Constitution of Appellate Rent Tribunals

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1. (1) The State Government may, by notification, constitute such number of Appellate Rent Tribunals at such places as may be deemed necessary by it.
2. (2) The Appellate Rent Tribunal shall be a multi-member tribunal headed by a Principal Appellate Member, and the senior most judge shall function as Principal Appellate Member and shall have the power to transfer appeal cases from one member of the Appellate Rent Tribunal to another member whenever deemed necessary, and similarly the Principal Appellate Tribunal may on an application or suo motu transfer a . suit from one Rent Tribunal to other Rent Tribunal, and the presiding Appellate Tribunal and other Appellate Tribunals however shall function as independent Appellate Tribunals while deciding the cases under this Act, and all the members shall be appointed by the State Government in consultation with the High Court.
3. (3) No person shall be eligible to be appointed as Member of the Appellate Rent Tribunal unless he is