Section-10. Qualifications for appointment as 8[Chairperson of the Appellate Tribunal]

Section-10. Qualifications for appointment as ⁸[Chairperson of the Appellate Tribunal]

A person shall not be qualified for appointment as ⁹[the Chairperson of an Appellate Tribunal] unless he-

(a) is, or has been, or is qualified to be, a Judge of a High Court; or

(b) has been a member of the Indian Legal Service and has held a post in Grade I of that service for at least three years; or

(c) has held office as the Presiding Officer of a Tribunal for at least three years