Rule 49: Fee for Commissioner, etc
Reviewed by Finin2min Editorial Desk · Last reviewed 30 August 2026
Rule 49 — Governs fee for commissioner, etc and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: (2) The Tribunal shall direct the payment of fee and other incidental expenses to the Commissioner, within specified time, by such party or parties and in such proportion, as it may deem fit.
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.
Finin2min analysis — operative rule mechanics
Operative clauses
- (2) The Tribunal shall direct the payment of fee and other incidental expenses to the Commissioner, within specified time, by such party or parties and in such proportion, as it may deem fit.
- (3) The Commissioner shall not submit his report until the receipt of deposit of fee referred to in sub-rule (2) is filed before the Tribunal:
- Provided that the Tribunal may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, direct that any further sum or sums be deposited within such time or extend the time for depositing and by such parties as it may deem fit.
- (5) The Tribunal may direct that the fee shall be disbursed to the Commissioner in such instalments and on such date as it may deem fit.
- (6) The undisbursed balance, if any, of the sum deposited under this rule shall be refunded to the respective party or parties who deposited the sum in the same proportion as that in which it was deposited.
Provisos / explanations
- Provided that the Tribunal may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, direct that any further sum or sums be deposited within such time or extend the time for depositing and by such parties as it may deem fit.
Thresholds & timelines
- No explicit day/month/year/hour/percentage/rupee expression was detected in this rule text.
Mapped Code sections
Full notified text — Rule 49
49. Fee for Commissioner, etc.- (1) The Tribunal shall, after consultation with the parties, estimate the probable
duration of enquiry by the Commissioner referred to in rule 48 and fix the fee and other incidental expenses incurred.
(2) The Tribunal shall direct the payment of fee and other incidental expenses to the Commissioner, within specified
time, by such party or parties and in such proportion, as it may deem fit.
(3) The Commissioner shall not submit his report until the receipt of deposit of fee referred to in sub-rule (2) is filed
before the Tribunal:
Provided that the Tribunal may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, direct that any further sum or sums be
deposited within such time or extend the time for depositing and by such parties as it may deem fit.
(4) The Tribunal may, at any time, for reasons to be recorded in writing, vary the amount of the fee.
(5) The Tribunal may direct that the fee shall be disbursed to the Commissioner in such instalments and on such date as
it may deem fit.
(6) The undisbursed balance, if any, of the sum deposited under this rule shall be refunded to the respective party or
parties who deposited the sum in the same proportion as that in which it was deposited.Application and evidence
- Primary statutory test — (2) The Tribunal shall direct the payment of fee and other incidental expenses to the Commissioner, within specified time, by such party or parties and in such proportion, as it may deem fit.
- Additional operative limb — (3) The Commissioner shall not submit his report until the receipt of deposit of fee referred to in sub-rule (2) is filed before the Tribunal:
- Qualification / exception to test — Provided that the Tribunal may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, direct that any further sum or sums be deposited within such time or extend the time for depositing and by such parties as it may deem fit.
- 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
Forms
No form is directly mapped in the current rule register.
Worked example
Suppose an industrial establishment reaches a step governed by fee for commissioner, etc. HR/IR should create a dated file showing coverage, the competent authority/union status, required notice or application, service proof and the result. One operative text point to test is: “(2) The Tribunal shall direct the payment of fee and other incidental expenses to the Commissioner, within specified time, by such party or parties and in such proportion, as it may deem fit.” Also test the express qualification/proviso before concluding the result. Reconcile the mapped Code Section(s) 59.
Illustrative only. Use the exact notified rule, prescribed form and competent authority.
Q&A — Rule 49
What is Rule 49 of the Industrial Relations (Central) Rules, 2026?
Rule 49 — Governs fee for commissioner, etc and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: (2) The Tribunal shall direct the payment of fee and other incidental expenses to the Commissioner, within specified time, by such party or parties and in such proportion, as it may deem fit.
What does Rule 49 require or permit?
A principal operative clause extracted from the notified rule is: “(2) The Tribunal shall direct the payment of fee and other incidental expenses to the Commissioner, within specified time, by such party or parties and in such proportion, as it may deem fit.” Read it with all sub-rules and provisos below.
Does Rule 49 contain a proviso or explanation?
Yes. One extracted qualification is: “Provided that the Tribunal may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, direct that any further sum or sums be deposited within such time or extend the time for depositing and by such parties as it may deem fit.”
What deadline, period, percentage or amount appears in Rule 49?
No explicit day/month/year/hour/percentage/rupee expression was detected in this rule text.
Which Code sections are linked to Rule 49?
The current concordance maps Rule 49 to Section(s) 59.
When did Rule 49 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.