Rule 3 - Selection Committee - Authority for Advance Rulings (Procedure for Appointment as Chairman and Vice-Chairman) Rules, 2016

1 [3. Selection Committee.- (1) The Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Authority shall be appointed by the Central Government from a panel of names recommended by 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 as Chairman; (b) The Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue; (c) The Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Law and Justice, Department of Legal Affairs; (d) The Secretary to the Government of India in Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Personnel and Training. (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 shall recommend a panel of three names for appointment of Chairman and Vice-Chairman. (4) The Committee shall make its recommendations to the Central Government, within a period not exceeding one hundred and twenty days from the date of reference made to the Committee.] ------------------------- NOTES:- 1. 1. Substituted vide F. No. Q-23016/6/2015-Ad.IC(AAR) - Dated 24-10-2016 , before it was read as, 3. Method of appointment. - (1) Vacancy shall be circulated through open advertisement and applicants shall be asked to forward complete application through Registrar of Supreme Court or High Court, as the case may be. (2) For the purpose of appointment to the post of Chairman and Vice-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 as Chairman; (b) the Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue; (c) the Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Law and Justice, Department of Legal Affairs; (d) the Secretary to the Government of India in Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Personnel and Training. (3) Any three members of the Selection Committee including the Chairman shall form a quorum for the meeting of the Committee. (4) The Selection Committee may devise its own procedure for selection and appointment of the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman. (5) The Selection Committee shall recommend a panel of three names in order of priority for appointment of Chairman and Vice-Chairman.