Senior Legal Consultant at Custodian of Enemy Property for India

About Custodian of Enemy Property for India

The office of the Custodian of Enemy Property for India worked under the aegis of the Ministry of Commerce up to October 1969. Subsequently from October 1969 to February 1973, the department was functioning under the supervision of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and from March 1973 to June 2007 under the Ministry of Commerce Industry.

Thereafter, it was transferred to the Ministry of Home Affairs by a Presidential Notification dated 28th June 2007. Presently, the Office of the CEPI is a statutory authority under the provisions of the Enemy Property Act, 1968 for the preservation, management, control and selling of enemy properties which have been declared as Enemy Property and are vested in the Custodian of Enemy Property for India vide Government of India dated 10.09.1965.

About the Opportunity

Applications are invited from Indian citizens, for their whole-time services as individual consultants on a contractual basis, for an initial period of three years, extendable by two years.

Number of Vacancies

Two, one at the Delhi office and one at the Mumbai office.

Services to be Rendered

• Analysis, recommendations, advice, opinion, comments and drafting relating to the following including assistance in the processing and disposal of references in respect of the same:
  • Legislation, subordinate legislation, notifications, advisories, clarifications etc., pertaining to matters relating to Enemy Properties Act. administration of the Enemy Properties Act. 1968 and other related laws and other business allocated to the Custodian of Enemy Property for India(CEPI) under the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961 [“AoBR”];
  • Legal, techno-legal and policy research, including analysis and interpretation of laws. regulations, policies, rules, guidelines, legal and regulatory frameworks etc. pertaining to the administration and management of enemy properties;
  • Participating in the processes and interactions associated with the aforesaid. Including discussions, workshops, approval processes etc., and preparation of presentations, notes, records of discussions, minutes of meetings, and other documents related to the foregoing:
• Any other work assigned in relation to the above.
• Senior Legal Consultants will report to the Custodian of Enemy Property for India/Deputy Secretary of Branch offices. Legal Consultants will report to the Senior Consultant and Custodian of Enemy Property for India/Deputy Secretary of Branch offices. While the reporting officers for both will be as stated, for purposes of processing matters, they will be required to coordinate with other relevant officials/consultants in the CEPI Office/Branch Office.

Eligibility Criteria

• Candidate should not exceed the age of 62 years on the date of this advertisement.
• LLB from a cognized institute/university.
• Mandatory minimum 5 years experience in legal policy/legal practice.
• Membership of the Bar Council of India.
• At least one legal research paper published in a peer-reviewed law Journal; or At least one legal policy commentaries/briefs/reviews published by law journals, media, policy research organizations and industry associations.
• Any degree/diploma/certificate in Land Law or Post Graduate in Law from a recognized institute/university.

Consolidated Remuneration

Rs. 72,000 per month for non-Govt. official (subject to revision). In the case of retired Govt. officials remuneration may be regulated as per Dept. of Expenditure O.M. No.3-25/2021-E.IIIA dated 9 December 2020.

Terms of Engagement

• Term: The consultant will be engaged for a term of one year, which may be extended on the basis of performance review and mutual agreement by up to one year at a time, subject to the total term including extensions not exceeding three years. Extension beyond three years may be considered under exceptional circumstances with the approval of the Secretary, MHA, on the basis of mutual agreement. However, no extension will be given beyond the age of 65 years.
• Performance review: Continuation of the engagement of the consultant will be contingent upon performance of their services against key performance indicators set for him/her by a performance review committee constituted by MHA being assessed as satisfactory in annual reviews by such committee upon completion of each year of their term. The said committee will ordinarily set the said indicators after interaction with the consultant within the first three months of each year of the consultant’s term, revisit the same after six months of each year of the term for any modifications and/or feedback, and undertake a review of the performance against the indicators set/modified within the first three months of completion of each such year.
• Location: The consultant shall function from the office premises of MHA. MHA may also occasionally depute the consultant to other locations for the performance of services.
• General conditions: CEPI reserves the right to engage all or some or none of the consultants, or to cancel or withdraw the selection and engagement process at any stage, without assigning reasons. The consultants engaged will have no right or claim for any permanent engagement or employment with CEPI.

Terms and Conditions

• Payment of the consolidated compensation will be made by CEPI on a monthly basis, based on the biometric attendance registered by the consultant and its certification by the reporting officer designated by CEPI for the consultant.
• Weekly holidays on Saturday, and Sunday, Central Government Gazette Holidays and 12 days paid Leave in a calendar year on a pro-rata basis. No. remuneration for the period of absence in excess of the admissible Leave will be paid to Consultants/Officials. In-availed leave shall neither be carried forward to next year nor encashed. No other kind of leave shall be admissible. The retired Govt. Servant engaged as Sr. Legal Consultant shall be entitled to avail leave as per DoE’s OM dated 09.12.2020 on a pro-rata basis i.e. 1.5 days for each completed month of service. CEPI may terminate the engagement of services of the consultant without any compensation for such termination in case the consultant is absent without leave for more than 15 days in any period of 12 months. Women consultants will be eligible to avail of maternity leave as per the provisions of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961.
• No claim on account of travel expenses shall be admissible for reporting at CEPI premises at the commencement or completion of the term of the consultant. However, consultants may be reimbursed expenses incurred for travel undertaken within India in connection with services rendered with the approval of the competent authority in CEPI for such travel and subject to such extent, restrictions and terms as CEPI may determine.

Other details are given in the brochure below this post. Please check the details before applying.

How to Apply?

Eligible individuals should e-mail a scanned copy of their duly completed application form, as set out in Annexure-II for Legal Consultants given in the brochure below this post, along with their bio-data, to admn.del-cepi@govcontractor.in.

Application Deadline

February 14th 2025 by 5:00 PM.

Location

Delhi and Mumbai.

Contact Information

For any queries, please contact at 7428483081.

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