Section 3 - Qualifications, appointment, etc., of Chairperson and Members of Tribunal

Tribunal appointments require committee recommendation; central government decides on the recommended panel and assesses eligibility.

Appointments to Tribunal Chairperson and Member posts are made by the Central Government on the recommendation of a Search-cum-Selection Committee whose prescribed composition differs for central and state tribunals. The Committee includes a judicial Chair, senior administrative nominees, an outgoing or sitting Chairperson or a nominated retired judge, and a Member-Secretary who does not vote. The Committee decides its procedure, has a Chair with a casting vote, must recommend a panel of two names for each vacancy, and the Central Government is expected to decide on those recommendations within a limited period; vacancies in the Committee do not invalidate appointments.