law: Electricity Act, 2003
  78. Constitution of
  
  Selection Committee to recommend Members.-
  1.     
  
    The
  
  Central Government shall, for the purposes of selecting the Members of the
  
  Appellate Tribunal and the Chairperson and Members of the Central Commission,
  
  constitute a Selection Committee consisting of--
  a.      Member of the
  
  Planning Commission in charge of the energy sector ............................
  
  Chairperson;
  b.     Secretary-in-charge
  
  of the Ministry of the Central Government dealing with the Department of Legal
  
  Affairs .................. Member;
  c.      Chairperson of the
  
  Public Enterprises Selection Board ............ Member;
  d.     a person to be
  
  nominated by the Central Government in accordance with sub-section (2)
  
  ........................ Member;
  e.      a person to be
  
  nominated by the Central Government in accordance with sub-section (3)
  
  ......................... Member;
  f.      Secretary-in-charge
  
  of the Ministry of the Central Government dealing with power
  
  ........................ Member.
  1.     
  
  
  2.     
  
    For
  
  the purposes of clause (d) of sub-section (1), the Central Government shall nominate
  
  from amongst persons holding the post of Chairperson or Managing Director, by
  
  whatever name called, of any public financial institution specified in section
  
  4A of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956).
  3.     
  
    For
  
  the purposes of clause (e) of sub-section (1), the Central Government shall, by
  
  notification, nominate from amongst persons holding the post of Director or the
  
  head of the institution, by whatever name called, of any research, technical or
  
  management institution for this purpose.
  4.     
  
    Secretary-in-charge
  
  of the Ministry of the Central Government dealing with Power shall be the
  
  Convenor of the Selection Committee.
  5.     
  
    The
  
  Central Government shall, within one month from the date of occurrence of any
  
  vacancy by reason of death, resignation or removal of a Member of the Appellate
  
  Tribunal or the Chairperson or a Member of the Central Commission and six
  
  months before the superannuation or end of tenure of the Member of the
  
  Appellate Tribunal or Member of the Central Commission, make a reference to the
  
  Selection Committee for filling up of the vacancy.
  6.     
  
    The
  
  Selection Committee shall finalise the selection of the Chairperson and Members
  
  referred to in sub-section (5) within three months from the date on which the
  
  reference is made to it.
  7.     
  
    The
  
  Selection Committee shall recommend a panel of two names for every vacancy
  
  referred to it.
  8.     
  
    Before
  
  recommending any person for appointment as Member of the Appellate Tribunal or
  
  the Chairperson or other Member of the Central Commission, the Selection
  
  Committee shall satisfy itself that such person does not have any financial or
  
  other interest which is likely to affect prejudicially his functions as the
  
  Chairperson or Member.
  9.     
  
    No
  
  appointment of the Chairperson or other Member shall be invalid merely by
  
  reason of any vacancy in the Selection Committee:
  Provided
  
  that  
  
  nothing contained in this section shall apply to the appointment of a person as
  
  the Chairperson of the Central Commission where such person is, or has been, a
  
  Judge of the Supreme Court or the Chief Justice of a High Court.