**Executive Summary**
This document from the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, Labour Department, outlines the recruitment rules for the post of Assistant Legal Advisor. Published on October 21, 2025, the rules define the method of recruitment, qualifications, and other relevant details for the position. The rules come into force on the date of their publication in the Delhi Gazette.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Title and Application:**
* The rules are called the "Assistant Legal Advisor" Recruitment Rules, 2025.
* These rules apply to the posts specified in column 1 of the attached Schedule.
* **Post Details:**
* The number of Assistant Legal Advisor posts is two (2), subject to variation based on workload.
* The post is classified as General Central Service, Non-Ministerial Gazetted Group B.
* Pay Level: Level-7 (Rs 44900-1,42,400) in the Pay Matrix.
* The post is a Selection Post.
* **Recruitment Method:**
* Recruitment is by promotion, failing which, by deputation.
* **Promotion:** Legal Assistant with 5 years of regular service in pay level-6 (Rs 35400-1,12,400).
* **Deputation:**
* Officers from Central/State Governments/Union Territories/Autonomous Bodies/PSUs/Universities/Recognized Research Institutions.
* Holding analogous post regularly or 5 years of regular service in Level-6.
* Possessing a law degree and 2 years of labor law experience.
* Deputation period not to exceed 3 years; maximum age limit is 56 years on the closing date of application.
* **Disqualifications:**
* A person with a living spouse is ineligible for appointment, unless the marriage is permissible under personal law and the government grants an exemption.
* **Power to Relax:**
* The government can relax any provision of these rules with respect to any class or category of persons in consultation with UPSC, if deemed necessary.
* **Saving Clause:**
* The rules do not affect reservations, age relaxation, and other concessions for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, Ex-servicemen, or any other special category of persons.
* **Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) Structure:**
* Chairman: Financial Commissioner
* Member: Secretary (Labour), GNCT of Delhi
* Member: Special Secretary (Services), Govt. of NCT of Delhi
* Member: Head of Department concerned (unless ex-officio Secretary).
* **UPSC Consultation:**
* UPSC consultation is not applicable for making recruitment
**Impact Analysis**
**Impact**
* Prospective candidates are affected in that they must meet the specified criteria (educational, age, experience) to be eligible for consideration for the Assistant Legal Advisor post.
* Existing Legal Assistants and Litigation Assistants within the Labour Department are affected as they are potential candidates for promotion if they meet the eligibility criteria.
**Action Required**
* Prospective candidates should review the rules to ascertain their eligibility and prepare their applications accordingly.
* The Labour Department is required to adhere to these rules when conducting recruitment for the Assistant Legal Advisor post.
Key Entities Referenced
Assistant Legal Advisor Recruitment Rules, 2025: Rules regulating the method of recruitment to the post of Assistant Legal Advisor in the Labour Department of Delhi.
Labour Department, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi: The department responsible for implementing the recruitment rules.
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC): Consulted in making or relaxing rules and in recruitment.
National Capital Territory of Delhi: The geographical area to which the policy applies.
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भारत सरकार
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
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ऄसाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
प्राजधकार स े प्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 320] ददल्ली, मंगलिार, ऄक्त बू र 21, 2025/अजि न 29, 1947 [रा.रा.रा.क्ष.ेदद. स.ं 295
No. 320] DELHI, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2025/ASVINA 29, 1947 [N. C. T. D. No. 295
भाग IV
PART IV
राष्ट्रीय राजधानी राज्य क्षत्रे ददल्ली सरकार
GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI
श्रम जिभाग
ऄजधसचू ना
ददल्ली, 21 ऄक् तूबर, 2025
एफ.एन.15(28)/एलएबी/2024/3705-3708.—संजिधान के ऄनच्ु छेद 309 के परन्तुक के साथ पठित, भारत
सरकार, गृह मंत्रालय, ऄजधसूचना संख्या एफ. 27/59-जहम (i) ददनांक 13 जुलाइ, 1959 के तहत प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग
करत े हुए, राष्ट्रीय राजधानी क्षत्रे ददल्ली के ईपराज्यपाल, संघ लोक सेिा अयोग के परामिश स,े राष्ट्रीय राजधानी क्षत्रे
ददल्ली सरकार के श्रम जिभाग म ें सहायक कानूनी सलाहकार के पद पर भती की पद्धजत को जिजनयजमत करन े के जलए
जनम्नजलजखत जनयम बनात े ह,ैं ऄथाशत:
1 संजक्षप्त नाम और प्रित्तृ होन े की तारीख :
i) आन जनयमों को "सहायक जिजध सलाहकार" भती जनयम, 2025 कहा जा सकता ह।ै
ii) ये जनयम ददल्ली राजपत्र म ें आनके प्रकािन की जतजथ स ेलाग ू होंगे।
2. ऄनप्रु योग: ये जनयम आन जनयमों स े संलग्न ऄनुसूची के कॉलम 1 म ें जनर्ददष्ट पदों पर लाग ू होंगे।
3. पदों की सख्ं या, िगीकरण और प े मठै रक्स म ें लिे ल - पदों की संख्या, आसका िगीकरण और पे मैठरक्स म ें आसका
लेिल आन जनयमों के साथ संलग्न ऄनुसूची के कॉलम 2 स े4 म ें जिजनर्ददष्ट ऄनुसार होगा।
7020 DG/2025 (1)2 DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY PART IV]
4. भती की पद्धजत, अय-ु सीमा, योग्यताए ं अदद: ईि पदों पर भती की पद्धजत, अय-ु सीमा, ऄहतश ाएं और ईसस े
संबंजधत ऄन्य बातें िे होंगी जो ईि ऄनुसूची के कॉलम (5) स ेकॉलम (13) म ें जिजनर्ददष्ट ह।ैं
5. ऄयोग्यताए ं : कोइ भी ऐसा व्यजि जजसन,े
क) दकसी ऐसे व्यजि स े जििाह दकया हो या जििाह का ऄनुबधं दकया हो जजसका पजत/पत्नी जीजित ह,ै ऄथिा
ख) जजसने ऄपन े पजत/पत्नी के जीजित रहते हुए दकसी व्यजि के साथ जििाह दकया ह ै या जििाह का ऄनुबंध
दकया ह,ै
ईि पद पर जनयजु ि के जलए पात्र नहीं होगा:
परन्त ु यह ईपबंजधत ह ै दक सरकार, यदद संतुष्ट हो दक ऐसा जििाह ऐसे व्यजि और जििाह के दसू रे पक्ष पर लाग ू व्यजिगत
कानून के तहत ऄनुमेय ह ै और ऐसा करने के जलए ऄन्य अधार ह,ैं तो िह दकसी व्यजि को आस जनयम के प्रितशन स े छूट द े
सकती ह।ै
6. जिजथल करन े की िजि: यदद सरकार की यह राय हो दक ऐसा करना ऄजनिाय श ह,ै तो िहा ं िह अदेि द्वारा, तथा
जलजखत रूप म ें ऄजभजलजखत दकए जान े िाल े कारणों स,े और संघ लोक सेिा अयोग के परामिश स,े दकसी िगश या श्रेणी के
व्यजियों के संबंध म ेंआस जनयम के दकसी ईपबंध को जिजथल कर सकेगी।
7. व्यािजृ त्त: आन जनयमों की कोइ बात ऄनुसूजचत जाजतयों, ऄनुसूजचत जनजाजतयों, ऄन्य जपछडे िगों, भूतपूि श सैजनकों
या दकसी ऄन्य जििेष श्रेणी के व्यजियों के जलए आस संबंध म ें समय-समय पर सरकार द्वारा जारी अदेिों के ऄनुसार
ऄपेजक्षत अरक्षण, अय ु सीमा म ें छूट और ऄन्य ठरयायतों पर प्रभाि नहीं डालगे ी।
ऄनसु चू ी
1 पद का नाम सहायक जिजध सलाहकार
2*(2025)
2 पदों की संख्या
*काय श भार के अधार पर पठरितशन के ऄधीन
3 िगीकरण सामान्य केन्द्रीय सेिा, ऄजलजपकीय राजपजत्रत समूह ‘ख’
पे मैठरक्स में लेिल -7 रुपय े 44900-1,42,400
4 पे मैठरक्स में पे लेिल
5 चयन पद ह ैया ऄचयन पद ह ै चयन पद
6 सीधी भती के जलए अय ुसीमा लाग ूनहीं
7 सीधी भती के जलए ऄजनिायश िजै क्षक लाग ूनहीं
और ऄन्य योग्यताए ं
क्या सीधे भती दकए गए व्यजियों के
जलए जनधाशठरत अय ु और िैजक्षक
8 लाग ूनहीं
योग्यताए ं पदोन्नत व्यजियों के मामले म ें
लाग ूहोंगी?
9 पठरिीक्षा ऄिजध, यदद कोइ हो लाग ूनहीं
10 भती की पद्धजत, सीधी भती द्वारा या
पदोन्नजत द्वारा या प्रजतजनयुजि/
पदोन्नजत, ऄनय् था प्रजतजनयुजि
स्ट्थानांतरण द्वारा तथा जिजभन्न पद्धजतयों
स े भरी जाने िाली ठरजियों का प्रजतित[PART IV DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 3
11 पदोन्नजत/प्रजतजनयुजि/स्ट्थानांतरण द्वारा पदोन्नजत : -
भती के मामल े म,ें िे ग्रडे जजनस े पे लेिल-6 (35400-1,12,400) म ें 5 िषश की जनयजमत सेिा के साथ
पदोन्नजत/प्रजतजनयुजि/स्ट्थानांतरण दकया जिजध सहायक
जाना ह ै
नोट:- प ेलेिल-6 (35400-1,12,400) म ें 05 िषश की जनयजमत सेिा
िाले मौजूदा जलठटगेिन सहायक भी पदोन्नजत के जलए पात्र होंगे।
प्रजतजनयजु ि :
केंद्र सरकार/राज्य सरकार/संघ िाजसत प्रदेिों/स्ट्िायत्त या सांजिजधक
संगिन/सािशजजनक क्षत्रे के ईपक्रमों/जिश्वजिद्यालयों/मान्यता प्राप्त
ऄनुसंधान संस्ट्थानों के ऄजधकारी:-
क. i.) मूल संिगश या जिभाग म ें जनयजमत अधार पर सदिृ पद धारण
दकया हो;
या
ii.) मूल संिग श या जिभाग म ें प े मैठरक्स के लेिल-06 म ें जनयजमत अधार
पर पद पर जनयुजि के बाद 5 िषश की सेिा पूरी की हो।;
और
कानून म ें जडग्री के साथ श्रम कानून म ेंदो िषश का ऄनुभि प्राप्त दकया हो
(फीडर ग्रेड म ें जिभागीय ऄजधकारी जो पदोन्नजत की सीधी पंजि म ें ह,ैं
प्रजतजनयुजि पर जनयुजि के जलए जिचार दकए जाने के पात्र नहीं होंगे।
आसी प्रकार, प्रजतजनयुजि पर जनयुजि पदोन्नजत द्वारा जनयुजि के जलए
जिचार दकए जाने के पात्र नहीं होंगे।)
(प्रजतजनयुजि (ऄलप् ािजध ऄनबु ंध सजहत) की ऄिजध सामान्यतः 03 िषश
स े ऄजधक नहीं होगी, जजसमें केंद्र सरकार के आसी या दकसी ऄन्य
संगिन/जिभाग म ें आस जनयुजि स े तुरंत पहल े धाठरत दकसी ऄन्य संिगश-
बाह्य पद पर प्रजतजनयुजि (ऄलप् ािजध ऄनुबंध सजहत) की ऄिजध भी
िाजमल ह।ै प्रजतजनयुजि (ऄलप् ािजध ऄनुबंध सजहत) पर जनयुजि के जलए
ऄजधकतम अय ु सीमा अिेदन प्राप्त होने की ऄंजतम जतजथ को 56 िषश स े
ऄजधक नहीं होगी।)
मानक नोट:
जहां ऐसे कजनष्ठ व्यजियों को पदोन्नजत के जलए जिचार दकया जा रहा ह ै
जजन्होंने ऄपनी ऄहकश /पात्रता सेिा पूरी कर ली ह,ै िहा ं ईनके िठरष्ठ
व्यजियों पर भी जिचार दकया जाएगा, बित े दक ईनकी ऄपेजक्षत
ऄहकश /पात्रता सेिा, ऐसी ऄहकश /पात्रता सेिा के अध े स े ऄजधक या 2 िषश,
जो भी कम हो, से कम न हो और ईन्होंने ऄपन े ईन कजनष्ठ व्यजियों के
साथ, जजन्होंने ऐसी ऄहकश /पात्रता सेिा पहल े ही पूरी कर ली ह,ै ऄगल े
ईच्चतर ग्रेड में पदोन्नजत के जलए ऄपनी पठरिीक्षा ऄिजध सफलतापूिशक
पूरी कर ली हो।
12 यदद कोइ डीपीसी मौजूद ह,ै तो ईसकी 1 समूह 'ख' डी.पी.सी.
संरचना क्या ह?ै (पदोन्नजत/स्ट्थायीकरण पर जिचार हते ु):
(i) जित्त अयुि - ऄध्यक्ष
(ii) सजचि (श्रम), ददल्ली सरकार - सदस्ट्य
(iii) जििेष सजचि (सेिाएँ), ददल्ली सरकार - सदस्ट्य
(iv) संबंजधत जिभागाध्यक्ष, जब तक दक िे ददल्ली सरकार म ें पदेन सजचि
न हों - सदस्ट्य4 DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY PART IV]
भती करन े म ें यूपीएससी स े परामि श लेन े
13 लाग ूनहीं
की पठरजस्ट्थजतया ँ
राष्ट्रीय राजधानी क्षत्रे ददल्ली के ईपराज्यपाल,
के अदेि स ेतथा ईनके नाम पर,
”
LABOUR DEPARTMENT
NOTIFICATION
Delhi, the 21st October, 2025
F.N.15(28)/LAB/2024/3705-3708.—In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the
Constitution read with Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Notification No. F.27/59-Him (i) dated
13th July, 1959, the Lt. Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, in consultation with the Union Public
Service Commission, is pleased to make the following rules regulating the method of recruitment to the post of
Assistant Legal Advisor in the Labour Department, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, namely:
1. Short title and commencement:
i) These rules may be called the “Assistant Legal Advisor" Recruitment Rules, 2025.
ii) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Delhi Gazette.
2. Application: These rules shall apply to the posts specified in column 1 of the Schedule annexed to these rules.
3. Number of post, classification and Level in the Pay Matrix. - The number of post, its classification and the Level
in the Pay Matrix attached thereto shall be a specified in columns 2 to 4 of the Schedule annexed to these rules.
4. Method of recruitment, age-limit, qualifications etc.: The method of recruitment to the said posts, age-limit,
qualifications and other matters connected therewith, shall be as specified in column (5) to (13) of the said schedule.
5. Disqualifications: No person,
a) Who has entered into or contracted a marriage with a person having a spouse living, or
b) Who having a spouse living, has entered into or contracted a marriage with a person,
Shall be eligible for appointment to the said post:
Provided that the Government may, if satisfied, that such marriage is permissible under the personal law applicable
to such person and the other party to the marriage and that there are other grounds for so doing exempt any person
from the operation of this rule.
6. Power to relax: Where the Government is of the opinion that it is necessary expedient so to do, it may by order,
and for reasons to be recorded in writing, relax any of the provisions of this rule with respect of any class or category
of persons in consultation with UPSC.
7. Saving: Nothing in these rules shall affect reservations, relaxation of age limit and other concessions required to
be provided for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, Ex-servicemen or any other
special category of persons in accordance with the orders issued by the Government from time to time in this regard.
SCHEDULE
1 Name of post Assistant Legal Advisor
2*(2025)
2 No. of Posts
*subject to variation dependent on work load
General Central Service, Non-Ministerial
3 Classification
Gazetted Group B
4 Pay Level in the Pay Matrix Level-7 Rs 44900-1,42,400 in the Pay Matrix.
5 Whether selection post or non- selection post Selection Post[PART IV DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 5
6 Age limit for direct recruits Not applicable
7 Educational and other qualifications required for direct Not Applicable
recruits
Whether age and Educational Qualifications prescribed for
8 Not Applicable
direct recruits will apply in the case of promotees
9 Period of Probation, if any Not Applicable
10 Method of recruitment whether by direct recruitment or by
promotion or by deputation/ transfer and percentage of
Promotion failing which Deputation
vacancies to be filled by various methods
11 In case of recruitment by promotion/ deputation / transfer, Promotion : -
grades from which promotion/deputation/transfer to be made
Legal Assistant with 5 years of Regular
Service in pay level-6,(35400-1,12,400)
Note:-Existing Litigation Assistant with 05
years of regular service in Pay Level-6
(35400-1,12,400) will also be eligible for
promotion.
Deputation:
Officers of the Central Government/State
Government/Union territories/ Autonomous or
Statutory
Organization/PSUs/Universities/Recognized
Research Institutions:-
a. i.) Holding analogous post on a
regular basis in the parent cadre or
department;
OR
ii.) With 5 years’ service rendered after
appointment to the post on a regular basis in
the Level-06 of pay matrix in the parent cadre
or department;
AND
possessing degree in law with two years
experience in labour laws
(The departmental officers in the feeder grade
who are in the direct line of promotion shall
not be eligible for consideration for
appointment on deputation. Similarly, the
deputation shall not be eligible for
consideration for appointment by promotion.)
(Period of Deputation (ISTC) including period
of deputation (ISTC) in another ex-cadre post
held immediately preceding this appointment
in the same or another organization/
department of the Central Govt. shall
ordinarily not exceed 03 years. The maximum
age limit for appointment by deputation
(ISTC) shall not be exceeding 56 years as on
the closing date of receipt of application.)
Standard Note:
Where juniors who have completed their
qualifying/eligibility services are being
considered for promotion, their senior would6 DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY PART IV]
also be considered provided they are not short
of the requisite qualifying/eligibility service
by more than half of such qualifying/eligibility
service or 2 years, whichever is less and have
successfully completed their probation period
for promotion to the next higher grade along
with their juniors who have already completed
such qualifying/eligibility service.
12 If a DPC, exists, what is its composition 1 Group ‘B’ D.P.C.
(for considering promotion/confirmation ) :
(i) Financial Commissioner- Chairman
(ii) Secretary(Labour) GNCT of Delhi –
Member
(iii) Special Secretary (Services), Govt. of
NCT of Delhi-Member
(iv) Head of Department concerned unless he
is ex-officio Secretary in the Govt. of NCT of
Delhi – Member
Circumstances in which UPSC is to be consulted in making
13 Not applicable
recruitment
By Order and in the Name of the Lt. Governor
of the National Capital Territory of Delhi,
ASHOK KUMAR, Secy.-cum-Commissioner (Labour)
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