Qualifications for Adjudicating Authority appointments under benami law were inserted, amended, and later omitted from the statute. Section 9 of the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988, which earlier dealt with qualifications for appointment of the Chairperson and Members of the Adjudicating Authority, was inserted in 2016, later amended in 2020, and then omitted with effect from 1 July 2021. The omitted provision had prescribed eligibility based on service in the Indian Revenue Service, the Indian Legal Service, or qualification for appointment as a District Judge, and had also provided for appointment by the Central Government.
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Qualifications for Adjudicating Authority appointments under benami law were inserted, amended, and later omitted from the statute.
Section 9 of the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988, which earlier dealt with qualifications for appointment of the Chairperson and Members of the Adjudicating Authority, was inserted in 2016, later amended in 2020, and then omitted with effect from 1 July 2021. The omitted provision had prescribed eligibility based on service in the Indian Revenue Service, the Indian Legal Service, or qualification for appointment as a District Judge, and had also provided for appointment by the Central Government.
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