(1) The process of appointment shall be initiated by the President of the State Commission at/east six months before the vacancy arises,
(2) If a post falls vacant due to resignation or death of a Member or creation of a new post. the process for filling the post shall be initiated immediately after the post has fallen vacant or is created, as the case may be.
(3) The Advertisement of a vacancy, inviting applications for the posts from eligible candidates will be published in leading newspapers and also circulated in such other manner as the President of the State Commission may deem appropriate,
(4) Selection of Members of the State Commission shall be made by the Selection Committee constituted under sub-section (1A) of section 16 of the Act.
(5) After scrutiny of the applications received till the last date specified for receipt of applications, a list of eligible candidates along with their applications shall be placed before the Selection Committee,
(6) The Selection Committee shall short-list the applicants in the following manner, name/y-
(a) In the case of candidates having judicial background, on the basis of the judgments and other judicial orders passed by such candidates' I Scanned with CamScanner
(b) Broad features of the code of Civil Procedure
(c) Knowledge of various Consumer rela'ed Laws as indicated in the schedu e
(d) Knowledge of Constitution of India
(b) In the cas~ of carn:F -,,.:: "'~ ~ , <l, __ 11<2 "9 expeie.~= of\"J :
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(c) In other cases on th'" b ., - aSls of a • 'Llen les1 of till) papers as per the follm" Q scheme The -,... .
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(b) One case study of a consumer case for testing the abilities of analysis and cogent drafting of orders.
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(7) The Selection Committee shall interview all the shortJlsted can . "ence quality of the marks with due weightage to the personalrty, relevant past expen .
. it de and vision for the judgments, knowledge of law, special achievements, apt u assignment to be taken up. f
(8) The Selection Committee shall recommend a panel of names of candidates or 'd t "the order of merit for the appointment as Member from amongst the candl a es In consideration of the Chandigarh Administration.
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(9) The Chandigarh Administration shall venfy or cause 0 e and antecedents of the recommended candidates.
(10) Every appointment of a Member shall be subject to submission of a certificate of physical fitness as indicated in the annexure signed by a Civil Surgeon or Medical Officer, to his medical fitness.
(11) Before appointment, the selected candidate shall have to furnish an undertaking that he does not and will not have any such financial or other interest as is likely to affect prejudicially his functions as such Member.
8. Salaries/Remunerations of the whole-time President and Members of District Fora.
(1) A serving District Judge. appointed on deputation basis, shall be entitled to pay and allowances of a District Judge in the super time scale of pay.
(2) A whole-time President other than serving or retired District Judge shall receive a consolidated remuneration equivalent to pay at the minimum of the scale of pay of a District Judge plus other allowances as admissible
(3) A whole-time Member shall be paid a consolidated remuneration equal to the pay at the minimum of the scale of pay of a Deputy Secretary of the State Government plus other allowances as admissible.
(4) Fixation of pay of the retired Government servants appointed to the posts of President or Members on whole time basis shall be on the basis of the pay last drawn reduced by the amount of pension plus other allowances as admissible to a re-employed pensioner;
(5) There shall be an annual upward revision of the remuneration of whole-time appointees at the rate of 3%.
Scanned with CamScanner 5313riesfRemunerations of the part·time President and Members of District Fora-
(1) A part time President shall be paid a consolidated remuneration of Rupees Five Thousand in Class X Cities, Rupees Four Thousand in Class Y Cities and Rupees Three Thousand in other places, per day of silting.
(2) A part time Member shall be paid a consolidated remuneration of Rupees Four Thousand in X Class Cities, Rupees Three Thousand and Five Hundred in Y ClasS Cities and Rupees Two Thousand and Five Hundred in other places, per day of sitting.
(3) Remuneration of the part-time appointees shall be reviewed every three years laking into consideration the consumer price index.
(4) Remuneration in the case of appointments made on additional charge basis shall be governed by the relevant provisions in the Financial Rules.