law: Electricity Regulatory Commissions Act, 1998 
  17. Establishment and incorporation of State Commission 
  (1) The State Government may, if it deems fit, by notification
  
  in the Official Gazette, establish, for the purposes of this Act, a Commission
  
  for the State to be known as the (name of the State) Electricity Regulatory
  
  Commission.
  (2) The State Commission shall be a body corporate by the name
  
  aforesaid, having perpetual succession and a common seal, with power to
  
  acquire, hold and dispose of property, both movable and immovable, and to
  
  contract and shall, by the said name, sue or be sued.
  (3) The head office of the State Commission shall be at such
  
  place as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette,
  
  specify.
  (4) The State Commission shall consist of not more than three
  
  Members including the Chairperson.
  (5) The Chairperson and the Members of the State Commission
  
  shall be persons of ability, integrity and standing who have adequate knowledge
  
  of, and have shown capacity in dealing with problems relating to engineering,
  
  finance, commerce, economics, law or management.
  (6) The Chairperson and the Members of the State Commission
  
  shall be appointed by the State Government on the recommendation of a Selection
  
  Committee referred to in section 18.
  (7) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (5) or
  
  sub-section (6), the State Government may appoint any person as the Chairperson
  
  from amongst persons who is or has been a Judge of a High Court:
  Provided  that no appointment under this sub-section
  
  shall be made except after consultation with the Chief Justice of that High
  
  Court.
  (8) The Chairperson shall be the Chief Executive of the State
  
  Commission.
  (9) The Chairperson or any other Member of the State Commission shall
  
  not hold any other office.