Member of Indian Legal Service cannot be appointed as a Judicial Member under Benami Transaction Act

V. Vasanthakumar Vs Union of India (Madras High Court) Section 32(2)(a) of the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988, postulates the qualifications for appointment of a Judicial Member and, as per the said provision, a Member of the Indian Legal Service who held the post of the Additional Secretary or equivalent post in that service is eligible for appointment as a Judicial Member in the Appellate Tribunal. In view of the provision aforesaid, other than the member of the Indian Legal Service, none else other than given under sub-section (3) to Section 32 of the Act of 1988 woul...