Rule 48: Appointment of Commissioner

Reviewed by Finin2min Editorial Desk · Last reviewed 30 August 2026

Rule 48 — Governs the appointment and statutory role described by appointment of commissioner. Key operative text: For the purposes of computing the money value of a benefit referred to in sub- section (2) of section 59 of the Code, the Tribunal may appoint –– (a) person with experience in the particular industry, trade, business or field…

Full notified rule textG.S.R. 342(E), 8 May 2026Source checked: 20 August 2026

Rule status

Industrial Relations (Central) Rules, 2026 were finally notified under G.S.R. 342(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

For the purposes of computing the money value of a benefit referred to in sub- section (2) of section 59 of the Code, the Tribunal may appoint –– (a) person with experience in the particular industry, trade, business or field encompassing the question referred to in sub-section (2) of the said section; or (b) person who had been a judge of a civil court; or (c) stipendiary magistrate; or (d) Registrar or…

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

Section 59

Full notified text — Rule 48

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

48. Appointment of Commissioner.- For the purposes of computing the money value of a benefit referred to in sub-
section (2) of section 59 of the Code, the Tribunal may appoint ––

     (a) person with experience in the particular industry, trade, business or field encompassing the question referred to
     in sub-section (2) of the said section; or
     (b) person who had been a judge of a civil court; or
     (c) stipendiary magistrate; or

     (d) Registrar or Secretary of a Tribunal constituted under any Central Act or a Tribunal or a National Industrial
     Tribunal constituted under the Code.

Application and evidence

Primary statutory test — For the purposes of computing the money value of a benefit referred to in sub- section (2) of section 59 of the Code, the Tribunal may appoint –– (a) person with experience in the particular industry, trade, business or field encompassing the question referred to in sub-section (2) of the said section; or (b) person who had been a judge of a civil court; or (c) stipendiary magistrate; or (d) Registrar or…
Code Section mapping — 59. Read the mapped provision together with this text rather than treating the concordance as a substitute for it.
Evidence file — retain facts and records proving the role/status of: Tribunal.

Cross-references & prescribed forms

Sections cited/mapped

Section 59

Forms

No form is directly mapped in the current rule register.

Worked example

When an event triggers appointment of commissioner, record the trigger date, competent authority, prescribed rule/form, filing or decision step, service/acknowledgement and final outcome. A statutory point to test is: “For the purposes of computing the money value of a benefit referred to in sub- section (2) of section 59 of the Code, the Tribunal may appoint –– (a) person with experience in the particular industry, trade, business or field encompassing the question referred to in sub-section (” Reconcile the mapped Code Section(s) 59.

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

Q&A — Rule 48

What is Rule 48 of the Industrial Relations (Central) Rules, 2026?

What does Rule 48 require or permit?

A principal operative clause extracted from the notified rule is: “For the purposes of computing the money value of a benefit referred to in sub- section (2) of section 59 of the Code, the Tribunal may appoint –– (a) person with experience in the particular industry, trade, business or field encompassing the question referred to in sub-section (2) of the said section; or (b) person who had been a judge of a civil court; or (c) stipendiary magistrate; or (d) Registrar or…” Read it with all sub-rules and provisos below.

Does Rule 48 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 48?

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

Which Code sections are linked to Rule 48?

The current concordance maps Rule 48 to Section(s) 59.

When did Rule 48 come into force?

The final Central Rules were notified as G.S.R. 342(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

Industrial Relations (Central) Rules, 2026 — official Gazette PDF ↗

Industrial Relations Code, 2020 — 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.