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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-05022026-269851
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 104]
NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2026/MAGHA 16, 1947
MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE
(Department of Legal Affairs)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 5th February, 2026
G.S.R. 110(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 read with article
76 of the Constitution, the President hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Law Officers
(Conditions of Service) Rules, 1987, namely :-
1. (1) These rules may be called the Law Officers (Conditions of Service) Amendment Rules, 2026.
(2) They shall come into force with effect from 01st day of February, 2026.
2. In the Law Officers (Conditions of Service) Rules, 1987, for rule 7, the following rule shall be
substituted, namely: -
"7. Retainer, fee and allowances." For the performance of the duties mentioned in rule 5, a Law
Officer shall be paid
(a) a retainer, except during the period of his leave, -
(i) in the case of the Attorney General, of rupees one lakhs twenty thousand per month;
(ii) in the case of the Solicitor-General, of rupees ninety-six thousand per month; and
(iii) in the case of Additional Solicitor General, of rupees seventy-two thousand per
month;
(b) a fee for appearance and other work on behalf of the Government of India in cases before the
Supreme Court, various High Courts, Commissions of Inquiry or Tribunals and the like on the
following scales, namely: -
+--------+----------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Serial | Nomenclature of the item of work | Rates of fees payable for appearance and other works in cases before |
| Number | | the Supreme Court, High Court (Including Delhi High Court) and any |
| | | Court (other than the Supreme Court or High Court) or a Tribunal or a |
| | | Commission of Inquiry or an Arbitrator |
+========+====================================================+========================================================================+
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
+--------+----------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 1. | Suits, writ petitions, appeals and | Rs. 38,400/- per case per day |
| | reference under article 143 (per case | |
| | per day). | |
+--------+----------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 2. | Special leave petitions and other | Rs. 24,000/- per case per day |
| | applications (per case per day). | |
+--------+----------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 3. | Settling pleadings (including | Rs. 12,000/- per pleading |
| | affidavits per pleading) | |
+--------+----------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 4. | Settling statement of case | Rs. 14,400/- per case |
| | (per case per day) | |
+--------+----------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 5. | For giving opinions in statements of | Rs. 24,000/- per case |
| | cases sent by the Ministry of Law | |
| | (Only for matters involving | |
| | questions of Constitutional or | |
| | Statutory interpretation and | |
| | importance) per case | |
+--------+----------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 6. | For written submission before the | Rs. 24,000/- per case |
| | Supreme Court, High Court and | |
| | Commissions of Inquiry or Tribunals | |
| | (per case) | |
+--------+----------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 7. | Appearance in Courts outside | Rs. 96,000/- per day per case |
| | Delhi (Only for Law Officers in | |
| | Supreme Court of India) per case | |
| | per day | |
+--------+----------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 8. | For appearance in courts within | Rs. 60,000/- per day per case |
| | their jurisdiction, apart from their | |
| | headquarters, for Additional | |
| | Solicitor General for India in High | |
| | Courts. | |
+--------+----------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Explanation.- If two or more cases involving substantially identical questions are heard together with
common arguments, Law Officers shall be entitled to only one fee as for a single case.
(c) Where a Law Officer is required to perform journeys outside the headquarter in the course of his
duties, he shall be paid or reimbursed for travelling, boarding and lodging as per the entailment of group
'A' Officer of the Central Government as follows: -
(i) Attorney General for India at pay level-18 of the seventh central pay commission;
(ii) Solicitor General for India at pay level-17 of the seventh central pay commission;
(iii) Additional Solicitor General for India at pay level- 15 of the seventh central pay commission
respectively.
(d) If a Law Officer is called upon to perform any duty other than those referred to in rule 5, such as,
acting as Arbitrator or giving any opinion in any matter after hearing both the sides, one being the
Government of India, he shall be paid such fee as may be determined by the Central Government.
[F. No. 12011/6/2025-Judl.]
M.C. PRUSTY, Senior Government Advocate
Pot Note: The Law Officers (Conditions of Services) Amendment Rules,1987 were published in the
Gazette of India Extraordinary part II, Section 3, Sub-Section (i), dated the 1st January, 1987 vide notification
number G.S.R. 1(E) dated the 1st January, 1987 and subsequently amended wide the following notifications,
namely:
1. G.S.R. No. 379(E), dated the 14th April, 1987
2. G.S.R. 473 (E), dated the 22nd June, 1993
3. G.S.R. R 403 (E), dated the 2nd June, 1999
4. G.S.R.345 (E), dated the10th May, 2001
5. G.S.R. 106 (E), dated the 25th February, 2005
6. G.S.R. 723(E), dated the16th December, 2005.
7. G.S.R. 568 (E), dated the 18th July, 2008
8. G.S.R. 772(E), dated on 1st October, 2015.
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