Rule 10 - President. - CESTAT members (Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 1987

RULE 10. President. - (1) The Central Government shall appoint: (a) a person who is or has been a judge of a High Court, or (b) one of the members of the Appellate Tribunal to be the President thereof. (2) Where a Member (other than a sitting or retired judge of a High Court) is appointed as president, he shall hold the office as president, for a period of 3 years or till he attains the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier. (3) Where a serving or retired judge of a High Court is appointed as President, he shall hold the office as President for a period of 3 years from the date he enters upon the office or till he attains the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier. (4) Where sitting or retired judge of a high court is appointed as president, the conditions of service will be the same as are applicable to a serving judge of a high court under the high court judges (conditions of service) Act, 1954 and the rules framed under that Act