Constitution of Judicial Board for Major Ports notified

The Major Ports Judicial Board Rules, 2023 have been notified in the Gazette by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways on 17 January 2023.

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The Major Port Authorities Act, 2021 was enacted on 03 January 2021.
Section 54 of the Act envisaged the constitution of a Judicial Board, which would carry out the functions prescribed under Section 58 of the Major Port Authorities Act, 2021.
This judicial board will consist of 3 members, including a presiding officer and two members.
The presiding officer included in the Judicial Board shall be a retired Judge of the Supreme Court of India or a retired Chief Justice of a High Court.
The other two members shall be a retired Chief Secretary or equivalent to the State Government or a retired Secretary to the Government of India or equivalent.
The presiding officer and members of this judicial board will be appointed on the basis of the recommendation of a selection committee.
After the formation of this judicial board, the tariff authority for major ports will cease to exist.

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