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l\IIO\••.-a."lcCSand other Tenns and Conditions of ~rvice of Chairperson and other Members and Procedure for Inquiry) Rules,20l'O, I These rules may be called 'the National Green Tribunal (Manner of Appointment of Judicial and Expert Members, Salaries, Allowances and other rerms and Conditions of Service of Chairperson and other Members and Procedure for Inquiry) (Amcndment) Rules, 20 I2'.
2. The} shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Otliclal Gazette.
3. For rule 3 of the National Green Tribunal (MannerofAppointmem of Judicial and Expen Members, Salaries.
Allo ••••.ances and other Terms and Conditions of Service of Chairperson and olhcr Members Rules, 20 I0 (hereinafter referred 10 as the .saId rules), the following rule shall be substiruted, namely :- "(3) Selection Commiuee.-·The Judicial Members and Expert Members of tile Tribunal shall be appointed by the Central Government on the reciimmendation ora Selection Committee comprising the following, namely:-
(a) Sitting Judge of the Supreme Court to be nominated by the Chief Justice of India in consultation With the Ministe~ for Law and Justice-Chairperson;
tb) Chairperson of the Tribunal-Member;
(c) Director. Indian Institute ofTechnology, (By rotation)--Mcmber:
(d) An expert in Environmental Policy 10 be nominated by the Minister for Environment and Forests-Member;
(e) An expert in Forests Policy to be nominated by the Minister for Environment and Forests-Member;
(0 Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry ofEn\ Ironment and Forests-Membcr-Secretary", 4 In rule 5 ofthe said rules, in sub-rule (3). for the words "if necessary, by the Central Govemment"lhe words "by a committee comprising:
(i) Additional Secretary. Ministry of Environment and Forests. to be nominated by the Minister for Environment and Forests.
{Ii, An officer not below the level of Additional Director General of Forests, to be nominated by the Minister for F.nviro~ment and Forests, and
(iii) Joint Secretary, dealing WIth the subject matter in the Ministry of Environment and Forests to be nominated by the Secretary, wbo shall be the Mcmber-Convenor" shall be substituted.
5, For rule 6 of the said rules. the following rule shall be substituted. namely:~ "6. Declaration of financial or other intcrest.-(l) Every person, on his appointment as the Chairperson or the Judicial Member or the Expert Member, as the case may be. shall give a declaration in a fonn appended to these rules, to the satisfaction of the Central Go .••emment, that he does not have any such financial or other intereSts, or has not been Involved either a.••Membt-r or as an Official in i!lstitutions 3t the !c',e! ofGovcrnmeni oflndia. State Government, Boards andAUlonomous Bodies in making recommendations and also in decision-making in maners where a substantilll qlle~tion relating to environment (including enforcement oflegal right relating t\) enviJOlllllt:ol) is involved and such question arises Ollt of the implementation of the regulatory or prescnptlve or directol) measures of the enactments specified in Schedule I of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010. that arc iikcl~ to atte<:t prejudIcially his functions as such Chairperson or the Judicial Member or the Expert Member, as thl: case maybe.
IT,ME GAZETTE 0R'WDIA: EXTRAORDINARY [PARTIJ--SEC. 3(i)]
(2) The Judicial and Export' Merilber!l aheady '0 appointOd ~hall,v.1lhdraw (recuse themselves) from decisions thai present potential conflict'S". ,'-
6. In rule 8 of the said rules, in sUb-rule. (5);'1he.follQwjng proviso shall be inserted, namely:- "Provided that the leave sancJacm.ing!l!Uthorityfor-.the:.u.hairperson, Judicial and Expert Memher, as the case may be, shall be competent to sanction' leavecforJM'ielootside lndia."
7 For 'Form' appended tathe saidOJI~JlAe following ',Fono . shall be substituted, namely:- 'IR(i)RN!
i~,(lile6) Dcclaration~aiM.t:ac.DliiMtioPdany adverse financial or other interest I. having ~.en1lft~ojnteClll:s the Chairperson or Judicial Member or Expert Member (cross out portion not applicable) of the Nationlll'Greeo T.ribua.a.t..~yaffinn and declare that I do not have any such financial or other interests; or have not been ilWolvedeJ.llbaasMmnbc:f« as an Oflkial in institutions at the level of Government of India, State Govemment, Boards and AU\.OOOmOO;5·80d.ie51n making recommendations and also in decision-making in matters where a substantial question reJatingtomviromneol(ioctiiding enforcelTh::nt of legal righl relating to environment) is involved and such question arises out oftbe imptementarioo of me regulatory or prescriptive or directory measures of the enactments specified in Schedule 1 of~ NationaJ Green Tribunal Act, 2010, that are likely to affect prejudicially my functioning as the Chairperson or Judicial Member or Expert Member (cross out portion not applicable) of the National Green Tribunal " Dated:
Place:
(NameoftheChairpersonfJudicial Member/Expen Mem~er) National Green Tribunal [F No. 17(1)12010-PL] SURJIT SINGH, J1. Secy.
Note: The National Green Tribunal (Manner of Appointment of Judicial and Expen Members, Salaries, Allowances and other Tenos and Conditions of Service of Chairperson and other Members and Procedure for Inquiry) Rules, 2010 were published in the Gazette oflndia vide notification No. Q$.R. 927(£), dated the 26th November. 2010.