10. Qualifications for appointment as ¹[the Chairperson of the Appellate Tribunal].— A person shall not be qualified for appointment as ²[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.

1 Subs. by s. 2, ibid., for "the Presiding Officer of the Appellate Tribunal " (w.e.f. 17-1-2000).
2 Subs. by s. 2, ibid., for "the Presiding Officer of an Appellate Tribunal " (w.e.f. 17-1-2000).