Date: 2016-02-03Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
In exercise of the powers conferred Section 12 2 read with Sec 26 2c of the Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators Forfeiture of Property Act, SAFEMA
Executive Summary:
This document outlines the rules for the appointment of the Chairman of the Appellate Tribunal for Forfeited Property. It is effective from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette, February 2, 2016. It defines the selection process, committee composition, and medical fitness requirements for the Chairman's appointment.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **General Information:**
* These rules are called the Appellate Tribunal for Forfeited Property Procedure for Appointment of Chairman Rules, 2016.
* The rules are established under the Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators Forfeiture of Property Act, 1976 and the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.
* **Definitions:**
* "Act" refers to the Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators Forfeiture of Property Act, 1976 and the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.
* "Appellate Tribunal" means the Appellate Tribunal for Forfeited Property constituted under the specified sections of the aforementioned acts.
* "Chairman" refers to the appointed Chairman of an Appellate Tribunal as per the specified sections of the acts.
* **Appointment Process:**
* A Selection Committee will be formed to appoint the Chairman.
* The Selection Committee consists of:
* The Chief Justice of India (or a Supreme Court judge nominated by them) as Chairperson.
* The Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, as a Member.
* The Secretary of the Ministry of Law and Justice, Department of Legal Affairs, as a Member.
* The Secretary of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Personnel and Training as a Member.
* A quorum of three members, including the Chairperson, is required for the Committee's meetings.
* The Selection Committee can determine its own procedure for selecting and appointing the Chairman.
* The Selection Committee will recommend a panel of three names, in order of priority.
* **Vacancy and Application:**
* Vacancy for the Chairman position will be advertised openly.
* Applicants must submit their applications through the Registrars of the Supreme Court or High Court.
* **Medical Fitness:**
* Appointees must be declared medically fit by a Medical Board constituted by the Central Government.
Impact Analysis:
* **Central Government:**
* Impact: Responsible for constituting a Medical Board to assess the medical fitness of Chairman appointees. Also, responsible for the appointment of members to the selection committee
* Action Required: Ensure the establishment of the Medical Board and implement the selection process through the designated Selection Committee.
* **Selection Committee Members:**
* Impact: Responsible for devising a selection procedure and recommending a panel of candidates for the Chairman position.
* Action Required: Participate in the selection process, establish a fair procedure, and recommend suitable candidates.
* **Applicants for Chairman:**
* Impact: Must meet the specified qualifications and undergo a medical fitness assessment.
* Action Required: Submit applications through the Registrars of the Supreme Court or High Court and be prepared to undergo a medical examination.
* **Registrars of the Supreme Court or High Court:**
* Impact: Act as intermediaries for application submissions.
* Action Required: Receive and forward applications for the Chairman position.
Key Entities Referenced
Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators Forfeiture of Property Act, 1976: An Act of the Government of India related to forfeiture of property derived from smuggling and foreign exchange violations, abbreviated as SAFEMA.
Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985: An Act of the Government of India related to prohibiting, regulating, and controlling narcotics drugs and psychotropic substances, abbreviated as NDPS Act.
Appellate Tribunal for Forfeited Property: A tribunal constituted under the Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators Forfeiture of Property Act, 1976 and the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, to hear appeals related to forfeited property.
Chief Justice of India: The head of the Indian judiciary and the Supreme Court of India; a member of the Selection Committee for appointing the Chairman of the Appellate Tribunal for Forfeited Property.
Ministry of Finance: A ministry in the Government of India. The Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue is a member of the Selection Committee.
Ministry of Law and Justice: A ministry in the Government of India. The Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry, Department of Legal Affairs is a member of the Selection Committee.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions: A ministry in the Government of India. The Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry, Department of Personnel and Training is a member of the Selection Committee.
New Delhi: The capital of India. The location where the notification was issued.
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िव(cid:7004)त म(cid:7074)ं ालय
(राज(cid:7021)व िवभाग)
नई (cid:7408)द(cid:7016) ली, 2 फरवरी, 2016
सा.का. िन. 138(अ).— के(cid:7008) (cid:7076)ीय सरकार, त(cid:7021) कर और िवदेशी मु(cid:7076)ा छलसाधक (संपि(cid:7004) त समप(cid:7091)ण) अिधिनयम, 1976
क(cid:7409) धारा 26(2)(ग) के साथ प(cid:7407)ठत धारा 12(2) और (cid:7021) वापक ओषिध और मन: (cid:7079)भावी पदाथ (cid:6981) अिधिनयम, 1985 क(cid:7409) धारा
76(2)(ज) के साथ प(cid:7407)ठत धारा 68ढ(2) (cid:7367)ारा (cid:7079)द(cid:7004) त शि(cid:6989)त य(cid:7298) का (cid:7079)योग करते (cid:7263)ए, िन(cid:7013)न िलिखत िनयम बनाती ह,ै अथा(cid:6981)त् : —
1.(cid:32) संि(cid:6979)(cid:7009)त नाम और (cid:7079)ारंभ- (1) इन िनयम(cid:7298) का सिं (cid:6979)(cid:7009)त नाम समप(cid:7265)त सपं ि(cid:7004)त अपील अिधकरण (अ(cid:7007)य (cid:6979) क(cid:7409) िनयिु (cid:6989)त
संबंधी (cid:7079)(cid:7408)(cid:7059)या) िनयम, 2016 ह ै ।
(2) य ेराजप(cid:7074) म(cid:7286) (cid:7079)काशन क(cid:7409) तारीख को (cid:7079)वृ(cid:7004) त ह(cid:7298)गे ।
2. प(cid:7407)रभाषाएं - इन िनयम(cid:7298) म (cid:7286) जब तक (cid:7408)क संदभ (cid:6981)से अ(cid:7008) यथा अपेि(cid:6979)त न हो,-
(क) “अिधिनयम” से त(cid:7021) कर और िवदेशी मु(cid:7076)ा छलसाधक (संपि(cid:7004) त समप(cid:7091)ण) अिधिनयम 1976 (1976 का 13) और (cid:7021) वापक
ओषिध और मन:(cid:7079)भावी पदाथ (cid:6981)अिधिनयम, 1985 (1985 का 61) अिभ(cid:7079)ेत ह;ै
(ख) “अपील अिधकरण” स े मन:(cid:7079)भावी पदाथ (cid:6981) अिधिनयम, 1985 क(cid:7409) धारा 68(ढ) के साथ प(cid:7407)ठत त(cid:7021) कर और िवदेशी मु(cid:7076)ा
छलसाधक (संपि(cid:7004) त समप(cid:7091)ण) अिधिनयम, 1976 क(cid:7409) धारा 12 के अधीन ग(cid:7407)ठत समप(cid:7265)त सपं ि(cid:7004) त अपील अिधकरण अिभ(cid:7079)ेत
ह;ै
(ग) “अ(cid:7007) य(cid:6979)” से त(cid:7021) कर और िवदेशी मु(cid:7076)ा छलसाधक (संपि(cid:7004) त समप(cid:7091)ण) अिधिनयम, 1976 क(cid:7409) धारा 12(2) और (cid:7021) वापक
ओषिध और मन:(cid:7079)भावी पदाथ (cid:6981) अिधिनयम, 1985 क(cid:7409) धारा 68ढ क(cid:7409) उपधारा (2) के अधीन अपील अिधकरण के अ(cid:7007) य(cid:6979) के
(cid:7272)प म (cid:7286)िनयु(cid:6989) त (cid:7018) यि(cid:6989) त अिभ(cid:7079)ेत है;
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(घ) उन श(cid:7011) द(cid:7298) और पद(cid:7298) के, जो इन िनयम(cid:7298) म (cid:7286) (cid:7079)यु(cid:6989) त ह (cid:7289)और प(cid:7407)रभािषत नह(cid:7277) ह (cid:7289) (cid:7412)कतु अिधिनयम म(cid:7286) प(cid:7407)रभािषत ह,(cid:7289) (cid:7059)मश: वही
अथ (cid:6981)ह(cid:7298)गे जो उस अिधिनयम म(cid:7286) ह (cid:7289) ।
2.(cid:32) िनयिु (cid:6989)त क(cid:7409) प(cid:7373)ित- (1) अ(cid:7007) य(cid:6979) पद क(cid:7409) िनयुि(cid:6989) त के (cid:7079)योजन के िलए एक चयन सिमित होगी जो िन(cid:7013)न िलिखत
सद(cid:7021) य(cid:7298) से िमलकर बनगे ी, अथा(cid:6981)त्: —
(क)(cid:32)
भारत का मु(cid:6990) य (cid:7008) यायमू(cid:7414)त या उ(cid:6994) चतम (cid:7008) यायालय का (cid:7008) यायाधीश जो भारत के मु(cid:6990) य (cid:7008) यायमू(cid:7414)त (cid:7367)ारा नामिन(cid:7416)द(cid:7020) ट
(cid:7408)कया जाए - अ(cid:7007) य(cid:6979);
(ख)(cid:32)
भारत सरकार, िव(cid:7004) त मं(cid:7074)ालय, राज(cid:7021) व िवभाग का सिचव - सद(cid:7021) य;
(ग)(cid:32)
भारत सरकार, िविध और (cid:7008) याय मं(cid:7074)ालय, िविध काय(cid:6981) िवभाग का सिचव - सद(cid:7021) य;
(घ)(cid:32)
भारत सरकार, का(cid:7414)मक, लोक िशकायत और प(cid:7286)शन मं(cid:7074)ालय, का(cid:7414)मक और (cid:7079)िश(cid:6979)ण िवभाग का सिचव - सद(cid:7021) य;
(2) चयन सिमित के कोई तीन सद(cid:7021) य, िजनम(cid:7286) अ(cid:7007) य(cid:6979) भी ह,ै सिमित क(cid:7409) बैठक के िलए कोरम होगा ।
(3) चयन सिमित अ(cid:7007) य(cid:6979) के चयन और िनयुि(cid:6989)त के िलए अपनी ही (cid:7079)(cid:7408)(cid:7059)या तैयार कर सकेगी ।
(4) चयन सिमित अ(cid:7007) य(cid:6979) क(cid:7409) िनयुि(cid:6989) त के िलए पू(cid:7414)वकता के (cid:7059)म म(cid:7286) तीन नाम(cid:7298) के पैनल क(cid:7409) िसफा(cid:7407)रश करेगी ।
4. (cid:7407)रि(cid:6989)त - अ(cid:7007) य(cid:6979) क(cid:7409) (cid:7407)रि(cid:6989) त खुले िव(cid:6980)ापन के मा(cid:7007) यम से प(cid:7407)रचािलत क(cid:7409) जाएगी और आवेदक(cid:7298) से, यथाि(cid:7021) थित, उ(cid:6994) चतम
(cid:7008) यायालय या उ(cid:6994) च (cid:7008) यायालय के रिज(cid:7021) (cid:7069)ार(cid:7298) के मा(cid:7007) यम स ेपूण (cid:6981)आवेदन भेजने के िलए कहा जाएगा ।
5. िच(cid:7408)क(cid:7004) सक द(cid:7020)ृ ट या यो(cid:6991)य ता - कोई (cid:7018) यि(cid:6989) त अ(cid:7007) य(cid:6979) के (cid:7272)प म(cid:7286) तब तक िनयु(cid:6989) त नह(cid:7277) (cid:7408)कया जाएगा जब तक (cid:7408)क उसे इस
(cid:7079)योजन के िलए के(cid:7008) (cid:7076)ीय सरकार (cid:7367)ारा ग(cid:7407)ठत (cid:7408)कए जान ेवाले िच(cid:7408)क(cid:7004) सा बोड(cid:6981) (cid:7367)ारा िच(cid:7408)क(cid:7004) सीय (cid:7272)प से यो(cid:6991) य घोिषत न कर (cid:7408)दया
जाए ।
[फा.सं. ए.12011/1/2015-एसओ (सीए)]
एस. भौिमक , अवर सिचव
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Finance)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 2nd February, 2016
G.S.R. 138(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred Section 12(2) read with Sec 26(2)(c) of the Smugglers
and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Act, (SAFEMA), 1976, and Section 68N(2) read with
Section 76(2)(h) of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, the Central Government hereby
makes the following rules, namely: —
1. Short title and commencement.- (1) These rules may be called the Appellate Tribunal for Forfeited Property
(Procedure for Appointment of Chairman) 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 Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Act, 1976 (13 of 1976) and
Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (61 of 1985);
(b) “Appellate Tribunal” means the Appellate Tribunal for Forfeited Property constituted under section 12 of the
Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Act, 1976 read with section 68N of the Narcotics
Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985;¹Hkkx IIµ[k.M 3(i)º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 3
(c) “Chairman” means a person appointed as Chairman of an Appellate Tribunal under section 12(2) of the Smugglers
and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Act, 1976 and sub-section (2) of section 68N of the
Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985;
(d) The words and expressions used and not defined in these rules but defined in the Act shall have the meanings
respectively assigned to them in the Act.
3. Method of appointment.- (1) For the purpose of appointment to the post of Chairman, there shall be a Selection
Committee consisting of the following members, namely;
(a) The Chief Justice of India or a judge of the Supreme Court as nominated by the Chief Justice of India - Chairperson
(b) the Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue – Member;
(c) the Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Law and Justice, Department of Legal Affairs – Member;
(d) the Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department
of Personnel and Training – Member.
(2) Any three members of the Selection Committee including the Chairman shall form a quorum for the meeting of the
Committee.
(3) The Selection Committee may devise its own procedure for selection and appointment of the Chairman.
(4) The Selection Committee shall recommend a panel of three names in order of priority for appointment of Chairman.
4. Vacancy.- The vacancy of Chairman shall be circulated through open advertisement and applicants shall be asked to
forward complete application through Registrars of Supreme Court or High Court, as the case may be.
5. Medical fitness.- No person shall be appointed as a Chairman unless he is declared medically fit by a Medical Board
to be constituted by the Central Government for the purpose.
[F.No.A.12011/1/2015-SO(CA)]
S. BHOWMICK,Under Secy.
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and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.