Rule 3 Manner of appointment, qualification and experience of the Adjudicating Officer

(1) The Adjudicating Officer shall be appointed by the Authority under sub-section (1) of section 33B of the Act, who shall—

(a) be an officer not below the rank of Joint Secretary to the Government of India;

(b) possess working experience of ten years or more in the Central Government or State Government or Public Sector Undertaking or Union territory administration or Autonomous or Statutory Organisation on regular basis; and

(c) possess administrative or technical knowledge in any of the disciplines of law, management, information technology or commerce with at least three years of experience in this regard.