Rule 37: Summoning of witnesses and production of documents

Rule 37 — Governs summoning of witnesses and production of documents and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: :–– (1) The Chairperson may summon any person to appear as a witness if required in the course of the discharge of his duty and require any person to produce any document.

Full notified rule textG.S.R. 343(E), 8 May 2026Source checked: 20 August 2026

Rule status

Code on Wages (Central) Rules, 2026 were finally notified under G.S.R. 343(E), 8 May 2026. The Central Rules must be read with the Code and any later amendment/corrigendum.

Official Gazette

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Finin2min analysis — operative rule mechanics

Operative clauses

:–– (1) The Chairperson may summon any person to appear as a witness if required in the course of the discharge of his duty and require any person to produce any document.
(2) Every person who is summoned and appears as a witness before the Board shall be entitled to an allowance for expenses incurred in accordance with the scale for the time being in force for payment of such allowance to witnesses appearing before a civil court.

Provisos / explanations

No proviso/explanation was separately extracted from this rule.

Thresholds & timelines

No explicit day/month/year/hour/percentage/rupee expression was detected in this rule text.

Mapped Code sections

None expressly mapped in the current concordance.

Full notified text — Rule 37

English rule text transcribed from the final official 2026 Gazette PDF; layout is normalised for web reading. The Gazette controls.

37. Summoning of witnesses and production of documents:–– (1) The Chairperson may summon
 any person to appear as a witness if required in the course of the discharge of his duty and require
 any person to produce any document.

(2)     Every person who is summoned and appears as a witness before the Board shall be entitled to an
        allowance for expenses incurred in accordance with the scale for the time being in force for
        payment of such allowance to witnesses appearing before a civil court.

                          B. T ERMS OF OFFICE OF MEMBERS OF B OARD

Application and evidence

Primary statutory test — :–– (1) The Chairperson may summon any person to appear as a witness if required in the course of the discharge of his duty and require any person to produce any document.
Additional operative limb — (2) Every person who is summoned and appears as a witness before the Board shall be entitled to an allowance for expenses incurred in accordance with the scale for the time being in force for payment of such allowance to witnesses appearing before a civil court.

Cross-references & prescribed forms

Sections cited/mapped

None expressly mapped in the current concordance.

Forms

No form is directly mapped in the current rule register.

Worked example

An employer configuring payroll for summoning of witnesses and production of documents should first identify the employee and wage period, then apply the exact provision and any linked rule. The system rule should be tested against a sample payslip and bank/payment record. A text point to test is: “:–– (1) The Chairperson may summon any person to appear as a witness if required in the course of the discharge of his duty and require any person to produce any document.”

Illustrative only. Use the exact notified rule, prescribed form and competent authority.

Q&A — Rule 37

What is Rule 37 of the Code on Wages (Central) Rules, 2026?

What does Rule 37 require or permit?

A principal operative clause extracted from the notified rule is: “:–– (1) The Chairperson may summon any person to appear as a witness if required in the course of the discharge of his duty and require any person to produce any document.” Read it with all sub-rules and provisos below.

Does Rule 37 contain a proviso or explanation?

No standalone proviso or explanation was extracted from this rule text. Check the complete rule below for clause-level conditions.

What deadline, period, percentage or amount appears in Rule 37?

No explicit day/month/year/hour/percentage/rupee expression was detected in this rule text.

Which Code sections are linked to Rule 37?

No primary section mapping is recorded in the current rule register; use the express section references in the notified text and the Code’s enabling/rule-making provisions.

When did Rule 37 come into force?

The final Central Rules were notified as G.S.R. 343(E), 8 May 2026; Rule 1 states that the Rules come into force on publication. Check any later amendment or corrigendum before reliance.

Primary sources

Code on Wages (Central) Rules, 2026 — official Gazette PDF ↗

Code on Wages, 2019 — India Code ↗

Source check: 20 August 2026.

Jurisdiction note: This is the Central Rule corpus. Check State rules/notifications where the State Government is the appropriate Government and check later Gazette amendments before acting.