(1) The Tribunal under section 9 shall consist of three or more members appointed by the State Government. One member shall be a Judicial Member and one other member shall be a departmental Member.

(2) No person who has attained the age of 62 years shall be appointed as a member other than the judicial member.

(3) No member of the Tribunal, other than the Judicial Member, shall continue as member after attaining the age of 65 years:

Provided that the officer of the Judicial Service appointed as Judicial Member shall, subject to the provisions of sub-section (14) of section 9, be entitled to continue as member till the expiry of his term.

(8) Subject to the provisions of sub-rule (7), the members of the Tribunal shall ordinarily be appointed for a period of three years which may be extended by a period not exceeding three years.

(9) The appointment of a member of the Tribunal may be terminated before the expiry of his tenure if the member:-

(a) is adjudged as an insolvent, or

(b) is engaged, during his term of office, in any paid employment outside the duties of his office, or

(c) is, in the opinion of the State Government, unfit to continue in office by reasons of infirmity of mind or of body or for any other reason.