The State Government may by notification establish an Education Tribunal, to be known as at the Jharkhand Education Tribunal.
4. Composition of Tribunal and Benches Thereof :
(1) The Tribunal Shall consist of a Chairman and two members, one of whom shall be the Administrative member and the other shall be the Educationist member.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing provisions of the section it shall be competent for the Chairman or any other member or members authorized by the chairman in this behalf to function as a Bench consisting of a single member or two members and exercise the jurisdiction, power and authority of the Tribunal in respect of such classes of cases or such matters pertaining to such classes of cases as the Chairman may, by general or special order, specify.
(3) Subject to the other provisions of this Act, the Tribunal shall normally have its sitting at Ranchi. But it may hold its sitting at any district headquarter of the State of Jharkhand as decided by the chairman and members.
(4) Qualifications for appointment of Chairman and Member :-
(i) A person shall not be qualified for appointment as the Chairman unless he is a retired Judge of a High Court or retired officer of Indian Administrative Service of the rank of Secretary to the State Government.
(ii) A person shall not be qualified for appointment as Educationist member unless he;
(a) Is, or has been a Vice-Chancellor of any university; or
(b) Is, or has been a University Professor for a period of 5 years; or
(c) Is, or has been a member of the State Education Service (Class-I) for a period of 15 years.
(d) Is, or has been a specialist in any sphere such as social, economic and political.
(iii) A person shall not be qualified for appointment as an administrative member unless he has for at least two years, held the post not below the rank of an Additional Secretary to the Government of Jharkhand or any other post under the Central or a State Government carrying a scale of pay which is not less than that of an Additional Secretary to the Government of Jharkhand and shall have adequate administrative experience.
(iv) Subject to the provision of sub-section (4) of section 4 of this act, the Chairman and every other member of the Jharkhand Education Tribunal shall be appointed by the State Government.