Executive Summary:
This document outlines the rules regulating the service terms, salaries, and allowances for the Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and Members of the Authority for Advance Rulings. These rules, called the Authority for Advance Rulings Terms and Conditions of Service and Salaries and Allowances of Chairman, Vice Chairman and Members Rules, 2016, supersede previous rules from 1994 with specific exceptions and took effect upon publication in the Official Gazette on July 8, 2016.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **General:**
* The rules may be called the Authority for Advance Rulings Terms and Conditions of Service and Salaries and Allowances of Chairman, Vice Chairman and Members Rules, 2016.
* The rules came into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
* The Incometax Act, 1961 defines words and expressions used in these rules.
* **Salary and Allowances:**
* The Chairman receives a monthly salary equivalent to a Judge of the Supreme Court, not exceeding their last pay before retirement, along with allowances and benefits of a serving Supreme Court Judge.
* The Vice-Chairman receives a monthly salary at the Apex scale, not exceeding their last pay before retirement as a High Court Judge and allowances at the rate admissible to a High Court Judge.
* Members receive pay in the scale of Rs. 75500-80000 per month, which may be reduced by pension or retirement benefits.
* Members receive dearness allowance and city compensatory allowance at rates for Group A Central Government officers with equivalent pay.
* **Leave and Term of Office:**
* The Central Civil Service Leave Rules, 1972 govern leave for the Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and Members. Encashment of leave on retirement is capped at 300 days.
* The Chairman sanctions leave for the Vice-Chairman or Members; the President of India sanctions leave for the Chairman.
* The term of office for the Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and Members is three years, with eligibility for reappointment for another term.
* The Chairman cannot hold office after age seventy, the Vice-Chairman after sixty-five, and Members after sixty-two.
* Appointed Members must seek retirement from Government service before entering office.
* **Other Conditions:**
* The Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and Members can contribute to the Contributory Provident Fund as per the Contributory Provident Fund Rules India, 1962.
* The Supreme Court Judges Salaries and Conditions of Service Act, 1958 governs the Chairman's service conditions not covered in these rules.
* The High Court Judges Salaries and Condition of Service Act, 1954 applies to the Vice-Chairman's service conditions not covered in these rules.
* Central Government rules for equivalent officers apply to Members' service conditions not covered in these rules.
* **Miscellaneous:**
* The Central Government decides on service condition matters not expressly covered, and its decision is binding.
* The Central Government can relax provisions of these rules for any class or categories of persons.
Impact Analysis:
* **Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and Members of the Authority for Advance Rulings:**
* Impact: Determines their salaries, allowances, leave, term of office, and other service conditions.
* Action Required: Comply with the rules regarding salary, allowances, leave, retirement age, and other service conditions.
* **Central Government:**
* Impact: Responsible for making decisions on service conditions not expressly covered in the rules and has the power to relax provisions.
* Action Required: Be prepared to make decisions on service matters not explicitly covered and consider requests for relaxing rule provisions.
Key Entities Referenced
Authority for Advance Rulings: An organization whose terms and conditions of service and salaries and allowances are being regulated by the rules outlined in the document.
Income-tax Act, 1961: A legal act that defines terms used in the rules and provides the basis for powers conferred in the notification.
Central Government: The governing body responsible for making and enforcing the rules pertaining to the Authority for Advance Rulings.
Supreme Court: The highest judicial body; salary and benefits of its judges are used as a benchmark for the Chairman of the Authority for Advance Rulings.
High Court: A judicial body; salary and allowances of its judges are used as a benchmark for the Vice-Chairman of the Authority for Advance Rulings.
Central Civil Service Leave Rules, 1972: A set of regulations governing leave entitlements for officers of the Central Government, applicable to the Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and Members.
Contributory Provident Fund Rules India, 1962: A set of regulations governing contributions to the Contributory Provident Fund, applicable to the Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and Members.
New Delhi, Delhi: Location where the notification was issued.
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ससससाााा....ककककाााा....ििििनननन.... 666677774444((((अअअअ))))....————के(cid:8)(cid:9)ीय सरकार, आय-कर अिधिनयम, 1961 (1961 का 43) क(cid:11) धारा 245ण क(cid:11)
उपधारा (4) (cid:12)ारा (cid:15)द(cid:16) शि(cid:19)य(cid:20) का (cid:15)योग करते (cid:23)ए और अि(cid:26)म िनण(cid:30)य (cid:15)ािधकरण िनयमावली, 1994 (अ य!
और सद#य(cid:20) क(cid:11) सेवा शत%, वेतन और भ(cid:16)े) को उन बात(cid:20) के िसवाय अिध(ा(cid:8)त करते (cid:23)ए िज(cid:8)ह + ऐस े अिध(मण स े
पहले (cid:1)कया गया ह ै या करन े का लोप (cid:1)कया गया ह,ै अि(cid:26)म िनण(cid:30)य (cid:15)ािधकरण के अ य!, उपा य! और सद#य(cid:20) क(cid:11)
सेवा शत% और िनबंधन और वेतन और भ(cid:16)े का िविनयमन करने के िलए िनि.िलिखत िनयम बनाती ह,ै अथा(cid:30)त ् :-
1111.... ससससििंंििंं (cid:13)(cid:13)(cid:13)(cid:13)(cid:14)(cid:14)(cid:14)(cid:14) ननननाााामममम औऔऔऔरररर (cid:15)(cid:15)(cid:15)(cid:15)ााााररररंंंंभभभभ : (1) इन िनयम(cid:20) का संि!3 नाम अि(cid:26)म िनण(cid:30)य (cid:15)ािधकरण (अ य!, उपा य! और
सद#य(cid:20) क(cid:11) सेवा क(cid:11) शत% तथा िनबंधन वते न तथा भ(cid:16)े) िनयम, 2016 ह ै ।
(2) ये राजप4 म+ (cid:15)काशन क(cid:11) तारीख को (cid:15)वृ(cid:16) ह(cid:20)गे ।
2222.... पपपप(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19)ररररभभभभााााषषषषााााएएएए ंंंं- इन िनयम(cid:20) म+ जब तक (cid:1)क संदभ(cid:30) से अ(cid:8)यथा अपेि!त न ह(cid:20),-
(क)
"अिधिनयम" से आयकर अिधिनयम, 1961 (1961 का 43) अिभ(cid:15)ेत ह ै ;
(ख)
उन श7द(cid:20) और पद(cid:20) के, जो इन िनयम(cid:20) म+ (cid:15)यु(cid:19) ह 9 और प:रभािषत नह< ह ै (cid:1)क(cid:8)तु अिधिनयम म+
प:रभािषत ह,ै वह< अथ (cid:30) ह(cid:20)ग े जो उस अिधिनयम म+ ह ै ।
3333.... अअअअ(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:23)यययय(cid:13)(cid:13)(cid:13)(cid:13) औऔऔऔरररर उउउउपपपपाााा(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:23)यययय(cid:13)(cid:13)(cid:13)(cid:13) ककककेेेे ववववततेेततेे नननन,,,, भभभभ(cid:25)(cid:25)(cid:25)(cid:25) ेे ेे आआआआ(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:28)दददद : अ य! उ=तम (cid:8)यायालय के (cid:1)कसी (cid:8)यायाधीश को अनु>ेय समान
दर पर मािसक वेतन का हकदार होगा :
3441 GI/2016 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
परंतु ऐसे वते न, जो पेशन के साथ और प+शन के समतु(cid:3)य के (cid:1)कसी अ(cid:8)य ?प से सेवािनवृ(cid:16) के फायद े के साथ उ=तम
(cid:8)यायालय के (cid:8)यायाधीश के ?प म+ सेवािनवृ(cid:16) होने से पहले उसके (cid:12)ारा (cid:15)ा3 अंितम वते न स े अिधक नह< होगा ।
(2) अ य! उ=तम (cid:8)यायालय के सेवारत (cid:8)यायाधीश को अनु>ेय ऐसे भ(cid:16)े और अ(cid:8)य फायद(cid:20) का हकदार होगा ।
(3) उपा य!, शीष(cid:30) वेतनमान पर मािसक वते न का हकदार होगा :
परंतु ऐस े वेतन, जो पेशन के साथ और प+शन के समत(cid:3)ु य के (cid:1)कसी अ(cid:8)य ?प स े सवे ािनवृ(cid:16) के फायद े के साथ उ=
(cid:8)यायालय के (cid:8)यायाधीश के ?प म+ सेवािनवृ(cid:16) होने से पहले उसके (cid:12)ारा (cid:15)ा3 अंितम वते न स े अिधक नह< होगा ।
(4) उपा य!, उ= (cid:8)यायालय के (cid:8)यायाधीश को अनु>ेय समान दर पर भ(cid:16)(cid:20) का हकदार होगा ।
4444.... ससससदददद(cid:30)(cid:30)(cid:30)(cid:30)यययय ककककेेेे ववववततेेततेे नननन औऔऔऔरररर भभभभ(cid:25)(cid:25)(cid:25)(cid:25) ेे ेेआआआआ(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:28)दददद : सद#य 75500-80000 ?पए के वेतनमान म+ वेतन (cid:15)ा3 करेगा
परंतु ऐसा वेतन से, प+शन और प+शन के समतु(cid:3)य उपादान, अिभदाय िनिध का िनयोजक अंशदान या (cid:1)कसी अ(cid:8)य
?प, सेवा िनवृ(cid:16) फायद,े य(cid:1)द कोई हो, उसके (cid:12)ारा िनकाला गया ह ै या िनकाला जाना ह,ै क(cid:11) रािश को घटा (cid:1)दया
जाएगा ।
5555.... ममममहहंंहहंं गगगगााााईईईई भभभभ(cid:25)(cid:25)(cid:25)(cid:25)ाााा औऔऔऔरररर ननननगगगगरररर (cid:15)(cid:15)(cid:15)(cid:15)ििििततततपपपप ूू ूू तततत भभभभ(cid:25)(cid:25)(cid:25)(cid:25)ाााा : सद#य, के(cid:8)(cid:9)ीय सरकार म+ समतु(cid:3)य वेतन पाने वाले समूह 'क' के
अिधकारी को अनु>ेय समान दर पर महगं ाई भ(cid:16)ा और नगर (cid:15)ितपूBत भ(cid:16)ा (cid:15)ा3 करेगा ।
6666.... छछछछुुुु####ीीीी : अ य!, उपा य! या सद#य के ?प म+ िनयु(cid:19) Cि(cid:19) के(cid:8)(cid:9)ीय िसिवल सेवा (छुEी) िनयम, 1972 के अधीन
के(cid:8)(cid:9)ीय सरकार के (cid:1)कसी अिधकारी को अनु>ेय ऐसी छुEी का हकदार ह(cid:20)गे :
परंतु (cid:1)कसी सद#य (cid:12)ारा सरकार से सेवािनवृ(cid:16) होने पर नगद भुनाई जाने वाली छुEी लेने और (cid:15)ािधकरण म+
काय(cid:30)काल क(cid:11) समाि3 पर नगद भुनाई जाने वाली छुEी कुल 300 (cid:1)दन(cid:20) तक िनबFिधत होगी ।
7777.... छछछछुुुु####ीीीी ममममजजंंजजंं ररूूररूू ीीीी (cid:15)(cid:15)(cid:15)(cid:15)ााााििििधधधधककककााााररररीीीी : अ य!, उपा य! या सद#य क(cid:11) छुEी मंजूर करन े का स!म (cid:15)ािधकारी होगा और भारत
के राषGपित, अ य! क(cid:11) छुEी मंजूर करने का स!म (cid:15)ािधकारी होगा
8888.... ककककााााययययाााालल''लल'' यययय कककक(((( शशशशतततत'' '' : अ य!, उपा य! या सद#य अपना पद संभालने क(cid:11) तारीख से तीन वष(cid:30) क(cid:11) अविध के िलए
इस ?प म+ पद धारण कर+गे परंतु तीन वष(cid:30) क(cid:11) एक और अविध के िलए पुनBनयोजन के िलए पा4 ह(cid:20)गे :
परंतु अ य!, उपा य! या सद#य आयु (cid:15)ा3 करने के पHात पद धारण नह< करेगा -
(क)
(cid:1)कसी अ य! क(cid:11) दशा म+, स(cid:16)र वष(cid:30) क(cid:11) आय ु :
(ख)
(cid:1)कसी उपा य! क(cid:11) दशा म+, प9सठ वष(cid:30) क(cid:11) आयु : और
(ग)
(cid:1)कसी सद#य क(cid:11) दशा म+ बासठ वष(cid:30) क(cid:11) आयु ।
(2) सद#य के ?प म+ िनयु(cid:19) होने वाले (cid:1)कसी Cि(cid:19) को सद#य के ?प म+ काय(cid:30)भार (cid:26)हण करने से पूव (cid:30) सरकारी सेवा से
सेवािनवृि(cid:16) लेनी होगी ।
9999.... अअअअििििभभभभददददाााायययय भभभभििििवववव****यययय ििििननननििििधधधध मममम ++ ++ अअअअंशंशंशंशददददाााानननन : अ य!, उपा य! और सद#य के(cid:8)(cid:9)ीय सरकार के सेवक(cid:20) क(cid:11) पुनBनयोजन पर
लागू होने वाली ऐसी शतJ के अ यधीन अिभदाय भिवKय िनिध िनयम (भारत), 1962 के अनुसार उनक(cid:11) िनयुि(cid:19)
क(cid:11) तारीख से अिभदाय भिवKय िनिध म+ अंशदान (cid:1)कए जाने के हकदार ह(cid:20)गे ।
11110000.... ससससववेेववेे ाााा कककक(((( अअअअ,,,,यययय शशशशतततत-- -- : (1) अ य! क(cid:11) सेवा क(cid:11) शत%, िजनके िलए इन िनयम(cid:20) म+ कोई उपबंध नह< (cid:1)कया गया ह,ै
उ=तम (cid:8)यायालय के (cid:8)यायाधीश (वेतन और सेवा शत%) अिधिनयम, 1958 (1958 का 41) और उसके अधीन बनाए
गए िनयम(cid:20) से शािशत ह(cid:20)ग े और अ य! समय समय पर उ=तम (cid:8)यायालय के पीठासीन (cid:8)यायाधीश(cid:20) को िमलन े वाले
सभी भ(cid:16)(cid:20), प:रलि7धय(cid:20), िवशेषािधकार(cid:20), सुखसुिवधाL और सुिवधाL के भी हकदार ह(cid:20)गे ।¹Hkkx IIµ[k.M 3(i)º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 3
(2) उपा य! क(cid:11) सेवा क(cid:11) शत%, िजनके िलए इन िनयम(cid:20) म+ कोई उपबंध नह< (cid:1)कया गया ह,ै उ=तम (cid:8)यायालय
(cid:8)यायाधीश (वेतन और सेवा शत%) अिधिनयम, 1954 (1954 का 28) और उसके अधीन बनाए गए िनयम(cid:20) के
अधीन (cid:1)कसी उ= (cid:8)यायालय के सेवारत (cid:8)यायाधीश को लागू के समान ह(cid:20)गे ।
(3) सद#य क(cid:11) सेवा क(cid:11) शत,% िजनके िलए इन िनयम(cid:20) म+ कोई उपबंध नह< (cid:1)कया गया ह,ै के(cid:8)(cid:9)ीय सरकार के अ(cid:8)य
समतु(cid:3)य अिधका:रय(cid:20) को यथा लागू के समान होगी ।
11111111.... अअअअववववििििशशशश.... उउउउपपपपबबबबधधंंधधंं : अ य! या उपा य! या अ(cid:8)य सद#य(cid:20) के सेवा शतJ से संबंिधत िवषय, िजनके संबंध म+ इन
िनयम(cid:20) म+ कोई #पM उपबंध नह< (cid:1)कए गए ह,ै उसके िविनHय के िलए के(cid:8)(cid:9)ीय सरकार को (cid:15)Nयेक मामले िनOदM
(cid:1)कए जाएगं े और उस पर के(cid:8)(cid:9)ीय सरकार का िविनHय अ य! या उपा य! या अ(cid:8)य सद#य(cid:20) पर बा यकारी होगा ।
11112222.... ििििशशशशििििथथथथलललल ककककररररनननन ेे ेे कककक(((( शशशशिििि//// : के(cid:8)(cid:9)ीय सरकार को इन िनय(cid:20) को (cid:1)कसी उपबंध को (cid:1)कसी वग(cid:30) या (cid:15)वग(cid:30) के Cि(cid:19)य(cid:20)
क(cid:11) बाबत् िशिथल करने क(cid:11) शि(cid:19) ह(cid:20)गी ।
[फा. सं. Pय-ू 29016/2/2015-(cid:15)शा.1सी(एएआर)]
एस. भौिमक, अवर सिचव
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 8th July, 2016
G. S. R. 674(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (4) of section 245-O of
the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961) and in supersession of Authority for Advance Rulings
(Salaries and Allowances, Terms and Conditions of Service of Chairman and Members) Rules,
1994, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central
Government hereby makes the following rules, regulating the terms and conditions of service and
salaries and allowances of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Members of the Authority for Advance
Rulings, namely: —
1. Short title and commencement.—(1) These rules may be called the Authority for Advance
Rulings (Terms and Conditions of Service and Salaries and Allowances of Chairman, Vice-
Chairman and Members) Rules, 2016.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Definitions.—In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) ‘Act’ means the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961);
(b) words and expressions used in these rules and not defined but defined in the Act
shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act.
3. Salary, allowances, etc. of Chairman and Vice-Chairman.—(1) The Chairman shall be entitled
to a monthly salary at the same rate as is admissible to a Judge of the Supreme Court:
Provided that such salary, which together with the pension and pension equivalent of any other form
of retirement benefit, shall not exceed the last pay drawn by him before retirement as a Judge of
Supreme Court.
(2) The Chairman shall be entitled to such allowances and other benefits as are admissible to a
serving Judge of the Supreme Court.
(3) The Vice-Chairman shall be entitled to a monthly salary at the Apex scale:4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
Provided that such salary, which together with the pension and pension equivalent of any other form
of retirement benefit, shall not exceed the last pay drawn by him before retirement as a Judge of
High Court.
(4) The Vice-Chairman shall be entitled to allowances at the same rate as is admissible to a Judge of
a High Court.
4. Pay and allowances, etc. of Members.—A Member shall receive pay in the scale of Rs. 75500-
80000 per month:
Provided that such pay shall be reduced by the amount of pension and pension equivalent of gratuity,
employer’s contribution to the contributory fund or any other form of retirement benefits, if any,
drawn or to be drawn by him.
5. Dearness Allowance and City Compensatory Allowance.—A Member shall receive dearness
allowance and city compensatory allowance at the rates admissible to Group ’A’ officers of the
Central Government drawing an equivalent pay.
6. Leave.—A person appointed as Chairman or Vice-Chairman or Member shall be entitled to such
leave as is admissible to an officer of the Central Government under Central Civil Service (Leave)
Rules, 1972:
Provided that the encashment of leave taken on retirement from Government by a Member and the
leave to be encashed at the end of the tenure in the Authority shall be restricted to a total of 300
days.
7. Leave Sanctioning Authority.—The Chairman shall be the authority competent to sanction leave
to a Vice-Chairman or Member and the President of India shall be the authority competent to
sanction leave to the Chairman.
8. Term of Office.—(1) The Chairman or Vice-Chairman or Member shall hold office as such for a
term of three years from the date on which he enters upon his office but shall be eligible for re-
appointment for another term of three years:
Provided that no Chairman or Vice-Chairman or Member shall hold office as such after he has
attained-
(a) in the case of any Chairman, the age of seventy years;
(b) in case of any Vice-Chairman, the age of sixty-five years; and
(c) in the case of any Member, the age of sixty-two years.
(2) A person, when appointed as Member, shall seek retirement from Government service before
he enters upon his office as a Member.
9. Contribution to Contributory Provident Fund.—The Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Members
shall be entitled to make contributions to the Contributory Provident Fund from the date of their
appointment in accordance with the Contributory Provident Fund Rules (India), 1962, subject to such
conditions as are applicable to re-employed Central Government servants.
10. Other conditions of service.—(1) The conditions of service of the Chairman for which no
provision is made in these rules, shall be governed by the Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and
Conditions of Service) Act, 1958 (41 of 1958) and the rules framed thereunder and the Chairman
shall also be entitled to all allowances, perquisites, privileges, amenities and facilities as are
admissible to sitting Judges of the Supreme Court from time to time.
(2) The conditions of service of the Vice-Chairman for which no provision is made in these rules,
shall be the same as are applicable to a serving Judge of a High Court under the High Court Judges
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(3) The conditions of service of the Members in respect of matters, for which no provision is made in
these rules, shall be the same as may be applicable to other equivalent officers of the Central
Government.
11. Residuary provisions.—Matters relating to the conditions of service of the Chairman or
Vice- Chairman or other Members with respect to which no express provision has been made in
these rules be referred in each case to the Central Government for its decision and the decision of
the Central Government thereon shall be binding on the Chairman or Vice-Chairman or the other
Members.
12. Power to relax.—The Central Government shall have the power to relax the provisions of any
of these rules in respect of any class or categories of persons.
[F. No. Q-29016/2/2015-Ad.1C (AAR)]
S. BHOWMICK, Under Secy.
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