Rule 4 Qualifications for empanelment
- Chapter
- I · The Panel and Appointment
A person shall not be qualified for being empanelled as mediator or conciliator unless he-
(a) has been a Judge of the Supreme Court of India; or
(b) has been a Judge of a High Court; or
(c) has been a District and Sessions Judge; or
(d) has been a Member or Registrar of a Tribunal constituted at the National level under any law for the time being in force; or
(e) has been an officer in the Indian Corporate Law Service or Indian Legal Service with fifteen years experience; or
(f) is a qualified legal practitioner for not less than ten years; or
(g) is or has been a professional for at least fifteen years of continuous practice as Chartered Accountant or Cost Accountant or Company Secretary; or
(h) has been a Member or President of any State Consumer Forum; or
(i) is an expert in mediation or conciliation who has successfully undergone training in mediation or conciliation.