The Industrial Relations (Andhra Pradesh) Rules, 2026
Rule 51. Fees for Commissioner, etc
Official text
(1) The Tribunal shall, after consultation with the parties, estimate the probable duration of enquiry by the Commissioner referred to in rule 50 and fix the amount of his fees and other incidental expenses incurred by him.
(2) The Tribunal shall direct the payment of fees and other incidental expenses to the Commissioner into the nearest treasury, within a 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 into the treasury of the sum 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 into the treasury within such time and by such parties as it may deem fit:
Provided further that the Tribunal may in its discretion, extend the time for depositing such sum into the treasury.
(4) The Tribunal may, at any time, for reasons to be recorded in writing, vary the amount of the Commissioner‘s fees in consultation with the parties.
(5) The Tribunal may direct that the fees shall be disbursed to the Commissioner in such installments 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.