law: The Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985
  6. Qualifications for Appointment of Chairman, Vice-Chairman or Other Members. - 
  (1) A person shall not be qualified for
  
  appointment as the Chairman unless he - 
  (a) is, or has been, a
  
  Judge of a High Court; or 
  (b) has, for at least
  
  two years, held the office of Vice-Chairman; 
  (c) Omitted 
  (2) A person shall not be qualified for
  
  appointment as the Vice-Chairman unless he - 
  (a) is, or has been,
  
  or is qualified to be a Judge of a High Court; or 
  (b) has for at least
  
  two years, held the post of a Secretary to the Government of India or any other
  
  post under the Central or a State Government carrying a scale of pay which is
  
  not less than that of a Secretary to the Government of India; or 
  (bb) has, for at least
  
  five years, held the post of an Additional Secretary to the Government of India
  
  or any other post under the Central or a State Government carrying a scale of
  
  pay which is not less than that of an Additional Secretary to the Government of
  
  India; or 
  (c) has, for a period
  
  of not less than three years, held office as a Judicial Member or an
  
  Administrative Member.
  (3) A person shall not be qualified for
  
  appointment as a Judicial Member unless he -
  (a) is, or has been,
  
  or is qualified to be, a Judge of a High Court; or
  (b) has been a member
  
  of the Indian Legal Service and has held a post in Grade I of the service for
  
  at least three years. 
  (3-A) A person shall not be qualified for
  
  appointment as an Administrative Member unless he - 
  (a) has, for at least
  
  two years, held the post of an Additional Secretary to the Government of India
  
  or any other post under the Central or a State Government carrying a scale of pay
  
  which is not less than that of an Additional Secretary to the Government of
  
  India; or 
  (b) has, for at least
  
  three years, held the post of a Joint Secretary to the Government of India or
  
  any other post under the Central or a State Government carrying a scale of pay
  
  which is not less than that of a Joint Secretary to the Government of India.
  
  and shall, in either case, have adequate administrative experience. 
  (4) Subject to the provisions of sub-section
  
  (7), the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and every other Member of the Central
  
  Administrative Tribunal shall be appointed by the President. 
  (5) Subject to the provisions of sub-section
  
  (7), the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and every other Member of an Administrative
  
  Tribunal for a State shall be appointed by the President after consultation
  
  with the Governor of the concerned State. 
  (6) The Chairman, Vice-Chairman and every
  
  other Member of a Joint Administrative Tribunal shall, subject to the terms of
  
  the agreement between the participating State Government published under
  
  sub-section (3) of section 4, and subject to the provisions of sub-section (7)
  
  be appointed by the President after consultation with Governors of the
  
  concerned State. 
  Explanation:  In computing, for the purposes of this
  
  section, the period during which a person has held any post under the Central
  
  or a State Government, there shall be included the period during which he has
  
  held any other post under the Central or a State Government (including an
  
  office under this Act) carrying the same scale of pay as that of the first
  
  mentioned post or a higher scale of pay.
  (7) No appointment of a person possessing the
  
  qualifications specified in this section as the Chairman, a Vice-Chairman or a
  
  Member shall be made except after consultation with the Chief Justice of India.