53. Qualifications for appointment as Presiding Officer
(1)
A person shall not be qualified for appointment as the Presiding Officer of an Authority unless,—
(a)
he is or has been a District Judge; or
(b)
he is a qualified legal practitioner for not less than seven years.
(2)
A Presiding Officer shall be appointed by the appropriate Government in consultation with the Chief Justice of a High Court in whose jurisdiction the Authority is proposed to be established.