Chapter IX — CLAIMS COMMISSIONER

Section 49Qualifications for appointment as Claims Commissioner

Section 49: Qualifications for appointment as Claims Commissioner

49. Qualifications for appointment as Claims Commissioner

A person shall not be qualified for appointment as Claims Commissioner 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; or

(c)

has, for at least three years, held a civil judicial post carrying a scale of pay which is not less than that of a Joint Secretary to the Government of India.