The Odisha
G a z e t t e
EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 760 CUTTACK, SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 2024/CHAITRA 10, 1946
LAW DEPARTMENT
NOTIFICATION
The 13th March 2024
S. R. O. No. 181/2024—The State Government do hereby make the following rules
further to amend the Odisha Law Officers Rules, 1971, namely :—
AMENDMENT
1.(1) These rules may be called the Odisha Law Officers (Amendment) Rules, 2024.
(2) They shall come into force from the date of issue of the Notification.
2. In the Odisha Law Officers Rules, 1971 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules),
for Rule 16, the following rule shall be substituted namely :—
“16. The retainer fees per month of the Government Pleaders, Additional Public
Prosecutors, Additional Government Pleaders and Special Public Prosecutors
of the districts, Special Public Prosecutors and Additional Special Public
prosecutors of the Vigilance Courts shall be Rs. 12,300 (Rupees Twelve Thousand
Three Hundred only).”
3. In the said rules, in rule 24,—
(i) In sub-rule (1), for the figure, words and bracket “Rs. 1,250 (Rupees One Thousand
Two Hundred Fifty) only” the figure, words and bracket “Rs. 1,875 (Rupees One
Thousand Eight Hundred Seventy Five) only” shall be substituted;
(ii) In sub-rule (2), for clause (c), the following clause shall be substituted namely :—
“(c) The retainer fees per month of the Associate Lawyer shall be Rs. 8,100
(Rupees Eight Thousand One Hundred) only.” :
Provided that such Associate Lawyers when engaged by Public Prosecutor
to conduct prosecution, he shall be entitled to daily fees of Rs. 1,650 (Rupees
One Thousand Six Hundred Fifty) only in addition to the retainer fees.