law: Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act, 1985
  5. Constitution of appellate authority
  (1) The Central Government may, by notification, constitute,
  
  with effect from such date as may be specified therein, an appellate authority
  
  to be called the "Appellate Authority for Industrial and Financial
  
  Reconstruction" consisting of a Chairman and not more than three other
  
  members, to be appointed by that government, for hearing appeals against the
  
  orders of the Board under this Act.
  (2) The Chairman shall be a person who is or has been a Judge of
  
  the Supreme Court or who is or has been a Judge of a High Court for not less
  
  than five years.
  (3) A member of the appellate authority shall be a person who is
  
  or has been a Judge of a High Court or who is or has been an officer not below
  
  the rank of a Secretary to the Government of India or who is or has been a
  
  member of the Board for not less than three years.