis

Former Chief Justices and Judges

  • The facility is extended to their spouses and dependent parents under specific conditions.

Spouses and Dependent Parents

  • This provides enhanced support and security to the family members of the former judges.

High Court Administration

  • The High Court needs to update its payroll and reimbursement systems to reflect the changes.

Employees of the High Court

  • The notification clarifies that these deputations are contractual and do not lead to regularization of service.

Action Items

  • A mechanism needs to be put in place for the selection and deputation of High Court employees as required.

Key Entities Referenced

Delhi High Court: The primary entity issuing the notification and responsible for implementing the changes. Former Chief Justices and Former Judges of the Delhi High Court: The beneficiaries of the domestic help, attendant, and chauffeur services. Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi: The government body whose Department of Law, Justice and Legislative Affairs issued the letter regarding the allowance, which is now discontinued for those availing the new facility. Constitution of India: The legal framework under which the notification is issued, specifically Article 229. Domestic Help to Former Chief Justices and Former Judges of the Delhi High Court Rules, 2017: The existing rules that are being amended by this notification. Department Of Law, Justice and Legislative Affairs, Govt. of NCT of Delhi: The department that issued the letter dated 28.11.2016 regarding the allowance that is being discontinued. Office of the Commissioner (Labour), Government of NCT of Delhi: The office that sets the minimum wage for unskilled workers, which is used to determine the wages of the attendant.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33002/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33002/99 भारत सर कार GOVERNMENT OF INDIA एस.जी.-डी.एलx.x-xअG.I-D14H1x2xx2 024-259414 SG-DL-Ex-x1xG41ID2E20xx2x4 -259414 असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 41] दिल्ली, िुक्रिार, दिसम्ब र 13, 2024/अग्रहायण 22, 1946 [रा.रा.रा.क्षे.दि. स.ं 292 No. 41] DELHI, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2024/AGRAHAYANA 22, 1946 [N. C. T. D. No. 292 भाग II—I PART II—I राष्ट्रीय रािधानी राज्य क्षत्रे दिल्ली सरकार GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI दिल्ली उच्च न्यायालय : नई दिल्ल ी अजधसचू ना दिल्ली, 12 दिसम् बर, 2024 स.ं 105/जनयम/ डीएचसी.—भारतीय संजिधान के अनच्ु छेि 229 द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों तथा इसे इस सन्िभ भ में समथभ बनाने िाल े अन्य समस्ट्त उपबंधों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, दिनांक 29.11.2024 को हुए दिल्ली उच्च न्यायालय के पूण भ न्यायालय के संकल्प के अनुसरण म,ें माननीय मुख्य न्यायाधीि ‘दिल्ली उच्च न्यायालय के पिू भ मुख्य न्यायाधीि(गण) तथा पूिभ न्यायाधीि(गण) हते ु घरेलू सहायक जनयम, 2017’ म ेंजनम्नजलजित संिोधन सहर्भ करते ह:ैं सिं ोधन जनम्नजलजित जनयम को जिद्यमान जनयम 4(v) के स्ट्थान पर प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा:— (v) ‘घरेलू सहायक’ या ‘पररचारक’ से तात्पयभ उच्च न्यायालय के पूिभ मुख्य न्यायाधीि अथिा पूिभ न्यायाधीि अथिा उनके िीिनसाथी को उच्च न्यायालय के िच भपर िी िान े िाली सहायक की सुजिधा से ह।ै 8083 DG/2024 (1)2 DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY PART II—I] जनम्नजलजित जनयम को जिद्यमान जनयम 4(v) के बाि जनम्न प्रकार स ेिाजमल दकया िाएगा:— (vi) ‘चालक’ से तात्पयभ ह,ै उच्च न्यायालय के पूिभ मख्ु य न्यायाधीि अथिा पूिभ न्यायाधीि अथिा उनके िीिनसाथी तथा िोनों की मृत्यु हो िान े की ििा में उनके आजित माता-जपता, यदि कोई हों, को उच्च न्यायालय के िच भ पर, सेिाजनिृजत्त पर या उसके बाि, िाहन चलान े के जलए जनयुि दकए गए कमभचारी की सुजिधा। जनम्नजलजित जनयम जिद्यमान जनयम 5 के स्ट्थान पर प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा:- 5. योग्यता: उच्च न्यायालय के पूिभ मख्ु य न्यायाधीि अथिा पूि भ न्यायाधीि घरेल ू सहायक, पररचारक और चालक की सेिाए ं ग्रहण के हकिार होंग,े यदि: (क) दकसी अन्य जनयम के अंतगतभ दकसी अन्य उच्च न्यायालय द्वारा पूिभ मुख्य न्यायाधीि अथिा पिू भ न्यायाधीि, िैसा भी मामला हो, को दकसी अन्य न्यायालय द्वारा दकन्हीं अन्य जनयमों के अंतगभत घरेलू सहायक, पररचारक और चालक की सुजिधा प्रिान नहीं की िा रही हो; एि ं (ि) उस कायाभलय या पि, जिस पर पूिभ मख्ु य न्यायाधीि अथिा पूिभ न्यायाधीि की सेिाजनिृजत्त के पश्चात ् जनयुजि हुई हो, पर घरेल ूसहायक, पररचारक और चालक की कोई सुजिधा न हो। जनम्नजलजित जनयम जिद्यमान जनयम 6 के स्ट्थान पर प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा: 6. घरेल ूसहायक, पररचारक और चालक का चयन पूिभ मुख्य न्यायाधीि अथिा पिू भ न्यायाधीि, िैसा भी मामला हो, अपन े जििेक से घरेलू सहायक, पररचारक या चालक के रूप में दकसी व्यजि का चयन करेंगे; अथिा िैकजल्पक रूप स,े पूिभ मख्ु य न्यायाधीि अथिा पूि भ न्यायाधीि, इन जनयमों के अनुपालन के अध्यधीन, मुख्य न्यायाधीि से उच्च न्यायालय की स्ट्थापना स े दकसी कमभचारी को पूिभ मुख्य न्यायाधीि अथिा पूिभ न्यायाधीि के साथ कायभ करने के जलए प्रजतजनयिु करने का अनुरोध कर सकते ह ैं तथा मुख्य न्यायाधीि, ऐसे अनुरोध के अनुसार, उच्च न्यायालय की स्ट्थापना से दकसी कमभचारी को पूिभ मुख्य न्यायाधीि अथिा पूिभ न्यायाधीि के साथ कायभ करने हते ु प्रजतजनयुि करेंगे। जनम्नजलजित जनयम जिद्यमान जनयम 7 के स्ट्थान पर प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा:- 7. सजं ििात्मक जनयजु ि जनयम 6 के अंतगभत घरेलू सहायक, पररचारक और चालक की जनयुजि संजििात्मक आधार पर होगी तथा तब तक उपलब्ध होगी िब तक दक पूि भ मुख्य न्यायाधीि अथिा पूिभ न्यायाधीि जनयम 5 के अंतगभत सुजिधा का लाभ प्राप्त करने के अजधकारी ह ैं तथा िब तक घरेल ू सहायक, पररचारक और चालक पूिभ मुख्य न्यायाधीि अथिा पूि भ न्यायाधीि के प्रमाणन के अध्यधीन संतोर्िनक कायभ करता ह।ै इन जनयमों के अंतगभत उच्च न्यायालय द्वारा घरेल ू सहायक, पररचारक और चालक का जनयोिन उच्च न्यायालय के साथ संजििात्मक जनयोिन में होगा तथा िह सेिा के जनयजमतीकरण या जनयजमत आधार पर समायोिन का िािा करने का पात्र नहीं होगा, भल े ही िह व्यजि दकसी भी अिजध तक काम करता रह।े[PART II—I DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 3 जनम्नजलजित जनयम जिद्यमान जनयम 8 के स्ट्थान पर प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा:- 8. प्रजतपर्ू त भ पूिभ मुख्य न्यायाधीि अथिा पिू भ न्यायाधीि द्वारा घरेलू सहायक, पररचारक और चालक की जनयुजि की ििा में, एि ं यदि ऐसा घरेल ू सहायक, पररचारक और चालक उच्च न्यायालय का संजििात्मक कमभचारी नहीं है, तो ऐसी जनयुजि पर घरेलू सहायक, पररचारक और चालक को िेय माजसक िेतन की प्रजतपूर्त भ पूिभ मुख्य न्यायाधीि अथिा पूि भ न्यायाधीि, िैसा भी मामला हो, को प्रत्येक माह के अतं म ेंउच्च न्यायालय द्वारा की िाएगी। जनम्नजलजित जनयम जिद्यमान जनयम 9 के स्ट्थान पर प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा:- 9. िते न उच्च न्यायालय द्वारा घरेलू सहायक को िेय िेतन, अथिा उच्च न्यायालय द्वारा घरेलू सहायक की जनयुजि हते ु पूि भ मुख्य न्यायाधीि अथिा पूिभ न्यायाधीि को प्रजतपूररत दकया िाने िाला िेतन चपरासी की िणे ी में उच्च न्यायालय के चतुथभ िणे ी कमभचारी या इसके समतुल्य के न्यनू तम िेतनमान (अथाभत मलू िेतन एिं महगं ाई भत्ता) में िेय िेतन एिं िार्र्भक िेतन िृजि, िैसी भी लाग ूहो, के समतल्ु य होगा। उच्च न्यायालय द्वारा चालक को िेय िेतन या चालक की जनयुजि हते ु उच्च न्यायालय द्वारा पूिभ मुख्य न्यायाधीि अथिा पूिभ न्यायाधीि को प्रजतपूररत दकया िाने िाला िेतन उच्च न्यायालय में चालक को िेय िेतन के समतुल्य होगा। उच्च न्यायालय द्वारा पररचारक को िेय िेतन, अथिा पररचारक की जनयुजि के जलए उच्च न्यायालय द्वारा पूि भ मुख्य न्यायाधीि अथिा पूिभ न्यायाधीि को प्रजतपूररत दकया िाने िाला िेतन राष्ट्रीय रािधानी क्षेत्र, दिल्ली सरकार के (िम) आयिु कायाभलय द्वारा अकुिल िजमक के जलए समय-समय पर जनधाभररत न्यूनतम िेतन िर के अनुसार होगा। जनम्नजलजित जनयम जिद्यमान जनयम 10 के स्ट्थान पर प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा:- 10. पूिभ मुख्य न्यायाधीि अथिा पिू भ न्यायाधीि, िैसा भी मामला हो, एक या अजधक घरेल ू सहायक, पररचारक और चालक की सेिाएं ल ेसकते ह,ैं दकन्तु उच्च न्यायालय, जनयम 9 में जिजहत िर के अनुसार, केिल एक ही घरेल ूसहायक, पररचारक और चालक को िेय िेतन के समतल्ु य िेतन का ही भुगतान/प्रजतपूर्तभ करेगा। जनम्नजलजित जनयम जिद्यमान जनयम 11 के स्ट्थान पर प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा:- 11. जनरंतरता पूिभ मुख्य न्यायाधीि अथिा पूिभ न्यायाधीि द्वारा जनयिु घरेल ू सहायक, पररचारक और चालक तब तक संजििात्मक आधार पर कायभ करता रहगे ा, िब तक िह संतोर्िनक सेिा िेता/िेती है, जिसे पूिभ मुख्य न्यायाधीि अथिा पूि भन्यायाधीि, िैसा भी मामला हो, द्वारा प्रमाजणत दकया गया हो। जनम्नजलजित जनयम जिद्यमान जनयम 12 के स्ट्थान पर प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा:- 12. िीिनसाथी उच्च न्यायालय के पूिभ मुख्य न्यायाधीि अथिा पूि भ न्यायाधीि को उपरोि प्रािधानों के अंतगतभ प्रिान की िान े िाली सुजिधा, पूिभ मुख्य न्यायाधीि अथिा पूिभ न्यायाधीि, िसै ा भी मामला हो, के िीजित िीिनसाथी को उन्हीं जनयमों एिं ितों पर उनके िीिन पयंत प्रिान की िाएगी। बिते उच्च न्यायालय के पूिभ मख्ु य न्यायाधीि अथिा पूि भ न्यायाधीि और उनके िीिनसाथी के जनधन की ििा में, उनके आजित माता-जपता, यदि कोई हों, को भी चालक की सुजिधा प्रिान की िाएगी। जनम्नजलजित जनयम जिद्यमान जनयम 12 के बाि इस प्रकार स ेिाजमल दकया िाएगा:- 12 (क). घरेलू सहायक, पररचारक और चालक की सेिा लने े पर, उच्च न्यायालय के पूि भ मुख्य न्यायाधीि अथिा पूि भ न्यायाधीि जिजध, न्याय एि ं जिधायी कायभ जिभाग, राष्ट्रीय रािधानी क्षेत्र दिल्ली सरकार से प्राप्त पत्र दिनांक 28.11.2016 के अनसु ार दिए िान े िाल े भत्त े के हकिार नहीं होंगे, जिसके अंतगतभ माननीय सिोच्च4 DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY PART II—I] न्यायालय द्वारा जििेर् अनुमजत याजचका (िीिानी) सं. 9558-9559/2010 स े उत्पन्न िीिानी अपील सं. 4248-4249/2014 में पाररत आिेि दिनांक 31.03.2014 के अनपु ालन में इस न्यायालय के सेिाजनिृत्त माननीय मुख्य न्यायाधीि(गण) एिं न्यायाधीि(गण) द्वारा दकसी अिभली/चालक आदि की सेिाओं पर होन े िाल े व्यय की भरपाई के जलए एक भत्ता स्ट्थाजपत दकया गया था और उि भत्ता उपरोि सुजिधा में उपयोग दकया िाएगा। रिप्पणी: यह संिोधन रािपत्र में इनके प्रकाजित होन े की जतजथ से लागू होंगे। आिेि से, कंिलिीत अरोड़ा, महाजनबंधक HIGH COURT OF DELHI: NEW DELHI NOTIFICATION Delhi, the 12th December, 2024 No. 105/Rules/DHC .—In exercise of the powers conferred under Article 229 of the Constitution of India and all other provisions enabling it in this behalf, pursuant to the resolution of Full Court of the High Court of Delhi held on 29.11.2024, Hon'ble the Chief Justice has been pleased to makes the following amendments in ‘Domestic Help to Former Chief Justices and Former Judges of the Delhi High Court Rules, 2017’:- AMENDMENTS The following rule shall be substituted for the existing rule 4(v):- (v) ‘Domestic Help’ or ‘Attendant’ means the assistance of a helper to be provided to a former Chief Justice or a former Judge of the High Court, or to his or her spouse at the expense of the High Court. The following rule shall be inserted after existing rule 4(v) in the following manner:- (vi) ‘Chauffeur’ means the assistance of a personnel to be provided to a former Chief Justice or a former Judge of the High Court, or to his or her spouse and in case of death of both, to their dependant parents, if any, engaged on or after retirement to drive the vehicle, at the expense of the High Court. The following rule shall be substituted for the existing rule 5:- 5. Eligibility A former Chief Justice or a former Judge of the High Court shall be entitled to avail of the services of a Domestic Help, Attendant and Chauffeur, if: (a) The facility of a Domestic Help, Attendant and Chauffeur under any other rules is not being provided to the former Chief Justice or, as the case may be, former Judge by any other High Court; and (b) No facility of a Domestic Help, Attendant and Chauffeur is attached to the office or post to which the former Chief Justice or former Judge is appointed after retirement. The following rule shall be substituted for the existing rule 6:- 6. Selection of Domestic Help, Attendant and Chauffeur The former Chief Justice or, as the case may be, former Judge may at her or his discretion select a person to be engaged as a Domestic Help, Attendant and Chauffeur; Or, in the alternative, the former Chief Justice or former Judge, subject to compliance of these Rules, may request the Chief Justice to depute an employee from the establishment of the High Court to work with the former Chief Justice or former Judge and the Chief Justice can as per such request depute the employee on the establishment of the High Court to work with the former Chief Justice or former Judge.[PART II—I DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 5 The following rule shall be substituted for the existing rule 7:- 7. Contractual appointment The engagement of a Domestic Help, Attendant and Chauffeur under Rule 6 shall be on a contractual basis and will be available until the former Chief Justice or former Judge is entitled to the benefit of the facility under Rule 5 and until the Domestic Help, Attendant and Chauffeur performs duties satisfactorily subject to the certification of the former Chief Justice or former Judge. The Domestic Help, Attendant and Chauffeur, employed under these Rules by the High Court, will be on contractual employment with the High Court and shall not be entitled to claim regularization of service or absorption on regular basis even though such appointee may continue to work for any period. The following rule shall be substituted for the existing rule 8:- 8. Reimbursement In case of appointment of the domestic help, Attendant and Chauffeur by the former Chief Justice or former Judge, and if such domestic help, Attendant and Chauffeur is not a contractual employee of the High Court, then, upon such engagement, the monthly remuneration payable to the Domestic Help, Attendant and Chauffeur shall be reimbursed by the High Court to the former Chief Justice or former Judge, as the case may be, at the end of every month. The following rule shall be substituted for the existing rule 9:- 9. Wages The wages which would be payable to the domestic help by the High Court, or to be reimbursed by the High Court to the former Chief Justice or former Judge for the engagement of a Domestic Help shall be equivalent to the salary payable to a Class-IV employee of the High Court in the grade of a peon or equivalent at the minimum of the scale of pay (i.e., Basic Pay and Dearness Allowance) and yearly increment as applicable. The wages which would be payable to the Chauffeur by the High Court, or to be reimbursed by the High Court to the former Chief Justice or former Judge for the engagement of a Chauffeur shall be equivalent to the salary payable to a Chauffeur in the High Court. The wages which would be payable to the Attendant by the High Court, or to be reimbursed by the High Court to the former Chief Justice or former Judge for the engagement of an Attendant shall be the minimum rate of wages fixed by Office of the Commissioner (Labour), Government of NCT of Delhi from time to time for an unskilled worker. The following rule shall be substituted for the existing rule 10:- 10. The former Chief Justice or, as the case may be, former Judge may engage the services of one or more Domestic Help, Attendant and Chauffeur, but the High Court shall reimburse/pay wages equivalent only to what is payable for one Domestic Help, Attendant and Chauffeur at the rate prescribed in Rule 9. The following rule shall be substituted for the existing rule 11:- 11. Continuance The Domestic Help, Attendant and Chauffeur engaged by a former Chief Justice or former Judge shall continue to remain on a contractual basis so long as he or she renders satisfactory service, as certified by the former Chief Justice or former Judge, as the case may be. The following rule shall be substituted for the existing rule 12: 12. Spouses The facility which is extended under the aforesaid provisions to a former Chief Justice or former Judge of the High Court shall be provided on the same terms and conditions to the surviving spouse of a former Chief Justice or former Judge, as the case may be, during the lifetime of the spouse. Provided that the Chauffeur would also be provided in case of death of former Chief Justice or former Judge of the High Court and their spouses to their dependent parents, if any.6 DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY PART II—I] The following rule shall be inserted after existing rule 12 in the following manner:- 12A. On availment of service of Domestic Help, Attendant and Chauffeur, the former Chief Justice or former Judges of the High Court shall not be entitled to the allowance in terms of letter dated 28.11.2016 received from Department Of Law, Justice and Legislative Affairs, Govt. of NCT of Delhi, whereby an allowance was instituted to defray the expenses incurred on services of any Orderly/Driver etc. by retired Hon’ble Chief Justices and Judges of this Court in compliance of Hon’ble Supreme Court of India order dated 31.03.2014 passed in Civil Appeal No. 4248-4249/2014 arising out of SLP(Civil) No. 9558-9559/2010 and the said allowance be utilized in the aforesaid facility. NOTE: THIS AMENDMENT SHALL COME INTO FORCE FROM THE DATE OF ITS PUBLICATION IN THE GAZETTE. By Order, KANWALJEET ARORA, Registrar General 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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