WDRA Consultant (Legal) 2026 - 1 Contract Post: Retired Level-10+ Officer, LL.B & 5-Year Legal Experience

WDRA CONSULTANT (LEGAL) 2026 — THE HEADLINE 'LL.B + 5 YEARS' HIDES A RETIRED-OFFICER / PAY-LEVEL FILTER

The Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority has advertised one Consultant (Legal) position on contract basis. The notice is dated 28 September 2026 and the completed offline application must reach WDRA by 28 October 2026. The remuneration is not a single fixed rupee salary for every applicant: the reported formula is 50% of the last pay drawn at the time of retirement.

1) THIS IS NOT AN OPEN-MARKET LEGAL VACANCY FOR EVERY LL.B HOLDER The detailed eligibility targets retired officials from the Central Government, State Government, PSUs, Autonomous Bodies or Statutory Bodies. The candidate should have retired from a post/grade carrying Pay Level 10 (CDA) or equivalent or above. An LL.B graduate with five years in a private legal role should therefore not assume eligibility merely from a shortened job-portal headline.

2) THE FIVE YEARS MUST BE POST-QUALIFICATION AND LEGALLY RELEVANT The notice requires an LL.B. from a recognised University/Institution and at least five years of post-qualification experience in work such as drafting, vetting and execution of legal documents, agreements, contracts and MOUs, and filing before courts. The experience condition is therefore both time-based and function-specific.

3) THE KNOWLEDGE EXPECTATION IS BROADER THAN COURT FILING Detailed vacancy reporting identifies competence in analysing legal/commercial documents and exposure to areas such as Corporate/Commercial law, Company Law, Consumer Protection Act 2019, Banking Laws, Civil/Criminal matters, Administrative and Service matters, and Arbitration. Computerised working, communication and strong noting/drafting are also relevant to the consultancy profile.

4) REMUNERATION VARIES WITH THE APPLICANT'S RETIREMENT PAY Instead of inventing a salary range, this record preserves the actual formula: 50% of the last pay drawn at retirement. Two selected candidates with different retirement pay histories would not have the same underlying numerical base, so a fabricated minimum/maximum would be misleading.

5) AGE IS MEASURED AT THE CLOSING DATE Maximum age is 64 years on 28 October 2026. Because this is a retired-official consultancy, the age rule should not be mixed with normal direct-recruitment age bands.

6) SELECTION IS SHORTLISTING + INTERVIEW The published process is shortlisting against the prescribed criteria followed by interview. There is no basis to create a written examination, admit-card cycle or syllabus entry for this consultancy.

7) OFFLINE APPLICATION PACKAGING MATTERS The completed prescribed proforma with supporting documents is to be sent to the Deputy Director (HR), Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority, NCUI Building, 4th Floor, 3, Siri Institutional Area, August Kranti Marg, Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016. Detailed vacancy reporting also requires the sealed cover to identify the Consultant (Legal) selection.

APPLICANT DECISION CHECKLIST - Confirm you are a retired official from an eligible Government/PSU/Autonomous/Statutory organisation. - Verify that your retirement post/grade was Level 10 (CDA) or equivalent or above. - Count five years only after obtaining the LL.B.; do not mix pre-qualification work into the minimum. - Match your work to drafting/vetting/execution/contracts/MOUs/court-filing and allied legal functions. - Do not compare the remuneration with a fixed pay scale: it is tied to your own last pay drawn at retirement. - Ensure the physical application reaches WDRA by 28 October 2026; dispatch date alone is not the eligibility deadline.