law: Electricity Act, 2003
  77. Qualifications
  
  for appointment of Members of Central Commission.-
  1.     
  
    The
  
  Chairperson and the Members of the Central Commission shall be persons having
  
  adequate knowledge of, or experience in, or shown capacity in, dealing with,
  
  problems relating to engineering, law, economics, commerce, finance or
  
  management and shall be appointed in the following manner, namely:--
  a.      one person having
  
  qualifications and experience in the field of engineering with specialisation
  
  in generation, transmission or distribution of electricity;
  b.     one person having
  
  qualifications and experience in the field of finance;
  c.      two persons having
  
  qualifications and experience in the field of economics, commerce, law or
  
  management:
  Provided
  
  that  
  
  not more than one Member shall be appointed under the same category under
  
  clause (c).
  2.     
  
    Notwithstanding
  
  anything contained in sub-section (1), the Central Government may appoint any
  
  person as the Chairperson from amongst persons who is, or has been, a Judge of
  
  the Supreme Court or the Chief Justice of a High Court:
  Provided
  
  that  
  
  no appointment under this sub-section shall be made except after consultation
  
  with the Chief Justice of India.
  1.     
  
  
  2.     
  
  
  3.     
  
    The
  
  Chairperson or any other Member of the Central Commission shall not hold any
  
  other office.
  4.     
  
    The
  
  Chairperson shall be the Chief Executive of the Central Commission.