Legal Register
Control Workpaper
OBL-52 Rules 17 to 21 — institutional Rules, not proof of operation RULE-17 RULE-18 RULE-19 RULE-20 RULE-21

OBL-52: Board Digital-by-Design Proceedings (Rules 17–21)

Interfaces with the Board's digital portal for electronic filing, service, and virtual hearings.

Statutory scope: Rules 17 to 21 — institutional Rules, not proof of operation · Assigned to Legal / board secretariat · Systems: Governance register; no live Board system asserted

Operational Interface Requirement

Recommended interface: Substitute recruitment for appointment or mix actor/commencement dates; expected outcome is rejected institutional assertion and a source-review action.

Expected Audit Assertion / Test Result

Substitute recruitment for appointment or mix actor/commencement dates; expected outcome is rejected institutional assertion and a source-review action.

Governance & Architecture

Recommended Activity Owner
Legal / board secretariat
Target Systems & Interfaces
Governance registerno live Board system asserted

Verification Specification & Workpaper

Proposed Test Specimen ID
SPEC-Q10-OBL-52

proposed per-row review/acceptance specification; not a claim of executed statutory coverage

Populated Teaching Workpaper
out/remediation/Q02/dashboard.json

populated hypothetical decision/specimen; not actual enterprise execution

Local Execution Reference
out/dossier/CASE-001/tests/results.json

Canonical Statutory Grounding

Source references verified against the official Gazette of India publication baseline.

RULE-17 Lines 1327–1343
Commencement: 2025-11-13 (in force)
Obligated Actor

Central Government; Search-cum-Selection Committees

Trigger Context

Appointments

Statutory Conditions

Different committee chairs/membership for Chairperson vs other members; Government considers recommendations and appoints.

Statutory Exceptions

Committee vacancies/absences/defects alone do not invalidate.

RULE-18 Lines 1345–1347
Commencement: 2025-11-13 (in force)
Obligated Actor

Chairperson and Members

Trigger Context

Service

Statutory Conditions

Fifth Schedule salary/allowances/conditions.

Statutory Exceptions

Not an appointment notification.

RULE-19 Lines 1348–1374
Commencement: 2025-11-13 (in force)
Obligated Actor

Board; Chairperson; Members

Trigger Context

Meetings and inquiry

Statutory Conditions

Quorum one-third; majority/casting vote; conflicts; urgent action notified within seven days/ratification; authenticate; six-month inquiry extendible three months at a time with reasons.

Statutory Exceptions

Underlying s27/28 commencement remains separate.

RULE-20 Lines 1375–1378
Commencement: 2025-11-13 (in force)
Obligated Actor

Board

Trigger Context

Digital functioning

Statutory Conditions

Digital office may use techno-legal measures avoiding physical presence.

Statutory Exceptions

Summoning/examining on oath power preserved.

RULE-21 Lines 1379–1383
Commencement: 2025-11-13 (in force)
Obligated Actor

Board; Central Government

Trigger Context

Staff appointment

Statutory Conditions

Prior approval; Sixth Schedule service conditions.

Statutory Exceptions

Separate from member composition.