Section 48 of The Haj Committee Act, 2002
Provisions as to employees of the existing Committee before the commencement of this Act.
Every officer and other employee of any of the existing Committee and the State Committee, as the case may be, shall, on and from the commencement of this Act, stand transferred to or become an officer or other employee of the Committee or the State Committee, as the case may be, with such designation as such Committee may determine and shall hold office or service therein by the same tenure, at the same remuneration, upon the same terms and conditions of service as he would have held under the Haj Committee constituted under the Haj Committee Act, 1959 (51 of 1959) and shall continue to do so as an officer or other employee of the Committee till such time the terms and conditions are duly altered by such Committee: Provided that the tenure, remuneration and terms and conditions of service of any such officer or other employee of the Committee or of a State Committee, as the case may be, shall not be altered to his disadvantage without the previous sanction of the Central Government or State Government, as the case may be: Provided further that any service rendered by any such officer or other employee before the commencement of this Act shall be deemed to be the service rendered under the Committee or, as the case may be, the State Committee.
Summary
- All officers and other employees working for any of the old Haj Committees under the 1959 Act are automatically transferred to the new central or State Haj Committees.
- Transferred employees will initially hold office under the same tenure, salary, and service conditions that they had under the old 1959 Act.
- The new Committees have the power to determine the designations of these transferred employees and can alter their service conditions.
- Transferred employees' salary, tenure, and conditions of service cannot be altered to their disadvantage without prior approval from the Central or State Government.
- Any years of service rendered by these employees under the old committees are legally treated as continuous service under the new committees.
Practical examples
FAQ
1. Are employees transferred to the new bodies under Section 48 of the Haj Committee Act, 2002?
Under Section 48 of the Haj Committee Act, 2002, every officer and worker of the previous committees is automatically transferred to the newly established central or state committees.
2. Can workers lose their salary benefits because of the transfer under Section 48 of the Haj Act of 2002?
No, Section 48 of the Haj Act of 2002 states that employees must keep their same salary, tenure, which means the duration of their employment, and service terms. Their job conditions cannot be changed to their disadvantage unless the Central or State Government gives prior approval.
3. How does Section 48 of the Haj Committee Act, 2002 handle the past work experience of staff?
According to Section 48 of the Haj Committee Act, 2002, any service completed by an employee before this new law started is treated as service rendered to the new central or state committees, so they do not lose their seniority or experience history.
Test yourself
1.Under Section 48 of The Haj Committee Act, 2002, what is the status of the service rendered by an employee under the old Haj Committee Act of 1959?
2.Under Section 48 of The Haj Committee Act, 2002, whose permission is required before a transferred employee's service terms can be changed to their disadvantage?
3.Under Section 48 of The Haj Committee Act, 2002, who decides the designations of the transferred employees when they join the new Committee?
4.Under Section 48 of The Haj Committee Act, 2002, what happens to the salary and terms of service of employees transferred from the old 1959 Haj Committee?