law: The National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 
  5. Qualifications for
  
  appointment of Chairperson, Judicial Member and Expert Member. – 
  1.     
  
    A
  
  person shall not be qualified for appointment as the Chairperson or Judicial
  
  Member of the Tribunal unless he is, or has been, a Judge of the Supreme Court
  
  of India or Chief Justice of a High Court: Provided that a person who is or has
  
  been a Judge of the High Court shall also be qualified to be appointed as a
  
  Judicial Member.
  2.     
  
    A
  
  person shall not be qualified for appointment as an Expert Member, unless he,-
  a.      has a degree in
  
  Master of Science (in physical sciences or life sciences) with a Doctorate
  
  degree or Master of Engineering or Master of Technology and has an experience
  
  of fifteen years in the relevant field including five years practical
  
  experience in the field of environment and forests (including pollution
  
  control, hazardous substance management, environment impact assessment, climate
  
  change management, biological diversity management and forest conservation) in
  
  a reputed National level institution; or
  b.     has administrative
  
  experience of fifteen years including experience of five years in dealing with
  
  environmental matters in the Central or a State Government or in a reputed
  
  National or State level institution.
  1.     
  
  
  2.     
  
  
  3.     
  
    The
  
  Chairperson, Judicial Member and Expert Member of the Tribunal shall not hold
  
  any other office during their tenure as such.
  4.     
  
    The
  
  Chairperson and other Judicial and Expert Members shall not, for a period of
  
  two years from the date on which they cease to hold office, accept any
  
  employment in, or connected with the management or administration of, any
  
  person who has been a party to a proceeding before the Tribunal under this Act:
  
  Provided that nothing contained in this section shall apply to any employment
  
  under the Central Government or a State Government or local authority or in any
  
  statutory authority or any corporation established by or under any Central,
  
  State or Provincial Act or a Government company as defined in section 617 of
  
  the Companies Act, 1956.