Adjudicatory
Board for Major Ports notified
·
Selection Committee consisting of Chief
Justice of India or his nominee; Secretary of the Department of Personnel and
Training and Secretary of Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways.
<Major Ports Adjudicatory Board
Rules, 2023>
The Major Port Authorities Act,
2021 came into force on 03.11.2021. Section 54 of the Act envisages constitution
of an Adjudicatory Board which is to perform the functions stipulated under section
58 of the said Act.
The Major Ports Adjudicatory
Board Rules, 2023, framed under the said Act, has been notified by the Ministry
of Ports, Shipping and Waterways in the Gazette on 17.01.2023. The Adjudicatory
Board shall consist of a Presiding Officer and two members. The Presiding Officer
shall be a retired Judge of Supreme Court of India or a retired Chief Justice of
a High Court and the two Members shall either be a retired Chief Secretary of a
State Government or equivalent; or a retired Secretary of the Government of India
or equivalent.
The Presiding Officer and Members
of the Adjudicatory Board shall be appointed on the recommendation of a Selection
Committee consisting of Chief Justice of India or his nominee; Secretary of the
Department of Personnel and Training and Secretary of Ministry of Ports, Shipping
& Waterways.
Action is being initiated by
the Government to constitute the Adjudicatory Board as per the above Rules. Once
the Adjudicatory Board is constituted the Tariff Authority for Major Ports will
cease to exist.